Project Grant 20257000645151
- This $225,000 federal project grant, awarded by the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310), supports research to investigate the genetic diversity and fungicide resistance of the "Dollar Spot" turf disease pathogen across golf courses in the Northeastern United States. The project, conducted by the University of Connecticut, aims to provide golf course superintendents and researchers with critical...
- This $748,123 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Project Grant awarded to the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) aims to elucidate the genetic mechanisms and identify factors contributing to root-knot nematode outbreaks in resistant tomato plants. The project will use comparative genomics to investigate the fitness costs associated with resistance-breaking nematode populations, and develop rapid diagnostic tools to identify resistant...
- This $325,000 Project Grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329) seeks to characterize fungicide resistance of the Botrytis pathogen affecting a wide range of specialty crops including fruit, ornamentals, vegetable transplants, and row crops in California and Michigan. The key objectives are to: 1) determine the fungicide resistance profile of Botrytis populations...
- This $514,102 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) will fund research at Texas Tech University investigating an alternative non-toxic solution for controlling plant-parasitic nematodes. The project focuses on naturally occurring bacteria found within nematodes that may drive their survival and impact on plants. It aims to generate the first coherent picture...
- This federal Project Grant award of $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) program will support the development of light-responsive γ-PGA based hydrogels for controlled nematicide delivery to manage plant-parasitic nematodes and improve crop yields. Specifically, the grant will enable researchers at the University of Idaho to develop innovative, biodegradable hydrogel delivery systems that can precisely control the...
- This $325,000 Project Grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Crop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329) will develop new tools and approaches to better predict and manage fungal foliar diseases in major crops like corn, soybeans, and potatoes. The project will use a combination of low-cost air sampling devices, weather monitoring stations, and DNA sequencing to track disease-causing organisms. This data will be used...
- This Project Grant award, funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Crop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329), supports research to evaluate how engineered wood components in soilless substrates used by greenhouse growers influence soilborne diseases and the effectiveness of biopesticides. The $256,124.36 award to North Carolina State University will inform growers, industry stakeholders, and researchers on best practices to...
- This $299,999 Project Grant was awarded on May 1, 2025 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). The grant aims to identify potent antagonistic compounds and their inhibition mechanisms against Pythium ultimum, the causal agent of root rot in corn. The research will support the development of biocontrol agents and biopesticides, which will be tested in subsequent field...
- This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.310 - Agriculture and Food Research Initiative) aims to develop novel bio-based approaches to control root-knot nematodes and facilitate the translation of these approaches to agricultural practices through extension and outreach to stakeholders. The key objectives are to: (a) develop bio-based carriers for encapsulating plant-derived biochemical extracts with nematicidal and attractant...
- The University of Florida was awarded a $702,998 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program. The grant period is from May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2026. Under the grant, the University of Florida will conduct research to develop resistance-breaking aphicides with novel modes and mechanisms of action. The University will synthesize new N-arylamine...
This $200,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Crop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329) is for research to develop methodologies for detecting fluopyram resistance in plant-parasitic nematodes affecting turfgrass systems. The research will analyze multiple populations of grass root-knot and sting nematodes with differing sensitivity to the nematicide fluopyram, with the goal of providing resistance management recommendations for golf course superintendents. The University of Florida will serve as the lead institution and use the grant funds to maintain the nematode populations, develop the detection methodologies, and establish training workshops to share the new techniques with other nematode diagnostic services. The project has a performance period from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2027.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $200.0k | 8/28/25 |