Project Grant 20266703945934
- The National Science Foundation Division of Integrative Organismal Systems awarded a $375,000 Project Grant to the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center for research titled "NOVEL ANTIFUNGAL SYMBIOTIC PEPTIDES: MODES OF ACTION AND CONTROL OF FUNGAL PATHOGENS." The three-year award beginning June 1, 2021 will fund research under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to investigate modes of action and control of fungal pathogens through novel antifungal symbiotic peptides. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center 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) program (CFDA 10.310), awarded on July 15, 2025, with a completion date of July 14, 2027. The grant funds research aimed at quantifying soil greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from perennial grain and forage crop systems, specifically intermediate...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center 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), awarded December 1, 2025, with completion targeted for November 30, 2029. The grant funds a Professional Development for Agricultural Literacy project designed to enhance Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center received $800,000 in funding from the National Science Foundation's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) for a collaborative research project titled "Intragenic Genome Engineering for the Next Generation of Improved Plants." Awarded on July 1, 2025, with completion targeted for June 30, 2028, this project develops novel biotechnology approaches using...
- This $299,999 Project Grant was awarded on May 1, 2025 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 aims to identify potent antagonistic compounds and their inhibition mechanisms against Pythium ultimum, the causal agent of root rot in corn. The research will support the development of biocontrol agents and biopesticides, which will be tested in subsequent field...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Clemson University's Division of Research 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 July 1, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2027. The grant supports the development of integrated pest management (IPM) tactics to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in fungal pathogens affecting agricultural...
- This $600,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (AFRI program, CFDA 10.310) aims to identify the specific antimicrobial molecules produced by the beneficial bacterium Pseudomonas protegens PBL3 and understand how they inhibit the growth of a pathogenic bacterium that causes a devastating disease in rice crops. The goal is to develop biologically-based solutions to control crop diseases and reduce losses, thereby alleviating...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Emerging Frontiers awarded a Project Grant of $274,126 to the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center on March 1, 2025, for research activities extending through February 29, 2028. This award, issued under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), funds research to dissect the molecular mechanisms controlling spikelet meristem fate and inflorescence architecture in panicoid cereals. The project leverages...
- This $275,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the CFDA program titled "NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships" aims to develop a targeted biological pesticide for controlling Pythium pathogens in hydroponic greenhouse production of leafy greens. The project will assemble a collection of diverse Pythium pathogen isolates, evaluate 10 Pseudomonad biocontrol strains, and identify the genetic basis for their host-specific killing ability to...
- Project Grant Summary The University of Georgia Research Foundation received a $490,000 project grant awarded August 1, 2025, by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) to develop pest resistance in commercial peanut cultivars. The four-year research initiative, concluding July 31, 2029, will deliver three primary research products: (1) identification of novel resistance sources to foliage-feeding...
Grant Award Summary The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center received a $980,849 project grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) (CFDA 10.310), awarded February 1, 2026, with completion anticipated January 31, 2030. The research project focuses on developing plant-derived peptides as sustainable biofungicides by characterizing the antifungal activity of three chickpea-derived peptides and evaluating their efficacy against Botrytis cinerea, which causes gray mold disease in vegetable and fruit crops. The Center will deliver scientific research products including identification of fungal cell wall molecules targeted by antifungal peptides, mechanisms of peptide-induced fungal cell death, and comparative structural and protective efficacy data across the three peptide candidates on pepper plants. The grant supports research designed to advance the commercialization potential of plant-derived antifungal compounds as second-generation sprayable fungicides with mechanisms of action distinct from conventional fungicides. Deliverables include detailed characterization of peptide structures, comprehensive mechanistic data on how peptides penetrate and kill fungal pathogens, and field-level protection efficacy results that will inform commercial development of environmentally friendly biofungicide alternatives to conventional chemical fungicides.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $980.8k | 1/28/26 |