Project Grant 20253414145368
- Federal Grant Award Summary Washington State University received a $1.24 million project grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants program (CFDA 10.200), awarded on September 15, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2026. The grant supports the Northwest Potato Breeding Program, a collaborative effort integrating federal, university, and industry research capabilities to advance potato variety...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research received a $591,460 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), effective February 1, 2026 through January 31, 2029. This three-year research initiative aims to accelerate the development of heat- and humidity-tolerant potato varieties suitable for Southern U.S. growing...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Michigan State University received a $969,000 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants program (CFDA 10.200) awarded on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2026. This collaborative two-year initiative involves potato breeding and genetics programs at four North Central land-grant universities—University of Wisconsin, Michigan State University,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Maine System received a $780,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants program (CFDA 10.200), awarded September 30, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 29, 2026. This award supports an integrated potato breeding and variety development initiative spanning seven Eastern states (Florida, Maine, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas A&M Agrilife Research received a $1,145,609 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) awarded on September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. The award supports fundamental research investigating the molecular mechanisms of nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat (NLR)-mediated plant immunity, specifically examining how the potato NLR protein RB recognizes and responds to the pathogen...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Delaware State University received a $1,129,572 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), effective February 1, 2026, through January 31, 2030. The research project addresses Potato Virus Y (PVY), which causes significant economic losses in potato production—the leading vegetable crop in the United States—with yield...
- This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Program, Grant No. 20246701242746, aims to develop a standard profile for potato carbohydrates and associated phytochemicals (PCAP) and determine their effect on gut health using a multi-omics approach. The $225,000 award to Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division will run from July 1, 2024 to June...
- This $650,000 award under the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) is funding a research project at the University of Nevada, Reno to investigate the genetic and signaling factors that regulate wound healing in potato crops. The project aims to generate potato germplasm with improved wound suberin deposition capacity, which is critical for extending potato tuber storage life and reducing post-harvest losses. By employing...
- The University of Florida (UF) Division of Sponsored Research has been awarded a $720,797 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program. The funding will support a 4-year research project focused on developing heat-tolerant potato varieties and integrating crop growth models with genomic prediction to accelerate potato breeding. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Creation and evaluation of a...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Virginia State University received a $599,734 project grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Capacity Building for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture (NLGCA) program (CFDA 10.326), awarded December 15, 2025, with completion targeted for December 14, 2028. The primary product delivered is the development and evaluation of a novel "Potomato" crop created through grafting tomato and potato plants, designed to...
The Southwest Potato Research Program, funded under the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants program (CFDA 10.200), received a $709,990 project grant awarded on September 30, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 29, 2026. Led by Texas A&M Agrilife Research in collaboration with Colorado State University and the University of California, the program develops disease-resistant potato cultivars optimized for southwestern United States production conditions. Since 1997, the collaborative initiative has released fifty potato varieties, eight of which ranked in the top 50 varieties nationally in 2024 and account for 14% of regional seed acres. The program delivers potato cultivar development and field validation services addressing critical production challenges including viral diseases, heat stress, water efficiency, and fertilization management. Key deliverables include: developing disease-resistant potato varieties; conducting multi-state agronomic and quality trials; evaluating heat tolerance and resource efficiency; performing molecular-level screening of new selections; and marketing new cultivars to growers and industry stakeholders. The initiative integrates modern molecular breeding methodologies with comprehensive agronomic and quality evaluations across multiple U.S. states to advance sustainability, climate resilience, and food security objectives as prioritized by USDA-NIFA.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 2/2/26 | ||
| Not listed | $710.0k | 9/22/25 |
GrantNumber | Description | Subgrantee | Prime Award | Dollars Obligated | Updated At |
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M2601446S | Colorado State University | Project Grant 20253414145368 | $321.1k | 1/23/26 | |
M2601447S | University Of California Office Of The President | Project Grant 20253414145368 | $71.5k | 1/14/26 |