Project Grant 20266702245945
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary North Dakota State University received a $728,000 project grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) to develop and validate a portable biosensor for early detection of Cercospora leaf spot (CLS) disease in sugarbeets. The award, effective February 15, 2026 through February 14, 2029, will deliver a low-cost, field-deployable diagnostic tool utilizing advanced...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Dakota State University received a $750,000 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 May 1, 2026, with completion targeted for April 30, 2030. The award funds "Tech for Tomorrow (TFT): Cultivating Innovators in Agriculture," a multi-year youth education program designed to address the documented...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Dakota State University received an $800,000 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), effective June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2029. The award supports comprehensive research to advance understanding of soil salinization in cold semiarid agricultural regions, addressing a critical threat to agricultural...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Dakota State University received a $744,729 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 on August 1, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2028. The award funds research to characterize bean rust disease caused by Uromyces appendiculatus, a significant threat to domestic dry and snap bean production. The project will...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Dakota State University received a $196,120.90 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) for research addressing heat stress susceptibility in livestock. The award, granted on June 15, 2025, and scheduled for completion by April 14, 2027, focuses on developing allostatic load indexes—predictive biomarker panels—to...
- Federal Project Grant Summary North Dakota State University received a $299,998 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 address soybean cyst nematode (SCN) management in dry bean production. The three-year project, awarded March 1, 2025, and concluding February 29, 2028, focuses on developing integrated pest management strategies for North Dakota...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Dakota State University received $849,702 in project grant funding 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) for a three-year research project running from August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2028. The award supports a comprehensive research investigation into the dynamic interactions within the barley microbiome during Fusarium Head Blight...
- This $300,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) supports the development of a sustainable, intelligent wearable sensor system for continuous tree health monitoring. The primary goals are to: Create a biocompatible, ion-sensitive sensor array that can be implanted in a plant's xylem to continuously monitor water and nutrient uptake in real-time. Develop energy-harvesting techniques...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Dakota State University received a $325,000 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), awarded on September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for September 14, 2027. The project delivers integrated pest management (IPM) strategies and research outputs designed to reduce soybean production losses caused by Diaporthe fungal species. Primary...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $300,000 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 May 1, 2026, with completion targeted for April 30, 2029. The project, performed at the university's Raleigh, North Carolina location, focuses on developing AgriVision VMD, a smartphone application designed to detect and quantify...
North Dakota State University is developing an advanced wearable plant monitoring system under a $728,000 project grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310). The award, effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2029, funds the creation of a real-time plant stress detection platform utilizing nanotechnology and artificial intelligence. The system employs nanomaterial sensors constructed from polyaniline and MXene compounds that detect stress-related gases released by plants, with 3D printing enabling scalable production and customization for various crop types. The research addresses the critical agricultural challenge of slow, labor-intensive plant health monitoring by providing farmers with automated, immediate insights into crop stress conditions. The deliverables include a validated wearable sensor platform integrated with AI-driven data processing capabilities, with soybean plants serving as the initial case study for system validation. The technology is designed for scalability across multiple crop varieties, supporting the AFRI program's objectives to increase food production, enhance agricultural sustainability, and advance agricultural systems and technology. Upon completion, the developed monitoring system will enable farmers to detect early signs of plant stress, thereby improving crop yields and supporting more efficient, sustainable farming practices.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $728.0k | 2/25/26 |