The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $800,000 Project Grant under its Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to The Regents of the University of California, doing business as University of California, Berkeley. The grant funding will support collaborative research to discover and characterize compact CRISPR gene editing systems that can be encoded in plant viruses. This will enable more efficient and widespread deployment of genome editing capabilities across a variety of crop species to improve agricultural productivity and food security. The project aims to develop new tools that can be used in orphan crops that are not a major focus of the plant biotechnology industry. The research will involve undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral student training to broaden participation in STEM fields. No sub-awards are planned under this grant, which has an award period from February 1, 2024 to January 31, 2027.
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