Project Grant 20257041045355
- 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...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $153,320 Project Grant under the Equipment Grants Program (CFDA 10.519) to the University of California, Berkeley. The funding will be used to acquire a field spectrometer, a high-cost scientific instrument that allows researchers to measure the optical properties of materials like plants, soils, and snow. The instrument will be made available to the UC Berkeley campus community for research, teaching,...
- 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...
- This Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Equipment Grants Program (CFDA 10.519) provides $425,000.00 to the University of Houston System to acquire a high-resolution gas chromatography mass spectrometry system for metabolite analysis. The award supports the purchase of specialized scientific research equipment to strengthen the university's research infrastructure and enhance its capabilities in...
- The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Equipment Grants Program (CFDA 10.519) to West Virginia University (WVU) on September 15, 2025. The grant will fund the acquisition of a novel UV-VIS, fluorescence spectrometer to support fundamental and applied research in the agricultural, environmental, food, and nutritional sciences at WVU. This specialized scientific equipment will enhance the university's research, training, and...
- This federal Project Grant award, valued at $249,531, was provided 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 objective of this 4-year project is to acquire a specialized laboratory instrument that uses laser and mass spectrometry technology to rapidly and accurately identify bacterial species associated with mastitis and antibiotic resistance in dairy cattle and small ruminants....
- The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded North Carolina State University a $435,000 Project Grant under the Equipment Grants Program on September 15, 2022. The grant will fund the university's THINK AND SEQ project to utilize a PacBio Sequel IIE system for rapid, high-quality long-read sequencing of genomes, transcriptomes, and epigenomes. This sequencing work will support both basic and applied agricultural research through September 14, 2026. The...
- 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...
- This $370,468 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Equipment Grants Program (CFDA 10.519) was made to South Dakota State University. The award supports the acquisition of major shared-use research equipment valued between $25,000 and $500,000 to strengthen the university's capabilities in areas aligned with USDA's strategic goals for equitable, resilient, and prosperous agricultural systems. The funded equipment will...
- 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...
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. The Equipment Grants Program provides funding to higher education institutions to acquire major shared-use scientific research equipment valued between $25,000 and $500,000, with the goal of strengthening fundamental and applied research in food and agricultural sciences.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $500.0k | 9/15/25 |