Project Grant 20266701746005
- 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 March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2029. The award funds research to address piglet mortality in the U.S. swine industry by investigating the effects of gestational feeding of Lactobacillus-based probiotics on...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas Tech University System 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 15, 2026, with completion expected by February 14, 2030. The project evaluates a data-driven approach to treating metritis, a common uterine disease in dairy cattle occurring shortly after calving. The research will assess a...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas Tech University 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 September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. The research project investigates the molecular and cellular mechanisms by which ketosis, a common postpartum metabolic disorder in dairy cattle, disrupts adipose (fat)...
- This $630,500 Project Grant was awarded on February 15, 2026, 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 funds research conducted by the University of Nevada, Reno to investigate novel sources of dietary fiber derived from existing food ingredients such as milk, soybeans, and eggs. Specifically, the project examines N-glycans—complex carbohydrates bound to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas Tech University received a $650,000 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 September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for September 14, 2028. The project investigates the association between nasopharyngeal microbiome composition and Streptococcus suis disease in swine production, addressing a significant challenge...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Regents of the University of Minnesota received a $263,819.39 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) to conduct research on the mechanisms by which dietary fiber improves metabolic health through modifications to the small intestinal microbiota. The award, issued on June 16, 2025, with a completion date of April...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Texas A&M Agrilife Research received a $225,000 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), effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. The award funds research addressing pregnancy failure in cattle, which affects approximately 50% of cattle within the first month of pregnancy and represents a significant economic...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas A&M AgriLife Research received a $999,323 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 September 15, 2025, with a completion date of September 14, 2028. The award supports evaluation and delivery of the Strong People Strong Hearts (SPSH) digital intervention, a mobile application-based adaptation of an existing...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas Tech University System received a $468,000 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 April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2029. The award funds development of virus-mediated, tissue culture-free genome editing methods that eliminate reliance on traditional plant regeneration techniques. These innovative tools...
- Federal Grant Award 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 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 grant supports foundational research investigating the physiological and molecular mechanisms contributing to embryonic mortality in cattle, a primary driver of...
Grant Award Summary Texas Tech University System received a $630,435 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, 2031. The award funds preclinical research to evaluate the efficacy of dietary prebiotic fibers in improving maternal and offspring metabolic health outcomes. Using rat models of obesity, hypertension, and stroke, the research will assess whether specific prebiotic fiber types improve energy balance, gut microbiota composition, and metabolic markers in obese and hypertensive mothers and their offspring. The project will deliver three integrated research components: first, comparative assessments of different prebiotic fiber interventions on maternal and offspring metabolic health; second, cross-fostering studies to determine the role of gut microbiota in prebiotic benefits; and third, temporal analyses identifying the critical developmental windows (pregnancy, lactation, or postweaning) during which prebiotic feeding provides maximum metabolic advantages. This mechanistic research is designed to establish a foundation for developing novel dietary and microbiome-based strategies to prevent metabolic diseases in pregnant women and reduce the long-term metabolic disease risk in offspring, addressing a significant public health challenge related to obesity, diabetes, and hypertension during pregnancy.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $630.4k | 2/19/26 |