Project Grant 20246701742462
- This Project Grant award of $297,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) will support research at Tuskegee University to investigate the potential health benefits of blueberry polyphenols in preventing metabolic syndrome-induced diabetes. The project aims to process whole blueberries into freeze-dried powders, analyze their polyphenolic content and anti-oxidant/hypoglycemic properties, and then formulate them into feed diets for a...
- This $300,000 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) project grant, awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.310), aims to measure the effects of plant growth regulator (PGR) treatments on the volatile chemistry, sugar, and anthocyanin content of strawberries and blueberries. The project has three key objectives: 1) evaluate how three PGR treatments impact flavor volatiles, sugars, and anthocyanins; 2) elucidate the underlying mechanisms by measuring the...
- This $3,952,330 Project Grant awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (CFDA 10.309) aims to increase the competitiveness and sustainability of the U.S. blueberry industry by developing methods to improve fruit quality and reduce crop loss. The research team will address challenges to blueberry fruit quality through objectives such as measuring pathogen diversity, collecting crop...
- This $649,996 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will fund research into the impact of carotenoids on obesity-associated gut dysfunction and gut microbiota. North Carolina State University will investigate the molecular mechanisms by which major dietary carotenoids affect inflammatory transcription factors and gut barrier integrity in colonic epithelial...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $225,000 project grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) to the Hudsonalpha Institute for Biotechnology, a non-profit research organization. The grant will fund a 2-year project to develop new genomic tools and resources for improving the breeding of blueberries and other perennial fruit and nut crops. Key products and services to be delivered include: Generating new genome assemblies for blueberry...
- This Project Grant award, 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), supports research to evaluate the protective impact and pharmacological activities of blueberry-derived nanocomponent exosomes (BBDEXO) on mitigating symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The central hypothesis is that BBDEXO can modulate gut microbiota metabolites, inhibit gut inflammation,...
- This $720,462 Project Grant was awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) on July 1, 2024 to the University of Wisconsin System. The project aims to develop new methods and software to overcome technical obstacles in using genomic selection for breeding potato and blueberry crops. The key products to be delivered include: New computational methods and user-friendly software to calculate genomic inbreeding rates...
- This $1,046,444 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) program. The award is funding research and educational activities to: Evaluate the interactions between microbial composition, macromolecular polyphenols, and metabolic signatures related to obesity and chronic disease prevention. This includes both anaerobic fermentation studies and an animal model. Evaluate...
- This $800,000 Project Grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program is funding a comprehensive study on the therapeutic potential of polyphenol-rich haskap berries. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: 1) determining the impact of haskap berries on the gut microbiome and metabolome, 2) assessing how gut microbiome composition and bioactive metabolites produced from...
- The Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc. was awarded a $180,000 project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program (CFDA #10.310). The grant will fund research from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026 to investigate whether a berry-rich diet can preserve intestinal barrier function and prevent the onset of hypertension using a preclinical rat model....
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $649,753.00, was provided by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310). The grant supports research at North Carolina State University (NC State) to investigate the relationship between the chlorogenic acid content of blueberries and their ability to lower trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) levels and prevent atherosclerosis. The key products and services to be delivered include: In vitro and in vivo studies to determine how the chlorogenic acid content of blueberries correlates with their TMAO-lowering and anti-atherosclerosis effects. This will involve assessing metabolic parameters, vascular inflammation, and vascular function in mouse models. Measurement of bacterial gene expression (CutC and 16S) in fecal samples from the in vitro and in vivo studies conducted at NC State. Additionally, the project includes a $109,753.00 sub-award to the University of Utah to oversee experiments evaluating the impact of chlorogenic acid-rich blueberries on atherosclerosis in an ApoE mouse model. The sub-award will also support statistical analysis, data interpretation, and reporting for the overall project.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $649.8k | 5/30/24 |
GrantNumber | Description | Subgrantee | Prime Award | Dollars Obligated | Updated At |
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PAMP24001109SA01S | University Of Utah | Project Grant 20246701742462 | $240.9k | 9/20/24 |