Project Grant 20266701445820
- Federal Grant Award Summary Clemson University's Division of Research received a $294,000 Project Grant award effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028, from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Foundational and Applied Science Program (CFDA 10.310). This award funds research to functionally characterize genes underlying cottonseed oil, protein, and fiber quality traits while developing novel genetic variations for...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Clemson University received a $495,000 Project Grant 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), awarded January 15, 2026, with completion targeted for January 14, 2029. In collaboration with Carolina Seed Systems, Clemson's Division of Research will develop and evaluate improved grain sorghum hybrids designed to enhance productivity and...
- Grant Summary Clemson University's Division of Research received a $299,990 Project Grant award 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 September 30, 2025 through September 29, 2028. The project addresses weather-related agricultural risks in the Southeastern U.S. by investigating barriers to irrigation adoption among small and medium-sized farmers. The...
- This Project Grant award from the USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) provides $294,000 to Clemson University's Division of Research to refine and enhance techniques for evaluating the quality of upland cotton fibers. The project aims to develop more accurate and efficient methods for directly assessing cotton fiber attributes, overcoming limitations of current sampling and measurement approaches. Key objectives include improving microscopy-based analysis, creating fair...
- Clemson University Division of Research was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program. The three-year award running from May 2023 to May 2026 will support research to improve cottonseed oil content and disease resistance. Specific objectives include understanding the genetic architecture of cottonseed oil content, tracking oil content in...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Clemson University's Division of Research received a $607,898 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Hatch Act of 1887 (CFDA 10.203), awarded October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2027. This grant supports comprehensive agricultural research activities conducted across Clemson's main campus and six Research and Education Centers (RECs) distributed throughout South...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Clemson University's Division of Research received a Formula Grant award of $1.8M under the Hatch Act of 1887 (CFDA 10.203) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The award supports comprehensive agricultural research activities designed to enhance South Carolina's agricultural competitiveness and economic development. Research products and services include advanced...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $294,000 project grant 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 August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2028. The grant funds research to address heat stress tolerance in upland cotton by investigating pollen carotenoids as target traits for breeding programs. The research will establish the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Auburn University received a $298,928 Project Grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) to investigate hydraulic redistribution in soybean and peanut plants. The award, issued February 15, 2026 with completion scheduled for February 14, 2028, supports research aimed at understanding how these crops transport water through their root systems under drought conditions. Using...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Clemson University's Division of Research received a $500,000 project grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) awarded on January 15, 2026, with completion scheduled for January 14, 2030. The project aims to develop and release two new cantaloupe cultivars for the U.S. market that combine superior flavor characteristics—derived from the French heirloom Charentais...
Clemson University's Division of Research received a $799,997 Project Grant 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), awarded February 15, 2026, with completion scheduled for February 14, 2031. The primary deliverable is the development of molecular markers for water-use efficiency (WUE) in cotton, addressing a critical need identified by the Cotton Trust Protocol to expand genetic tools for breeding water-use-efficient cotton varieties across the U.S. cotton belt. The project integrates preliminary research findings on root phenotypes and water-absorption genes to produce actionable breeding tools through four key research activities: characterizing 200 elite upland cotton accessions for root, shoot, and WUE traits; conducting genome-wide association studies to establish marker-trait associations; validating identified associations using breeding populations; and performing high-resolution genomic analysis to understand the genetic coordination of WUE. The resulting molecular markers will enable cotton breeders to develop high-yielding, water-efficient varieties, addressing both agricultural sustainability and water availability challenges within the broader AFRI program's objectives of improving food production and mitigating climate variability impacts.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $800.0k | 1/13/26 |