Project Grant 20266801645994
- Federal Grant Award Summary Michigan State University received a $1.0 million 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 December 15, 2025 through December 14, 2029. The award supports the development and commercialization of a biobased polyurethane adhesive manufactured from lignin, a renewable material derived from trees and agricultural residues....
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Clemson University's Division of Research received a $495,000 Project Grant award from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), CFDA 10.310, effective January 15, 2026, through January 14, 2029. Through a public-private partnership with Carolina Seed Systems, the project develops improved grain sorghum hybrids adapted for Eastern U.S. production regions. The research leverages Clemson's...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Clemson University's Division of Research received a $294,000 Project Grant award effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028, from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) to advance cotton breeding and genetics research. The project will functionally characterize candidate genes underlying cottonseed oil, protein, and fiber quality traits while developing novel genetic...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Clemson University's Division of Research received a $799,997 Project Grant awarded on February 15, 2026, through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) administered by the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability. The five-year award, extending through February 14, 2031, funds the development of molecular breeding tools to enhance water-use efficiency (WUE) in upland cotton varieties across the U.S. cotton belt. The primary...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Purdue University received a $591,500 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 March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2030. The award funds research to engineer microfibrillated cellulose (MFC)—a colloidal fiber derived from paper waste biomass—as both a rheological modifier and molecular delivery vehicle. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Clemson University's Division of Research received a $500,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) awarded January 15, 2026, with completion targeted for January 14, 2030. The grant supports a cantaloupe breeding program designed to develop and release two new commercially viable cultivars that address declining domestic consumption and production. The primary...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Iowa State University of Science and Technology received a $1.0 million 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). The award, effective May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2029, supports the development and demonstration of an integrated biorefinery platform designed to advance a circular, bio-based economy. The project will develop...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Clemson University's Division of Research received a $300,000 Project Grant award effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027, from the Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) program. This seed grant funds the development and validation of integrated pest management (IPM) tactics designed to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in fungal pathogens affecting agricultural crops and human...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Clemson University received a $2.4 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), awarded September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2029. This research initiative will develop comprehensive multi-omics and artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) methodologies to elucidate nutrient recycling mechanisms during maize senescence....
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Clemson University received a $250,120 project grant awarded on August 15, 2025, from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The grant funds a collaborative research initiative to develop specialized microfluidic devices that investigate how physical deformation affects single-cell proliferation and motility. The research will create...
Clemson University's Division of Research received a $1.0 million Project Grant from the Institute of Bioenergy, Climate, and Environment under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) beginning May 1, 2026 and concluding April 30, 2029. The award funds research examining the use of plant-based proteins derived from agricultural processing by-products as substitute materials for petroleum-based adhesives in wood products such as plywood, particleboard, and fiberboard. The project generates technical information relevant to wood products manufacturing by investigating relationships between protein composition, raw material properties, formulation variables, and bond performance characteristics. In addition to research activities, the award supports education and workforce development through hands-on training for undergraduate students, graduate students, and early-career researchers in adhesive formulation, materials characterization, and performance testing. The project includes training exchanges with the USDA Forest Products Laboratory and disseminates results to academic, government, and industry stakeholders through meetings, workshops, publications, and presentations. The initiative contributes technical knowledge and workforce training that support continued evaluation of agricultural residues as viable alternatives for wood adhesive systems, advancing both domestic resource utilization and bioeconomy objectives.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.0m | 2/11/26 |