Project Grant 2039242
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $1,158,300 CAREER (Faculty Early-Career Development) award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Emerging Frontiers under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to investigate the effects of plant defenses on species interactions across biological scales. The five-year project (August 1, 2025–July 31, 2030) will deliver fundamental research examining how plant chemistry and leaf-associated...
- This $540,601 National Science Foundation project grant under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports increasing the scientific capacity and educational/outreach impact of the Cornell University Insect Collection. Key activities include moving fixed insect cabinets to a compact shelving system, expanding collection capacity. Targeted areas will be carefully curated and digitized. An undergraduate training program will prepare the next generation of entomologists skilled in...
- The Pennsylvania State University received a $623,390 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on May 1, 2021 to complete a collaborative research project titled "Genes to Ecology in Tropical Trees: How Sharing Resistance Gene Alleles Affects Pathogen Transmission and Growth" by April 30, 2024. The grant is being administered under the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), which aims to promote progress in the biological sciences and...
- The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) received a $299,044 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) to conduct collaborative research from July 2023 through June 2027. The award will support Penn State's efforts to study the molecular mechanisms regulating complex traits like body size and reproduction in natural populations of five reptile species across three...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $1.48M Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) on August 1, 2026, with completion targeted for July 31, 2031. This CAREER award supports research to advance understanding of how biological soil crust (biocrust) microorganisms respond to temperature volatility in arid and semi-arid environments. The project delivers...
- The Pennsylvania State University was awarded a $1.13 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology to conduct research on "Hotspots of Genome Evolution in a Rapid Vertebrate Radiation" from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. The grant is being administered under the NSF's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), which aims to promote advancement in the biological sciences and strengthen the national scientific enterprise through...
- This $495,611 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports the modernization of the Oregon State Arthropod Collection at Oregon State University. The award will fund the installation of a compactor system and new cabinets to house the collection's three million insect specimens. It will also support curatorial projects focusing on ground beetles, brush-footed butterflies, true bugs, and true flies which will rehouse these portions of the...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering, CFDA 47.079, provides $280,388 to The Pennsylvania State University from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2026. The award supports collaborative research between Penn State, the American Museum of Natural History, and University of Cape Coast in Ghana to study morphological adaptations of dragonflies to environmental gradients. Eighteen U.S. students will conduct fieldwork, museum studies,...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology provides $850,485 to The Pennsylvania State University from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024. The grant supports collaborative research titled "How many routes to the same phenotype? Genetic changes underlying parallel acquisition of mimetic color patterns across bumble bees." This research aligns with the goals of the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to promote progress in the...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a two-year, $138,000 Project Grant to support research titled "Inference of the Repeated Evolution of Prothoracic Defensive Glands in the Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera)." The grant falls under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) and will fund research from January 2022 through December 2023. The goal of this research is to advance scientific understanding of the evolution of defensive glands in darkling beetles through analysis of their...
The Pennsylvania State University received a $391,298 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on April 1, 2021 to increase capacity for research and student engagement at the Frost Entomological Museum through March 31, 2023. Under the NSF's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), which aims to promote progress in the biological sciences and strengthen the national scientific enterprise, Penn State will enhance understanding of major problems confronting the nation by leveraging its entomological collections and expertise. Specifically, the university will utilize the funding to expand the museum's facilities, collection storage capacity, and educational outreach efforts to foster greater involvement for students and researchers in the life sciences.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $0 | 5/20/21 | ||
| Not listed | $391.3k | 3/16/21 |