Project Grant 20266701645834
- Grant Award Summary West Texas A&M University received a $595,000 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, 2029. The research project will investigate the molecular mechanisms by which liver abscesses impact cattle, a significant concern in the beef industry due to losses related to animal health,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas A&M AgriLife Research received a $779,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), awarded January 15, 2026, with completion scheduled for January 14, 2029. The project investigates the role of Mycoplasma bovis in bovine respiratory disease (BRD) management and detection in beef cattle. Research activities, conducted in...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary West Texas A&M University received $167,309.89 in funding 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) through a Project Grant award dated July 15, 2025, with completion scheduled for July 14, 2027. The research project investigates melatonin's role in cattle oocyte development and embryo maturation, with particular focus on low...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas A&M Agrilife Research received a $300,000 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 January 15, 2026, through January 14, 2028. The project develops BRDSeq, a molecular diagnostic tool designed to identify and characterize disease-causing bacteria and viruses associated with bovine respiratory disease (BRD)...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Texas A&M Agrilife Research received a $650,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2029. The grant funds research to evaluate the impact of headlock restraint on dairy cattle welfare and identify thresholds at which such restraint compromises animal...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas A&M Agrilife Research received an $800,000 Project Grant from the USDA's Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The award funds research to address functional annotation of animal genomes (FAANG) by characterizing enhancer elements—regulatory DNA sequences that control gene expression—across multiple bovine...
- Project Grant Summary Texas A&M Agrilife Research 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), CFDA 10.310, awarded February 1, 2026, with completion scheduled for January 31, 2029. The grant funds research investigating how male and female genetics contribute differently to pregnancy establishment and maintenance in cattle, with the objective of...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Kansas State University received a $1.0M 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 April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2031. The project, titled "Integrating Systems Models With Human Behavior to Develop Regenerative Human-Beef-Grassland Systems," addresses the complexity of beef cow-calf production across...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Texas A&M Agrilife Research 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 March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2029. The award funds research to address piglet mortality, a significant economic and welfare concern in the U.S. swine industry, through investigation of probiotic-based...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas Tech University System received a $650,000 project grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), awarded February 15, 2026, with completion by February 14, 2030. The project will develop and validate a data-driven selective treatment approach for metritis, a common postpartum uterine disease in dairy cattle that currently prompts routine antibiotic administration....
Grant Award Summary West Texas A&M 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), awarded on September 15, 2026, with a completion date of September 14, 2028. The research project investigates how early-life environments in dairy and beef production systems influence gastrointestinal (GI) tract development in cattle destined for beef supply chains. As an increasing share of beef cattle now originates from dairy operations using beef sires on dairy cows, this cohort exhibits different growth patterns and performance metrics compared to traditionally raised beef cattle, necessitating enhanced understanding of underlying biological mechanisms. The project will deliver comparative analysis of calf gut biology across production systems by examining multiple sections of the digestive tract, characterizing bacterial communities present in the GI tract, and assessing gene expression patterns in intestinal tissues. Researchers will correlate these biological findings with measurable performance traits including growth rates, feed efficiency, and animal health indicators. The results will provide actionable evidence regarding how early management decisions on dairy and beef operations produce lasting biological effects, with the goal of informing future management strategies and research directions that enhance cattle health and productivity consistency across diverse production systems.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $300.0k | 1/13/26 |