Project Grant 20266701445774
- Federal Grant Award Summary Oklahoma State University received $649,946 in project grant funding from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) beginning May 1, 2026, with completion scheduled for April 30, 2029. The project addresses groundwater depletion in the High Plains Ogallala Aquifer, which threatens agricultural productivity and rural economies across Oklahoma and neighboring states. The research initiative...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Oklahoma State University received a $543,682 project grant from NASA's Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) awarded February 18, 2025, to execute the "HI-GRASS – Holistic Investigation of Grassland Systems Across Scales" research initiative. The three-year project, concluding February 17, 2028, will be conducted at the university's Stillwater, Oklahoma campus and is designed to advance scientific discovery through discipline-specific investigation of...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Oklahoma State University received a $299,998 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 August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2027. This seed grant project will establish traceable molecular indicators in meat to assess discoloration attributes and determine meat quality. The research will involve conducting controlled...
- This federal Project Grant award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the 1994 Institutions Research Grants Program (CFDA 10.227), aims to address the growing problem of invasive grasses in the Northern Great Plains. With a total funding of $343,960 over the award period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027, the project focuses on understanding how genetic changes in two invasive grass species, Kentucky...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Colorado State University received a $841,120 Project Grant awarded on January 15, 2026, from the National Science Foundation's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). The research project, scheduled for completion by December 31, 2029, will develop mechanistic distribution models for grass species by integrating physiological, phenological, and phylogenetic data. The project will employ novel techniques to...
- This $450,280.74 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 (CFDA 10.310) will fund the development and release of novel bermudagrass cultivars for livestock producers in the Southeastern United States. Awarded on December 1, 2021 to the University of Florida with completion scheduled for November 30, 2026, the grant supports a collaboration between the...
- Oklahoma State University was awarded a $916,258 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to conduct research on "MOLECULAR DISSECTION OF SYMBIOSIS REGULATION OF PLANT IMMUNITY" from September 15, 2022 to September 14, 2026. The grant was awarded under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program (CFDA #10.310), which provides funding for fundamental and applied research, extension, and...
- This $6.8 million project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA #10.310) will fund the development of "Smart Foodscapes" as a transformative paradigm for beef production in the Western U.S. Awarded to Utah State University on September 1, 2021 for a five-year period concluding August 31, 2026, the grant will support research, extension, and education...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Oregon State University received a $283,182 Project Grant awarded September 1, 2025, through the National Science Foundation's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). The three-year research initiative, concluding August 31, 2028, focuses on elucidating grass-specific physiological responses to drought across cellular to ecosystem scales. The project addresses critical knowledge gaps in grass drought...
- This $299,999 federal Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) will support research at Utah State University to improve drought stress response in wheat and perennial ryegrass through the application of a plant-protective osmolyte (glycine betaine) delivered via porous silica particles. The research aims to characterize the modes of osmolyte and nano-silica uptake and distribution in the plants in order...
Oklahoma State University received a $299,999 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Program (CFDA 10.310), effective February 1, 2026 through January 31, 2028. This seed grant funds research to evaluate 60 different bluemuda grass mixtures—combinations of warm-season bermudagrass and cool-season Kentucky bluegrass—tested at three geographic locations to identify which variety pairings establish effectively, maintain long-term health, and sustain balanced species composition. The research deliverables will generate foundational data establishing which grass combinations perform optimally for transition zone turf management where both grass types can grow. In addition to field trial research, the project includes a national survey of turfgrass professionals to capture their research needs, operational challenges, and questions regarding bluemuda systems. The combined research and feedback will produce actionable findings to refine grass variety recommendations and inform the design of larger, more comprehensive studies. These outputs will support turfgrass managers, researchers, plant breeders, and the broader turfgrass industry by improving year-round performance and reliability of bluemuda turf systems in regions where neither grass type alone can sustain optimal conditions throughout all seasons.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $300.0k | 1/7/26 |