Project Grant 20266703945935
- Federal Grant Award Summary Michigan State University received a $649,470 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 research project focuses on understanding the metabolic interactions between defensive compounds and growth compounds in maize during early development, specifically...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Ohio State University's Office of Sponsored Programs received a $392,000 Project Grant award dated August 1, 2025, through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Foundational and Applied Science Program (CFDA 10.310), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The three-year research project, concluding July 31, 2028, will examine thermal tolerance mechanisms and pest potential of four soybean...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Ohio State University received a $1.0M Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Emerging Frontiers under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) for the period September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. The project deliverables include development of an intracellular protein delivery (ICPD) system utilizing an engineered protein called MTD4 to enable direct delivery of functional proteins into native plant cells for real-time...
- The Ohio State University was awarded a $736,956 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program (CFDA 10.310). The University will conduct research from May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2027 to determine the direct, indirect, and interactive effects of commonly used broad-spectrum insecticides on pollinator foraging behavior, marketable crop yields, and commercial...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $749,999 Project Grant award from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) (CFDA 10.310) on January 1, 2026, with a completion date of December 31, 2029. This research project investigates how cover crops—plants grown to enhance soil health—can strengthen the natural defenses of maize against pests and pathogens. The primary deliverables include scientific...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Michigan State University received a $649,998 Project Grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) with an award date of February 15, 2026, and completion date of February 14, 2030. The grant supports fundamental research to identify and characterize the mechanisms of action of the OSRSK1 protein in rice plants, with the objective of enabling rice cultivation in...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems awarded a $769,792 Project Grant to the University of Nebraska, Board of Regents (Award Date: August 15, 2025; Completion Date: July 31, 2028) to support fundamental research on pathogen effector secretion mechanisms in plant-microbe interactions. Under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), this research initiative will identify and characterize cytoplasmic effector proteins secreted...
- The Ohio State University received a $647,000 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program. The University will conduct research from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2027 to develop apple germplasm with divergent levels of chlorogenic acid and other phenolic compounds. In Objective 1, the University will screen diverse apple varieties to understand...
- This $749,846 Project Grant was awarded on August 1, 2023 by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310). The goal of this project is to quantify the effects of carbon allocation to different plant tissues, symbionts and exudates on its turnaround and resilience in the ecosystem. The key products and services to be delivered include: (1) validating estimates of carbon...
- Oklahoma State University was awarded a $916,258 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to conduct research on "MOLECULAR DISSECTION OF SYMBIOSIS REGULATION OF PLANT IMMUNITY" from September 15, 2022 to September 14, 2026. The grant was awarded under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program (CFDA #10.310), which provides funding for fundamental and applied research, extension, and...
The Ohio State University received an $800,000 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 a completion date of January 31, 2029. The project will characterize the compositional differences between the xylem and mesophyll apoplast fluid environments within maize plants to understand how metabolites, nutrient availability, signaling molecules, and antimicrobial compounds in these compartments support or inhibit growth of Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii (PSS), a bacterium that causes significant damage to U.S. maize production through leaf blight and Stewart's wilt disease. The research will link the chemical composition and physical properties of these plant fluid environments to specific bacterial genes that contribute to PSS fitness during infection, thereby identifying genetic mechanisms underlying pathogen adaptation to distinct plant compartments. Findings from this research are expected to benefit maize growers by informing the development of improved disease-resistant maize varieties and may provide insights applicable to understanding other bacterial pathogens inhabiting xylem and apoplast environments in various crops.Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $800.0k | 1/27/26 |