Project Grant 23SCMPTX1020
Award Date
9/30/24
Completion Date
9/29/27
Dollars Obligated
$887K
Federal Agency
Agricultural Marketing Service
Federal Grant Program
10.170
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Texas, USA
Similar Awards
This $993,002.00 federal Project Grant award, funded by the USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), aims to provide integrative analyses of resistance-breaking (RB) strains of the Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV) and their interactions with tomato host genotypes containing the SW-5 resistance gene. The research objectives are to mechanistically understand the biology of these TSWV-host interactions, identify host proteins that elicit immune responses or...
The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded North Carolina State University a $750,000 Project Grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program. The three-year award running from February 1, 2023 to January 31, 2026 will support research to develop new approaches to disrupt the interaction between tomato spotted wilt virus and its insect vector, Frankliniella occidentalis. Specifically, the university will identify...
This $323,001 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.329 - Crop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants Program) aims to develop an integrated pest management system to address the emerging Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (TOBRFV) threat to the $2 billion U.S. tomato industry. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) Evaluating the efficacy of chemical disinfectants and cold plasma ozone...
This federal Project Grant award of $740,000 from the USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program supports the development of a dynamic in-field phenotyping system to monitor disease-related traits in tomato plants across multiple scales and environments. The goal is to expedite genomic research and improve disease-management strategies for crop production. The project will be conducted by North Carolina State University, a prominent USDA contractor and grantee, over a...
This $6,401,829 federal Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) program, with an award date of September 1, 2024, will focus on developing climate-resilient, high-quality tomato varieties to mitigate the impacts of biotic and abiotic stresses driven by climate change. The primary grantee, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, will work with several sub-grantees, including Michigan State University, the University of...
This $3,500,000 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Integrated Programs (CFDA 10.303) will enable the Tomato Organic Management and Improvement Project (TOMI) to develop practical tools for organic tomato farmers to prevent foliar disease outbreaks and deliver high-quality tomatoes demanded by local consumers. The key products and services to be delivered include: Identifying critical factors to promote the efficacy of biocontrol agents and...
This $5,953,802 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) program funds a multi-institutional effort led by New Mexico State University to develop an integrated, system-based approach to significantly reduce the risk of Phytophthora blight in vegetable crops like peppers and cucurbits. The project aims to: 1) evaluate genetic diversity of the causal agent Phytophthora capsici, 2) identify resistant crop genotypes tolerant to...
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) received a $750,000 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) on May 1, 2023 through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive grants program (CFDA #10.310). Under the three-year award concluding on April 30, 2026, UC Davis will conduct research to understand how the movement protein of the Tomato brown rugose fruit virus causes disease and...
This Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture will fund $649,723 for research to characterize and map genes controlling fruit firmness and locule gel in the Texas A&M inbred tomato line TAM-SP18-157. The goal is to utilize these genes in cultivar development to promote local production of high-quality tomatoes with exceptional traits like firmness and lack of locule gel leakage. This research aims to deliver tomatoes with...
The University of California, Davis was awarded a $180,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program (CFDA 10.310). The grant will fund research to determine how the interactome of the tomato brown rugose fruit virus movement protein impacts pathogenicity and immunity evasion in tomatoes. The university will use biochemical, cellular, and genetic...