Project Grant 20257000545361
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Idaho received a $325,000 Project Grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Crop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329), awarded September 15, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 14, 2028. The project addresses low adoption of cover crops in the region by evaluating volunteer winter wheat as a cost-effective cover crop alternative for specialty and small-acreage crops,...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. received a $750,024.03 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Alfalfa Seed and Alfalfa Forage Systems Program (CFDA 10.330) on September 15, 2025, with a completion date of September 14, 2028. The award supports a three-year research and extension initiative designed to evaluate the use of alfalfa baleage as a primary feed source for beef cattle operations...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. received a $748,030.53 project grant award from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Alfalfa Seed and Alfalfa Forage Systems Program (CFDA 10.330), effective September 15, 2025, with completion by September 14, 2028. This three-year initiative addresses NIFA's priority to increase alfalfa forage and seed yields while reducing production costs and biotic and abiotic stresses. The...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Idaho received a $613,978 Project Grant award effective September 15, 2025, through September 14, 2027, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Integrated Programs (CFDA 10.303). The Western Rural Development Center (WRDC) will leverage this funding to connect research and educational outreach capabilities of western land-grant institutions with stakeholders including communities,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Idaho's Regents received a Formula Grant award of $904,600 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Hatch Act of 1887 Multistate Research Fund (CFDA 10.203) for the period of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. This award supports multistate agricultural research activities conducted through the University of Idaho's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Idaho Agricultural...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Illinois received a $659,749 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 March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2029. The research initiative addresses nontarget-site (NTS) herbicide resistance in waterhemp, a prevalent Midwest agricultural weed species. The project will deliver an epidemiological...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Idaho received a $695,380 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), awarded August 15, 2025, with completion anticipated by July 31, 2028. This research project investigates the molecular mechanisms underlying potato plant immunity to parasitic nematodes, specifically examining how plants detect and respond to nematode-derived signaling...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Idaho, through its College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS), Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station (IAES), UI Extension, and College of Engineering, received a $2,103,376 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Hatch Act of 1887 (CFDA 10.203) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. This award supports comprehensive agricultural research...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Louisiana State University Agricultural Center received a $221,241.77 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Crop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329) on July 15, 2025. The award supports research to develop and evaluate novel Integrated Weed Management (IWM) systems for managing herbicide-resistant pigweeds—specifically Palmer amaranth and waterhemp with multiple resistance to 6-9...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Utah State University received a $749,984 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 August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2030. The award supports research to advance pesticide risk assessment methodologies for solitary bee species, specifically alfalfa leaf cutting bees (ALCBs) and alkali bees, which serve as critical...
The University of Idaho received a $751,002 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Alfalfa Seed and Alfalfa Forage Systems Program (CFDA 10.330) on September 15, 2025, with a completion date of September 14, 2028. This integrated research and extension national coordination project will establish evidence-based weed biomass thresholds for alfalfa forage systems through comprehensive field studies, on-farm research, and surveys conducted at the Moscow, Idaho campus location. The grant will deliver research and extension outputs designed to evaluate how individual weed species impact alfalfa biomass yield, forage nutritive value, livestock performance, and toxic compound accumulation. Specifically, the project will assess weed impacts on milk production and production economics to support ecological weed management practices and optimize economic returns for alfalfa producers. This research addresses the gap in current knowledge regarding when and under what conditions weeds can contribute positively to forage productivity without significantly degrading nutritive value, thereby enabling producers to make informed management decisions based on quantifiable thresholds rather than blanket weed removal approaches.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 12/5/25 | ||
| Not listed | $751.0k | 9/17/25 |