Project Grant 20257043645019
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $179,086 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program grant (CFDA 10.212) to Seedling Biosystems Inc. on Sep 15, 2025. The project aims to develop a sustainable approach to produce small molecule and protein ingredients, such as squalene, using soybeans through a proprietary "precision germination" method. This innovation seeks...
- This SBIR Phase II Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) provides $1,247,238 to Robigo, Inc. to advance the development of a biopesticide product that targets sudden death syndrome, a major fungal disease affecting U.S. soybean crops. The project aims to translate an innovative RNA interference delivery technology from laboratory proof-of-concept to field trial implementation, creating a commercial-ready...
- This $274,918 Project Grant was awarded on July 1, 2025 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The grant will fund the development of a seed-applied bacterial consortium to improve organic soybean production for American farmers. The key products and services to be delivered include: A microbial seed coating that can simultaneously reduce soybean disease outbreaks and improve nitrogen fixation, thereby increasing...
- Upstream Biotechnology Inc. received a $994,582 cooperative agreement award from the National Science Foundation under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a novel genetic trait for broad-spectrum disease resistance in soybean without fitness costs. The award will support engineering soybean plants to rapidly respond to attacking pathogens through a system that regulates the production of anti-microbial proteins only when needed, eliminating...
- This $174,999 federal Project Grant was awarded on September 15, 2025 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212). The grant was awarded to Pntbiologicals, LLC, a small business in Smyrna, TN, to develop alternative biofungicides using beneficial bacteria that can promote plant growth, fix atmospheric nitrogen, increase...
- This Project Grant award of $325,000 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Crop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329) aims to improve soybean production by developing integrated pest management (IPM) strategies to reduce the need for foliar fungicides. The project will conduct field trials over two years in Iowa and North Dakota to study how planting date, harvest timing, post-harvest handling, and fungicide applications affect...
- This $750,000 project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will fund research at the University of Tennessee focused on identifying major soybean resistance genes against soybean cyst nematode (SCN). SCN is the most yield-limiting pathogen of soybeans in the U.S., causing an estimated $1.5 billion in annual losses. The research aims to confirm the function of...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) provides $274,999 to Robigo, Inc. for research under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). The award will support development of a microbial biopesticide platform to precisely target and eliminate crop pathogens without harming beneficial microbes, pollinators, or humans. Leveraging synthetic biology, CRISPR, and data science, the company aims to engineer improvements increasing efficacy and viability...
- This $980,000 Project Grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program provides funding to the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a precision sensing technology called PlantMap3D. The goal is to assist soybean farmers in the use of cover crops as part of an integrated weed management program. The PlantMap3D system will be deployed in five major...
- 3Bar Biologics Inc. received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212) to support application of Pseudomonas spp. for biocontrol of plant diseases in hydroponic systems. The SBIR/STTR programs are intended to stimulate technological innovation through the investment of federal research...
This $174,993 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program seeks to develop a sustainable, biocontrol solution to improve soybean seedling survival. The project, led by Terra Bioworks Inc., aims to combine powerful antibiosis activities from multiple Bacillus probiotic strains into a single, versatile biocontrol agent. This innovative approach aims to provide an alternative to toxic synthetic chemicals currently used as seed coatings, which have diminished efficacy against fungal and oomycete pathogens causing significant crop losses. By leveraging new technologies to engineer this multi-modal biocontrol agent, the project intends to create a more durable solution that is less susceptible to pathogen resistance. Successful development of this biocontrol strategy could provide farmers with a sustainable method to protect soybean and other important crops without the health and environmental impacts of synthetic chemicals.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $175.0k | 8/14/25 |