Project Grant 20236701340245
- The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) was awarded a $650,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program to elucidate the biosynthesis and ecological importance of anti-herbivory acylhexoses in the Solanaceae plant family. The research will combine plant biochemistry, analytical chemistry, plant transformation, and plant-insect interaction studies to provide a fundamental understanding of the molecular...
- The University of California, Davis has been awarded a $225,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) grant program. The funding will support research to investigate target genes that contribute to the growth of pathogenic bacteria inside plant hosts, with the goal of developing control strategies to limit the spread and severity of bacterial plant diseases. This research, taking place from June 1, 2024 to September 14,...
- The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) received a $180,000 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive grants program (CFDA #10.310). The grant will fund a research project at UC Davis from September 2023 through August 2026 to examine how whole orchard recycling of tree biomass alters the composition and carbon use efficiency of soil...
- The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) received a $650,000 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program. The grant supports research addressing four areas outlined under the Hatch Act: plant and animal production, processing and distribution of food/ag products, sustainable agriculture, and soil/water conservation. Specific activities...
- This $180,000 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) aims to advance the understanding of Clavibacter, a genus of gram-positive, xylem-colonizing bacteria that includes important plant pathogens. The project will identify and characterize a receptor for a Clavibacter-secreted effector, marking the discovery of the first plant receptor for a gram-positive bacterium. It will...
- This federal Project Grant award of $224,454.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310). The grant was awarded on September 1, 2025 to the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) to support research, education, and extension activities focused on plant and animal production, protection, and health. The AFRI program aims to advance scientific...
- The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) received a $750,000 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) on May 1, 2023 through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive grants program (CFDA #10.310). Under the three-year award concluding on April 30, 2026, UC Davis will conduct research to understand how the movement protein of the Tomato brown rugose fruit virus causes disease and...
- The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) received a $799,999 Project Grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) to develop tomato plants with increased nitrogen use efficiency. The project aims to identify and characterize key tomato genes involved in nitrogen metabolism, with the goal of breeding plants that can maximize yield and quality traits with reduced nitrogen fertilizer input. This research...
- This $748,123 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Project Grant awarded to the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) aims to elucidate the genetic mechanisms and identify factors contributing to root-knot nematode outbreaks in resistant tomato plants. The project will use comparative genomics to investigate the fitness costs associated with resistance-breaking nematode populations, and develop rapid diagnostic tools to identify resistant...
- The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) was awarded a $999,997 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.303 - Integrated Programs) to develop and deliver technology-based solutions for organic tomato production. The project integrates frontier technologies in optical sensing, cold plasma, and advanced lighting to promote adoption of organic tomato farming. UC Davis will collaborate with Cornell University and the...
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) received a $906,707 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program. The grant period is from May 15, 2023 through May 14, 2026. Under the award, UC Davis will provide mechanistic insights into the chemical ecology of plant root microbiomes. The university will define the chemical specificities of bacterial chemoreceptors and investigate the role of chemotactic specificity in driving host plant preferences of soil-borne pathogens. UC Davis will leverage natural genetic diversity in Ralstonia solanacearum model pathogens to understand how chemotaxis genotypes influence host range phenotypes. The university's work involves using emerging tools like hyChemosensors, random barcoded transposon site sequencing, and EcoFabs to connect molecular mechanisms to microbial ecosystems. A subaward of $143,474 was provided to the University of Arizona to support use of the hyChemosensor platform and phenomic analysis of chemotactic behavior using TaxiSpy software. The subaward also aims to design and lead a sensory symbio curriculum as part of the broader impacts of the project.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $906.7k | 5/11/23 |
GrantNumber | Description | Subgrantee | Prime Award | Dollars Obligated | Updated At |
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A233172S001A01S | University Of Arizona | Project Grant 20236701340245 | $287.0k | 6/14/24 | |
A233172S001S | University Of Arizona | Project Grant 20236701340245 | $139.0k | 6/20/23 |