Project Grant 20266701545805
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Virginia received a $650,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), CFDA 10.310, awarded on September 15, 2025, with a completion date of September 14, 2029. The research will be conducted in Charlottesville, Virginia, and focuses on developing improved vaccines for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV), a highly lethal coronavirus affecting swine that has...
- Oklahoma State University will receive $650,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program (AFRI CGP) to develop an oral live attenuated vaccine for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV). PEDV has caused significant losses to the U.S. pork industry since 2013, with current commercially available vaccines providing limited protection. The university will identify...
- This $649,999 federal 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. The grant, awarded to The Ohio State University on April 15, 2025, will fund the "Evaluation of a Novel Swine Influenza Nanovaccine" project over a 3-year period ending on April 14, 2028. The project aims to develop and evaluate a new nanovaccine technology to protect swine against...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Dakota State University received a $300,000 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 September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027. The project addresses critical challenges in swine vaccine development by rationally re-engineering porcine reproductive and respiratory disease syndrome virus (PRRSV) vaccine...
- This Project Grant award of $649,943.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) supports the development and updating of vaccines against influenza A virus of swine. The University of Nebraska is the primary awardee and will leverage its multidisciplinary expertise in agricultural research, technology innovation, and vaccine development to deliver this versatile, non-infectious vaccine platform. The project aims to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Oklahoma State University received a $779,000 project grant award from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) (CFDA 10.310), with an award date of February 15, 2026, and a completion date of February 14, 2030. The project will develop and evaluate a nature-based intervention to improve swine gut health and reduce disease susceptibility during the critical piglet weaning period, addressing the...
- This $649,999 federal Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program. The purpose is to evaluate the risk of H5N1 influenza virus spillover from cattle to swine. The primary awardee, The Ohio State University, will lead animal studies to assess virus transmission and viral replication in cattle and swine, including intranasal and intramammary inoculation...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Ohio State University received a $2.0 million Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025), awarded on February 2, 2026, with completion targeted for January 31, 2029. The project will develop gene-edited chicken lines with enhanced resistance to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) using a...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Minnesota's Regents received a $2.81M project grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) beginning February 1, 2026 and concluding January 31, 2030. This research initiative will deliver a multi-scale scientific understanding of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus-2 (PRRSV-2) by analyzing genetic fitness and virulence characteristics. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Pennsylvania received a $650,000 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), awarded February 1, 2026, with a completion date of January 31, 2029. The project delivers objective, animal-based assessment methodologies and scientific data regarding pregnant pig (sow) welfare under different housing conditions....
The Ohio State University received a $650,000 project grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) program, awarded February 15, 2026, with completion targeted for February 14, 2029. The project will develop safe, attenuated live attenuated virus (LAV) vaccines against Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV), a deadly coronavirus affecting neonatal piglets. The research addresses critical gaps in current disease control practices, which rely on dangerous feedback approaches using uncontrolled pathogenic material. The Ohio State University will engineer recombination-resistant, immune-enhanced PEDV vaccine candidates designed to induce lactogenic immunity in pregnant sows, thereby passively protecting newborn piglets from infection and mortality. The project comprises two primary research objectives: (1) evaluating the replication dynamics, genetic stability, attenuation, and immunogenicity of PEDV vaccine candidates to select the most promising candidate; and (2) conducting safety and efficacy testing of the selected LAV candidate in sows. Upon successful completion, this research will deliver validated vaccine technology that provides U.S. pork farmers with a safe, effective, and reliable alternative to current high-risk control methods, thereby protecting livestock health and supporting agricultural productivity.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $650.0k | 1/21/26 |