Project Grant 2241193
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $299,968 EAGER (Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research) grant to Portland State University (PSU) for the project "Fertilizing the Tree of Life with Novel Taxa from Deep-Sea Vent Microbial Metagenomes Collected Over Time and Space". The grant supports research to characterize the spatial and temporal genomic diversity of microbes found in deep-sea hydrothermal vents across the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. The project will...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Biological Infrastructure awarded the University of Oregon a $190,467 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to develop and evaluate non-cryogenic methods for preserving microbial samples in the field using heat-assisted desiccation. This research aims to enable researchers to survey a broader range of locations with reduced logistical challenges, as dried samples are lighter, safer, and easier to transport...
- The University of Oregon was awarded a $636,463 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) for the period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2025. The grant funds collaborative research on quantifying the ecosystem and climate drivers that influence the reproduction of macrofungi. As part of the Biological Sciences program's goal of increasing scientific knowledge of major issues, this research will provide insights...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $299,758 to the University of Washington to develop a novel method for estimating bacterial evolutionary histories. The key products and services to be delivered under this 2-year award include: Implementing and benchmarking a new mathematical approach for averaging gene-level phylogenies to obtain overall phylogenies for bacteria and archaea, even when not all genes are...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) was awarded to Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences for $396,577 to conduct research on the evolutionary patterns, systematics, and biogeographic distribution of two abundant but understudied groups of bacteria known as Patescibacteria and Chloroflexota. The research aims to improve fundamental knowledge about these cryptic microbes that play important roles in marine sediment ecosystems and...
- This federal Project Grant award for $732,388 from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) will fund collaborative research to document the biodiversity of microbial eukaryotes (protists) across geothermal spring systems. The research, led by Syracuse University, aims to describe new species of extremophilic protists, infer their evolutionary relationships, and explore putative adaptations enabling survival in harsh environments. By combining single-cell...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports research to comprehensively characterize the hidden diversity of Gloeobacteria, an enigmatic lineage of cyanobacteria critical for understanding the early evolution of oxygenic photosynthesis. The $522,583 award to the University of California, Davis aims to: 1) isolate new Gloeobacteria cultures through targeted fieldwork and real-time sequencing, 2) characterize the genomic,...
- This three-year, $673,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) will fund research into the role of ecological interactions in diversification among coexisting microbial species. The University of California, Irvine will study how commensal interactions, where one species benefits while the other is unaffected, influence the formation of new bacterial species in microbial communities. Researchers will culture bacteria in a commensal...
- This $487,135 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) Federal Grant Program to The Trustees of Smith College to conduct collaborative research on the diversity and evolution of extremophilic microbial eukaryotes. The three-year project, running from March 2025 to February 2028, will document the biodiversity of single-celled microbial eukaryotes (such as protists) across geographically and geochemically diverse geothermal spring...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $713,464 project grant to the University of Oregon from May 2021 through January 2025 under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074). The grant will support research examining how climate and competition interact to determine plant and animal species' phenology and coexistence. The Biological Sciences program aims to advance the field and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise by increasing knowledge of major issues facing the...
The University of Oregon was awarded a $399,999 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology to pursue the PURSUIT project. The project aims to uncover previously undiscovered bacterial and archaeal diversity in hot springs across the US Great Basin through culture-independent metagenomics of 40 geothermal sites. The University will recover novel prokaryotic genomes at whole resolution and taxonomically classify and functionally annotate recovered sequences by comparison to reference databases. Archived samples and lyophilized materials will facilitate follow-up study. The project expects to discover 1,000-1,500 new prokaryotic species, advancing knowledge of microbial diversity under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). Results will enhance understanding of life's origins and evolution while identifying new species for industrial cultivation. Students will gain hands-on training through participation.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $400.0k | 6/13/23 |