Project Grant 20257041045251
- This $350,000.00 Project Grant was awarded on September 15, 2025 by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Equipment Grants Program (CFDA 10.519). The grant will fund the purchase of a benchtop laser-scanning confocal microscope (LSCM) system for the University of Delaware to enhance high resolution visualization of living cells and organoids. The program aims to strengthen research infrastructure in food and agricultural...
- The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $186,000 Project Grant to Michigan State University under the Equipment Grants Program to acquire a brightfield imaging capable flow cytometer. The four-year award, which runs from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2026, will facilitate agricultural and environmental research through the purchase of a specialized instrument for shared use. As described in the CFDA, the Equipment Grants Program aims to...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $476,440 to the University of South Alabama to acquire a dual inverted selective plane illumination microscopy (diSPIM) light sheet system. The diSPIM system enables rapid, high-resolution imaging of large biological samples with minimal photodamage, allowing simultaneous measurement of intracellular signals and protein localization across complex model systems. This advanced...
- This federal Project Grant award of $551,957 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides funding to the University of Scranton to acquire an Olympus Fluoview FV4000 inverted confocal microscope system. This microscope will be integrated into the university's upper-level biology courses and made accessible to faculty at other local universities to enhance research and training capabilities in multiple biological fields, including cellular...
- The Project Grant award of $500,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Equipment Grants Program (CFDA 10.519) will support the Regents of the University of California at Riverside in the acquisition of a long-read sequencing platform. The funding will enhance the university's research infrastructure and capabilities in crop resistance breeding research over the project period from September 15, 2025 to September 14, 2029....
- This $422,400 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture will fund the acquisition of a field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The FE-SEM features next-generation electron optical and elemental mapping capabilities allowing for nanoscale imaging and analysis. It will replace an aging microscope and expand the university's research infrastructure through its ability to image materials at high resolution down...
- This $500,000 Project Grant award under the USDA-NIFA Equipment Grants Program (CFDA 10.519) supports the acquisition of a new high-end Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorter (FACS) instrument at Utah State University (USU). The new BD FACSDiscover S8 FACS will replace USU's aging cell sorting equipment and provide enhanced flow cytometry capabilities to support diverse agricultural and life sciences research programs at the university. This advanced equipment will enable USU researchers to...
- This Project Grant award of $350,000.00 from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) Equipment Grants Program (CFDA 10.519) supports Texas State University in enhancing research, education, and outreach through high-throughput sequencing capabilities. The award, effective from September 15, 2025 to September 14, 2029, will enable the university to acquire major shared-use scientific research equipment, such as advanced DNA sequencing...
- This Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) Equipment Grants Program (CFDA 10.519) provides $434,723.00 to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to acquire a micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) machine. This specialized scientific equipment will enable 3D X-ray imaging of biological samples to advance fundamental agricultural research at UCSB. The micro-CT instrument will be integrated into a...
- The federal Project Grant award of $500,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) Equipment Grants Program (CFDA 10.519) will be used by Colorado State University to purchase a HyperAIxpert plant phenotyping system. This specialized equipment, comprising RGB, PAM fluorescence, 3D laser scanning, and hyperspectral sensors, will allow researchers to simultaneously measure a range of plant responses indicative of plant health. The system...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Equipment Grants Program (CFDA 10.519), will provide $500,000 to the University of South Alabama to acquire a high-resolution CSU-W1 E-TIRF imaging system. This state-of-the-art microscope will enable researchers to observe cellular dynamics at high spatiotemporal resolution, allowing for groundbreaking discoveries in areas such as plant biology and infectious disease research. The new equipment will replace an outdated system and be housed in the Biology Department, where it will be accessible to faculty, students, and collaborators across multiple departments and colleges. This investment aims to strengthen the university's research infrastructure and expand training, teaching, and research opportunities in the food and agricultural sciences.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $500.0k | 9/10/25 |