Project Grant 20266704045698
- Federal Grant Award Summary Utah State University received a $586,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) to develop and test an automated pest scouting system for fruit orchards. The award, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2029, will deliver an integrated technology solution combining small aerial drones and ground-based robotic vehicles equipped to collect detailed canopy...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Utah State University received a $780,000 project grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), effective May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2029. The award supports the development and delivery of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education initiatives with a focus on agricultural science and food systems literacy for K-12 students,...
- Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $710,624 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), effective January 1, 2026, with completion targeted for May 14, 2028. The project addresses the nutritional requirements of bumble bee species across the United States by evaluating pollen protein-to-lipid (P:L) ratio preferences, assessing how suboptimal nutrition impacts colony...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Utah State University received a $637,000 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), effective September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2030. The award funds a 10-week Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) in Agricultural Biotechnology program designed to provide undergraduate students from regional non-research-intensive institutions with...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research received a $299,319 Project Grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) effective May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2028. This seed project will generate primary research data and deliverables characterizing bee diversity, foraging behavior, and nutritional resource availability within...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Utah State University received a $459,000 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), effective December 1, 2025, through November 30, 2028. The award funds a professional development program designed to address the growing disconnect between agricultural education and modern agricultural technologies. The project delivers cross-disciplinary...
- Utah State University was awarded $996,586 through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, with an award date of September 15, 2025, and a completion date of September 14, 2028. The project deliverables include the adaptation and refinement of the Utah Diabetes Cook Along Curriculum for broader implementation across Utah communities, creation and free...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Auburn University received a $749,002 Project Grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2030. The research project investigates the impacts of antimicrobial pollution (antimicrobial resistance genes and antimicrobial residues) from poultry production on honey bee...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas A&M Agrilife Research received a $1.0M project grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) (CFDA 10.310), effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2030. The award funds an interdisciplinary research initiative to address declining reproductive health in honey bee populations (Apis mellifera) and associated economic and agricultural impacts. The project delivers four...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Vermont & State Agricultural College received a $120,000 predoctoral research fellowship award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), effective May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2028. The award supports doctoral-level research investigating epigenetic modifications, specifically histone acetylation, and their role in mediating the...
Utah State University (USU) was awarded $749,984 through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, effective August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2030. The project will generate critical scientific knowledge and data to support pesticide risk assessments for solitary bee species, specifically alfalfa leaf-cutting bees and alkali bees, which serve as important pollinators in agricultural systems. The research will involve field trials with four selected insecticides, laboratory experiments, and insecticide fate modeling conducted at USU's Logan, Utah facility to characterize exposure routes, develop predictive modeling tools, establish toxicology databases, and conduct case study risk assessments for these managed solitary bee species. The deliverables from this AFRI-funded project will advance the state of knowledge concerning solitary bee exposure to pesticides in alfalfa seed crops and provide science-based tools to support the design and improvement of pesticide management strategies that balance crop protection with pollinator protection. These research outputs will address a critical knowledge gap, as existing pesticide risk assessment data for honey bees cannot be directly applied to solitary bee species due to differences in exposure routes, life history characteristics, and management practices in agricultural systems.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $750.0k | 1/12/26 |