Project Grant 20256702445170
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Clemson University's Division of Research received a $495,000 Project Grant award from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), CFDA 10.310, effective January 15, 2026, through January 14, 2029. Through a public-private partnership with Carolina Seed Systems, the project develops improved grain sorghum hybrids adapted for Eastern U.S. production regions. The research leverages Clemson's...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Clemson University's Division of Research received a $500,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) awarded January 15, 2026, with completion targeted for January 14, 2030. The grant supports a cantaloupe breeding program designed to develop and release two new commercially viable cultivars that address declining domestic consumption and production. The primary...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Clemson University's Division of Research received a $300,000 Project Grant award effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027, from the Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) program. This seed grant funds the development and validation of integrated pest management (IPM) tactics designed to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in fungal pathogens affecting agricultural crops and human...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Clemson University's Division of Research received a $799,997 Project Grant awarded on February 15, 2026, through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) administered by the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability. The five-year award, extending through February 14, 2031, funds the development of molecular breeding tools to enhance water-use efficiency (WUE) in upland cotton varieties across the U.S. cotton belt. The primary...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Clemson University's Division of Research received a $294,000 Project Grant award effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028, from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) to advance cotton breeding and genetics research. The project will functionally characterize candidate genes underlying cottonseed oil, protein, and fiber quality traits while developing novel genetic...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program supports research to study the social impacts of integrating controlled environment agriculture (CEA) and non-conventional water treatment technologies. The $649,996 award to Clemson University aims to analyze stakeholder preferences for using non-conventional water sources, such as saline/brackish water,...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Colorado State University received a $750,000 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), effective February 15, 2026 through February 14, 2030. The award supports research to optimize nitrogen and water use efficiency in crop management systems, using sorghum as the model crop. The project integrates greenhouse and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Regents of the University of California at Riverside received a $298,287 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), CFDA 10.310, awarded February 1, 2026, with completion targeted for January 31, 2028. The project focuses on developing and validating a biological management approach for cyst nematodes using naturally occurring fungi...
- This Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) provides $499,805 under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) to Clemson University for a program aimed at preparing 40 undergraduate students for careers in globally engaged agricultural professions. Over five years, the university will recruit and train cohorts of eight students annually to gain research and extension skills and experience through hands-on...
- This Project Grant award of $649,982 was provided by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) CFDA program. The award supports research by Washington State University to advance climate change impact assessments for irrigated agricultural systems in the Columbia River Basin. The key objectives are to: (i) characterize future regional agricultural water demands, including demands for extreme temperature management; (ii)...
Clemson University received a $299,990 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) (CFDA 10.310) to address barriers to irrigation adoption among small and medium-sized farmers in the Southeastern United States. The three-year research project, awarded September 30, 2025 and concluding September 29, 2028, will conduct comprehensive surveys and controlled experiments to assess and evaluate how two primary barriers—farmer uncertainty about irrigation benefits and limited access to precise weather forecasts—influence adoption decisions. The research will generate evidence-based findings and actionable insights designed to support improved agricultural risk mitigation and production resilience in the region. The deliverables under this award include survey data documenting the extent of identified adoption barriers, experimental results demonstrating how these barriers influence irrigation adoption behavior, and evidence-based recommendations tailored for key stakeholder groups including farmers, agricultural extension professionals, and local government officials. By combining empirical data collection with rigorous experimental design, this project will advance NIFA's strategic priorities in agricultural systems and rural community development while providing practical guidance to enhance climate resilience and drought adaptation strategies in Southeastern agriculture.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 1/14/26 | ||
| Not listed | $300.0k | 9/19/25 |