Project Grant 20266702145864
- The University of Florida (UF) Division of Sponsored Research has been awarded a $720,797 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program. The funding will support a 4-year research project focused on developing heat-tolerant potato varieties and integrating crop growth models with genomic prediction to accelerate potato breeding. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Creation and evaluation of a...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research received a $297,453 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 June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2026. The project will develop an artificial intelligence conversational platform that enables farmers, policymakers, and non-expert users to assess crop damage and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research received a $617,000 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, 2030. The project will develop and implement a directed enzyme evolution coupled with targeted gene editing (DE-GE) pipeline to improve fruit quality traits...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Southwest Potato Research Program, funded under the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants program (CFDA 10.200), received a $709,990 project grant awarded on September 30, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 29, 2026. Led by Texas A&M Agrilife Research in collaboration with Colorado State University and the University of California, the program develops disease-resistant potato...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Florida received a $760,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) program, effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2029. The project delivers advanced genetic improvement tools and training for winter oat biomass production in the Southern United States. Primary deliverables include development and validation of...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research received a $200,000 project grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Crop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027. This award funds the development of integrated weed management (IWM) programs for plasticulture vegetable production systems in the Southeast, utilizing tomato as the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Maine System received a $780,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants program (CFDA 10.200), awarded September 30, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 29, 2026. This award supports an integrated potato breeding and variety development initiative spanning seven Eastern states (Florida, Maine, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research received a $525,404 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) (CFDA 10.310), effective September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2029. This three-year research initiative will deliver evidence-based analysis of how household food purchasing behaviors change following chronic disease diagnoses,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Florida received a $500,000 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), effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030. This grant funds the development and release of lettuce cultivars resistant to bacterial leaf spot disease caused by Xanthomonas hortorum pv. vitians. The project builds upon eight generations of...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Florida received a $238,500 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program (CFDA 10.210), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2030. The award supports three Ph.D. fellowships in the University of Florida's Plant Pathology graduate program, addressing the Targeted Expertise Shortage Area of plant...
The University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research received a $591,460 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 February 1, 2026 through January 31, 2029. This three-year research initiative aims to accelerate the development of heat- and humidity-tolerant potato varieties suitable for Southern U.S. growing conditions by reducing traditional breeding cycles from 10+ years to a significantly shorter timeframe. The project delivers an integrated technological framework combining three advanced tools: Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered post-harvest tuber phenotyping via RGB video cameras to measure size, weight, and defects; Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and satellite-based high-resolution field phenotyping to estimate biomass and yield; and enhanced crop simulation modeling linked to whole-genome prediction. The research encompasses evaluation of over 2,000 distinct genotypes across more than 7,000 experimental plots, with all code, models, and curated datasets to be released openly through public repositories and published in open-access journals. This work addresses AFRI's priority areas in plant health and production while supporting agricultural innovation and sustainability in response to climate variability challenges.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $591.5k | 2/2/26 |