Project Grant 20253352245312
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Washington State University received a $180,000 project grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Foundational and Applied Science Program (CFDA 10.310), awarded May 1, 2026, with completion targeted for April 30, 2029. This three-year project addresses AFRI's Plant Health and Production priority area by conducting research on sustainable agricultural intensification...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Washington State University received a $649,993 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), with an award date of September 1, 2025, and a completion date of August 31, 2028. The project investigates triacylglycerol (TAG) remodeling—a novel metabolic pathway in plant oil biosynthesis—to develop improved methods for controlling fatty acid composition in...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Washington State University received a $225,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) awarded July 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2027. The project addresses critical challenges in agricultural pest management by developing advanced time-series predictive models to forecast when and where pest populations will emerge, peak, and decline. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Maryland, College Park received a $650,000 Project Grant award dated September 15, 2025, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research (BRAG) Grants Program (CFDA 10.219). The four-year project, concluding September 14, 2029, will generate scientific research and data to support federal regulatory decision-making regarding genetically engineered organisms....
- Federal Grant Award Summary Washington State University received a $650,000 Project Grant from 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), awarded on September 15, 2025, with a completion date of September 14, 2028. The award funds the development of a real-time, on-site verification platform designed to assess the efficacy of surface sanitation processes in food processing...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Tennessee's UT AG Research Division received a $643,910 Project Grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research (BRAG) Grants Program (CFDA 10.219), awarded September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for September 14, 2028. This research project will generate scientific data on the environmental persistence and ecological impacts of RNA interference (RNAi) biopesticides designed for...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Connecticut received a $649,998 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program (CFDA 10.219), awarded on September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for September 14, 2029. The project will deliver comprehensive scientific research investigating the unintended consequences of multiplex genome editing in tomato plants,...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Minnesota's Office of Sponsored Projects Administration received a $300,000 project grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability (USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028. This project addresses the critical challenge of containing genetically modified grasses to prevent unintended hybridization...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary Washington State University (WSU) received a $3,173,460 formula grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act (CFDA 10.203) program, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. This award supports WSU scientists' development of advanced tools and best management practices to address critical agricultural challenges...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Rice University received a $649,760 Project Grant award dated September 15, 2025, from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program (CFDA 10.219). The three-year project, concluding September 14, 2028, will develop RNA-based monitoring tools using RNA-Addressable Modification (RAM) technology to track the transfer of engineered DNA from synthetic microbes into...
Washington State University received a $368,418 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program (CFDA 10.219), awarded on September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for September 29, 2027. The award supports scientific research designed to assess and mitigate biotechnology risks associated with genetically engineered crops, specifically addressing transgene escape risks in insect-pollinated crop systems such as canola and alfalfa. The research responds to documented incidents of gene flow between herbicide-resistant crops and unintended crop varieties, which pose regulatory and economic threats to U.S. agricultural commodities. The project will generate environmental risk assessment data and containment strategies to inform regulatory decision-making by federal agencies including the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Environmental Protection Agency, and Food and Drug Administration. The research outcomes will contribute to the broader BRAG program mission of evaluating the environmental effects of introducing genetically engineered organisms into managed and natural environments, with emphasis on pollinator-mediated gene transfer mechanisms and risk management practices applicable to high-value crops valued at billions of dollars annually within U.S. agriculture.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $368.4k | 9/17/25 |