This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $2,000,000 to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) for a project titled "Unlocking the Genetic and Epigenetic Basis of Cereal Crop Adaptation to Acidic Soil Regions." The project aims to identify genetic and epigenetic mechanisms that contribute to aluminum (Al) tolerance in major cereal crops like maize and sorghum, which is crucial for improving crop resilience on the widespread acidic soils globally. Key activities include leveraging multi-omics data, single-cell transcriptomics, gene editing, and field testing to explore the MATE family of transporters involved in Al tolerance. A sub-award to the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center will support data analysis, integration, and informatics for the project. The award period runs from Apr 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2027.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| Not listed | $2.0m | 3/11/24 |
Grant Number | Description | Subgrantee | Prime Award | Dollars Obligated (Click to sort descending) | Updated At (Click to sort ascending) |
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52840113S | Empresa Brasileira De Pesquisa Agropecuaria | Project Grant 2328611 | $128.9k | 12/23/24 | |
52840114S | Donald Danforth Plant Science Center | Project Grant 2328611 | $131.8k | 7/8/24 |