Project Grant 20266701345983
- Federal Grant Award Summary Kansas State University received a $618,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), awarded April 3, 2026, with completion scheduled for April 2, 2030. The project aims to develop maize cultivars with enhanced tolerance to combined heat and drought stress, addressing a critical agricultural challenge that threatens global crop production. The research will...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Kansas State University received a $299,980 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), awarded on August 1, 2026, with completion scheduled for July 31, 2029. The project develops cost-effective technologies to produce corn fiber gum (CFG), a natural emulsifier, from corn bran and corn fiber—low-value co-products of...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Kansas State University received a $294,000 project grant award from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028. The grant supports research to develop and evaluate Directed Energy Flora Control (DEFC) as a non-chemical weed management technology for cotton production systems. The primary deliverables include field experiments assessing...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Kansas State University received a $749,267 Project Grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) program, effective February 15, 2026, through February 14, 2029. The project addresses critical agricultural productivity and sustainability challenges by analyzing yield and management data from the National Wheat Yield Contest to identify best practices that increase wheat...
- This $749,772 federal Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will train 50 undergraduate students in research and extension for agricultural plant science and technology. The 9-week summer program will provide an interdisciplinary research and extension training environment, including independent research projects, professional development, field trips, and a capstone poster session. The grant...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Kansas State University received a $649,783 Project Grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) Program, effective February 1, 2026 through January 31, 2029. The award funds controlled laboratory research investigating wheat blast disease, caused by the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae triticum (MOT), with specific focus on understanding how seedborne inoculum survives in the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Kansas State University received a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) beginning April 1, 2026, with a completion date of March 31, 2031. The grant supports the development and validation of optimized beef cow-calf production management systems tailored to the values, priorities, and operational limitations of producers, landowners, and lenders across...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Kansas State University received a $463,296 Project Grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), awarded February 15, 2026, with completion targeted for February 14, 2030. The research project will develop an integrated geospatial and economic modeling framework to assess vulnerabilities in global agricultural supply chains caused by disruptions to critical maritime...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Kansas State University received a $705,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Cooperative Extension Service program (CFDA 10.500) for the Army 4-H Military Partnership Outreach Support Grant Program. The award, announced on September 30, 2025, has a performance period extending through September 29, 2026. The grant supports the university's efforts to deliver youth development and outreach programming through...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Colorado State University received a $750,000 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 February 15, 2026 through February 14, 2030. The award supports research to optimize nitrogen and water use efficiency in crop management systems, using sorghum as the model crop. The project integrates greenhouse and...
Kansas State University received a $617,000 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 Code 10.310, awarded April 1, 2026, with completion scheduled for March 31, 2030. This four-year, multi-state initiative (Kansas, Louisiana, Texas, and New York) focuses on plant breeding for agricultural production, specifically addressing the development of pearl millet grain and forage hybrids with herbicide tolerance and improved nutritional quality traits. The project directly supports the AFRI priority area of plant health and production by generating locally and regionally adapted crop varieties for growers in semi-arid dryland and limited-irrigation systems. The core deliverables involve the genetic improvement and identification of optimal pearl millet hybrids with novel tolerance to imazamox and nicosulfuron herbicides through classical and molecular breeding approaches. The project aims to enhance yield, nutritional value, and suitability for livestock grazing systems while promoting adoption of this drought-tolerant, underutilized crop. Developed grain and forage hybrids with commercial potential will be promoted for direct use by growers through established partnerships with seed companies, thereby enhancing profitability and sustainability of U.S. agricultural production systems.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $617.0k | 2/4/26 |