Project Grant 2316523
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology awarded a $838,678 Project Grant to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to conduct collaborative research on the mechanisms of functional diversity maintenance in tree-ectomycorrhizal mutualisms. The project, which runs from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2027, will test the hypothesis that trees maintain a diverse portfolio of fungal partners as a form of "bet-hedging" to adapt to environmental...
- This $223,991 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) will fund research examining seed-fungal interactions and their influence on tropical tree recruitment. Over a four-year period ending in February 2027, the University of Arizona will investigate how seed chemistry, environmental conditions, and genetic factors determine outcomes of seed-fungal relationships in tropical forests. Researchers will use metabolomics and assays to study seed...
- This $300,753 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences will fund research into plant-fungal associations between seagrasses and marine fungi under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). Over a two-year period from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024, the Regents of the University of California at Riverside will analyze publicly available data and conduct culture-dependent and -independent methods to characterize the phenotypic and functional diversity...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Emerging Frontiers awarded a $367,034 Project Grant to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) effective February 1, 2026, through January 31, 2030, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). This collaborative research initiative investigates environmental maladaptation in two California oak species—valley oak (Quercus lobata) and coast live oak (Q. agrifolia)—by linking physiological traits, tree...
- This $344,201 National Science Foundation project grant supports research into seed-fungal interactions and their influence on tropical tree recruitment. Specifically, the Utah State University-led collaborative effort will examine how seed chemistry impacts susceptibility to fungal infection and pathogenicity. It will also explore how the physical environment and maternal genotype influence fungal community composition and host susceptibility across landscape scales in Panama. Combining...
- This two-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Biological Infrastructure provides $138,000 to fund research titled "How Spatial and Temporal Variation in Environment and Soil Fungal Diversity Shapes Plant Phenotypes." The grant is part of NSF's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), which aims to promote progress in the biological sciences and strengthen the national scientific enterprise through increased knowledge and understanding of major...
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology awarded $803,522 to the University of California, Berkeley under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to conduct a five-year CAREER research project running from August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2030. This project will deliver fundamental research advancing scientific understanding of root system productivity and belowground ecosystem processes in grassland environments. The...
- This $287,115 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) will fund research on continent-wide forest recruitment change and its interactions with climate, habitat, and consumers in North America. The University of California, Merced will conduct the research from September 2022 through August 2026. Key products include quantifying current trends in tree seed production, seedling establishment, and recruitment rates across climate and habitat...
- This $680,134 National Science Foundation project grant under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) will support research at the University of California, Davis examining the effects of phenological shifts on plant-insect interactions due to climate change. The grantee will use herbarium specimens collected over the past hundred years and an experimental garden mimicking past, present and future climatic conditions to assess potential novel species interactions resulting from changes...
- This $788,505 National Science Foundation Project Grant will support research into seed-fungal interactions and their influence on tropical tree recruitment. The grant was awarded to the University of South Florida on March 1, 2023 for a four-year period ending February 28, 2027. The grant will fund collaborative research between the University of South Florida, University of Illinois, Utah State University, and University of Arizona to better understand how seed chemistry influences...
This $490,526 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074). The grant supports research at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) focused on understanding how the interactions between trees and soil fungi help trees adapt to changing environments. Key activities under the grant include greenhouse experiments, mathematical modeling, and field surveys to investigate the "bet-hedging" strategies that tree species like Douglas-fir use to maintain diverse fungal partnerships as a way to cope with environmental variability. The results will provide insights into the eco-evolutionary dynamics of tree-fungal mutualisms and help predict how Douglas-fir and its fungal partners will respond to future climate changes. The project also supports educational and training opportunities for early-career researchers, college students, and high school students. The grant period runs from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2027.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $490.5k | 7/25/23 |