Project Grant 20266701545665
- This $650,000 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 will support research on the role of interleukin-6 (IL6) family signaling proteins in early embryo and placental development in cattle. The 4-year project, running from Feb 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2030, aims to: 1) Determine how IL6-family signals help an early embryo form properly, 2) Understand how...
- This $500,000 project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) supports research under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive federal grants program (AFRI; CFDA #10.310). The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University will characterize differences in early embryonic development and uterine environments between cattle breeds that are more resilient to undernutrition and less prone to pregnancy loss,...
- This $650,000 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 research into mitigating early embryonic loss in beef cattle. Texas A&M Agrilife Research will study the physiological and molecular effects of supplementing beef cows with omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids during early embryonic development. The research aims to clarify the mechanisms...
- This $650,000 Project Grant was awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program on July 1, 2024. The grant aims to characterize placental cell types in the maternal endometrium during early stages of development in cattle, using cutting-edge techniques. The long-term goals are to understand how the placenta develops, how it interacts with the uterus, and what cells and molecules are involved in the process. A...
- This $167,309.89 federal Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program. The grant supports research to investigate the role of the hormone melatonin in regulating oocyte (egg cell) quality and embryo development in cattle, particularly those with low antral follicle counts. The research aims to identify methods for improving oocyte quality and embryo...
- This $300,000 Project Grant awarded by 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) aims to identify epigenetic modifications in the cattle placenta that are specifically from the sire or the dam, and determine how they influence gene expression during placental development. The overarching goal is to improve understanding of the complex biology of the placenta and how...
- The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $120,000 Project Grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University from July 2021 through June 2023. The grant funds research to investigate embryonic losses occurring during blastocyst hatching and embryo elongation in cattle, which can significantly impact the cattle industry. The principal investigator will...
- This $225,000 federal 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) CFDA 10.310 program supports research to improve in vitro embryo production (IVP) techniques for cattle. The project aims to determine if supplementing or inhibiting the action of "embryokines" - biological factors found in the uterus and embryo that are essential for embryo development and...
- This is a Project Grant awarded by 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). The $650,000 grant, awarded on February 1, 2026, will fund a 4-year research project at Purdue University to study how a special group of proteins called Trophoblast Kunitz Domain Proteins (TKDPs) produced by cattle embryos help them survive and form a healthy placenta during the crucial first...
- This $300,000 project grant was awarded by 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). The objective is to determine the functional role of the progesterone receptor membrane component 1 (PGRMC1) in regulating peri-implantation conceptus survival, development, placental formation, and pregnancy establishment in cattle. The research aims to: (1) evaluate the effects of...
This Project Grant award of $650,000.00 was provided by 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). The grant supports research at Texas A&M AgriLife Research aimed at understanding the biological mechanisms underlying embryonic mortality in cattle. The central hypothesis to be investigated is that male and female genetics contribute differently to pregnancy establishment and maintenance. The research will examine variances between normal biparental embryos and uni-parental embryos (with only male or female genetics) prior to elongation and attachment, as well as in vivo differences after elongation onset. Successful completion is expected to provide foundational information on the physiological and molecular mechanisms associated with embryonic survival and mortality in cattle, a major source of economic loss in the cattle industry. The award period is from February 1, 2026 to January 31, 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $650.0k | 12/22/25 |