Project Grant 20267000146403
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas A&M AgriLife Research received a $225,000 project grant awarded July 15, 2025, through the Institute of Bioenergy, Climate, and Environment under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI; CFDA 10.310). The two-year project, with a completion date of July 14, 2027, will deliver advanced satellite-based and ground-measurement research analyzing evapotranspiration (ET) and water use patterns across diverse Texas landscapes. The research will...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Award Overview Texas Tech University System received a $300,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Capacity Building for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture program (CFDA 10.326). The award, effective May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2029, supports the development of a high-throughput phenotyping framework designed to enhance sustainable water management in semi-arid agricultural...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas Tech University received a $588,000 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 August 1, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2029. The project delivers research and extension services focused on optimizing integrated cotton-sorghum cropping systems in the Texas High Plains to enhance water use...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Prairie View A&M University received a $300,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants program (CFDA 10.216), awarded December 15, 2025, with completion scheduled for December 14, 2028. The project investigates the physiological and molecular mechanisms underlying reduced tillering (shoot branching) in drought-tolerant stay-green sorghum...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Tennessee State University's Research and Sponsored Programs Division received a $598,950 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants program (CFDA 10.216), awarded January 15, 2026, with completion targeted for January 14, 2029. The project will develop and deliver best management practices for field-grown nursery crop producers through research...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Tennessee Technological University received a $150,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Capacity Building for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture program (CFDA 10.326), awarded June 1, 2026, with completion scheduled for May 31, 2029. The project develops a practical, data-driven decision-support model to optimize nutrient replenishment and discharge management in hydroponic tomato production...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas State University received a $741,696 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), CFDA 10.310, awarded February 1, 2026, with completion targeted for January 31, 2029. The research project investigates naturally occurring transfer RNA-derived fragments (tRFs) as molecular regulators to activate plant immune defenses against diseases and pests. The research team will...
- Federal Grant Award Summary East Texas A&M University received a $198,583 Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (CFDA 47.041) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The project deliverables focus on developing a deep analytics framework for validating unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) location integrity and awareness through trajectory-based analysis using machine learning....
- Federal Grant Award Summary Award Overview Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service received a $300,000 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), CFDA 10.310, effective May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2029. The award supports an integrated research and extension initiative to evaluate and promote a drought-resilient double cover-cropping system using cotton and cowpea as...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of North Texas received a $750,000 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), CFDA 10.310, awarded August 1, 2026, with completion by July 31, 2029. The award funds research to evaluate the effectiveness of Adaptive Multi-Paddock (AMP) grazing as a sustainable rangeland management practice. The research will be conducted on working cattle ranches in North Texas and will...
Award Details: East Texas A&M University received a $150,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Capacity Building for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture program (CFDA 10.326), effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029. Products and Services: The ET at ET Project delivers research and demonstration activities focused on optimizing irrigation efficiency for herbaceous perennial plants through evapotranspiration (ET) measurement technology. The project utilizes perennial garden beds on the East Texas A&M University Farm to evaluate a newly available ET Node device from LiCOR and compare its performance against established ET estimation methods, including the Penman-Montieth equation and data from existing weather stations. The primary deliverable involves measuring actual plant water requirements by combining soil evaporation and plant transpiration data, enabling landscapers across North Central and Northeast Texas to apply precise irrigation amounts—often substantially below the standard one-inch recommendation—based on real-time on-site measurements. Project outputs include weekly evaluation protocols assessing plant performance metrics such as bloom number, foliage quality, and plant form, along with documentation of pollinator visitation patterns. This research directly supports the program's capacity-building mission by generating practical irrigation management guidance and expanding the university's research capabilities in sustainable agricultural practices aligned with Texas A&M AgriLife extension priorities.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $150.0k | 5/29/26 |