Project Grant 20266701645580
- This five-year, $600,000 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 at the University of Maine in Orono, Maine to develop metrics for identifying optimal broodstock and predicting offspring quality and performance in Atlantic salmon aquaculture. Specifically, the grant will support work to 1) establish characteristics in broodstock or...
- This 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 aims to advance the discovery and characterization of biomarkers associated with environmental and disease resilience traits in aquaculture species. The $186,264.84 grant awarded on August 1, 2025 will support the development of standardized bioinformatics pipelines for resilience biomarker discovery through...
- The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $10 million Project Grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) to the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) on September 1, 2021 for the Sustainable Aquaculture Systems Supporting Atlantic Salmon (SAS2) program. The five-year program aims to foster the development of environmentally sustainable and economically feasible land-based recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) for Atlantic salmon farming in...
- This $800,000 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. The grant aims to develop improved methods for detecting infectious human norovirus contamination in berries to better protect consumers, reduce unnecessary recalls, and support a safer, more sustainable produce supply chain. The key objectives are: 1) Improving virus detection by testing a new...
- This Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), focuses on advancing knowledge and developing solutions to address disease and health management challenges in the growing U.S. aquaculture industry. The $649,995 award, spanning from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, supports research to study the mechanisms of immune response and...
- The Oregon State University was awarded a $642,301 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program (CFDA #10.310). The grant will support the development of an integrated computational and molecular workflow for rapidly designing CRISPR-based diagnostic tools for plant diseases. Specific objectives include expanding an existing Python algorithm to design...
- This Project Grant award of $295,703 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) CFDA program 10.310, will support a single-laboratory validation study to optimize procedures for the detection of Salmonella in plant-based and fermentation-based meat analog products. The project aims to develop an accurate, rapid, and cost-effective method for Salmonella detection across various meat...
- This $1,016,000.00 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program will fund the development and application of a low-cost, portable biosensing platform for detecting and monitoring waterborne pathogens in aquaculture and coastal environments. The University of Massachusetts Lowell, as the prime awardee, will lead the effort to adapt its patented biosensing technology to enable real-time pathogen detection and...
- The Nucleic Sensing Systems LLC was awarded a $175,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212). Through this funding, Nucleic Sensing Systems will develop autonomous biosensing technologies to monitor threats from the spread of diseases and pathogens in aquaculture. Specifically, the company will complete...
- This federal Project Grant award of $933,019 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants program (CFDA 10.200). The grant supports applied research and development initiatives in critical agricultural sectors, with a primary focus on aquaculture, to generate science-based information and innovations that address industry constraints, enhance sustainable production, and...
This 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) provides $650,000 to the University of Maine System to experimentally test a novel environmental RNA (eRNA) approach for early detection and monitoring of stress and disease in Atlantic salmon aquaculture. The project aims to develop new diagnostic tools and water testing methods using CRISPR technology to quickly and cost-effectively identify indicators of stress and infection in salmon populations. This research directly aligns with AFRI's priorities to advance scientific innovation and technological solutions to improve agricultural productivity, food security, and sustainability. The 5-year project commenced on December 1, 2025 and will be completed by November 30, 2030.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $650.0k | 11/26/25 |