Project Grant 2516239
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary New York University received a $668,777 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Biological Infrastructure under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), awarded August 1, 2026, with completion targeted for July 31, 2029. This collaborative research initiative will deliver innovative genomic, epigenomic, and computational approaches to characterize cis-regulatory dynamics in maize domestication and improvement quantitative...
- Grant Award Summary Rutgers, The State University received a $819,635 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Biological Infrastructure under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2029. This collaborative research project will advance understanding of cis-regulatory dynamics in maize domestication and improvement through innovative genomic, epigenomic, and computational approaches. The research will map accessible...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. received a $591,500 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), CFDA 10.310, awarded July 15, 2026 with completion targeted for July 14, 2029. The project will develop low-cost, wearable sensors capable of direct attachment to maize leaves to continuously monitor plant health metrics without causing plant damage. These sensors...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. received a $986,241 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology (CFDA 47.074, Biological Sciences program) awarded August 1, 2026, with a completion date of July 31, 2031. This collaborative research initiative will conduct a longitudinal study of hybridization in Mimulus (yellow monkeyflowers) to identify the ecological, phenotypic, and genetic determinants that maintain...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded a $936,153 Project Grant to the University of Georgia Research Foundation under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) on July 15, 2021 for the project "DNA DEMETHYLATION IN MAIZE ENDOSPERM GENE REGULATION." The three-year project aims to advance understanding of major problems confronting the nation by promoting progress in the biological sciences. Specifically, the University...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded a $193,684 Project Grant to the University of Georgia Research Foundation effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2029, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). This collaborative research initiative investigates the mechanisms by which polo kinases maintain chiral asymmetry and support complex organizational patterning in Tetrahymena thermophila, a...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Integrative Organismal Systems awarded $876,250 to the University of California, Berkeley under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) for collaborative research on epigenetic editing technologies for crop improvement. The award, effective October 1, 2025, through April 30, 2028, supports the development and advancement of epigenetic editing methods—techniques that modify gene expression without altering...
- The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. a $299,072 project grant under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074). The grant will support comparative single cell transcriptomics and regulomics research from June 2023 to May 2025. Specifically, the foundation will utilize cutting-edge omics techniques to discover the regulatory components of monoterpene indole alkaloid biosynthesis in two plant species. Researchers will...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded $270,786 under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. for a collaborative research project running from January 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027. The project develops a sustainable wearable sensing system for continuous tree health monitoring using biocompatible sensor arrays implanted in plant xylem...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory received a $878,729 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), awarded on May 15, 2026, with completion scheduled for April 30, 2029. The award funds fundamental research to elucidate the molecular mechanisms by which the RNA-binding protein Terminal Ear1 (TE1) regulates post-transcriptional control of developmental gene...
The National Science Foundation's Division of Biological Infrastructure awarded $729,010 under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. for a collaborative research project commencing August 1, 2026 and concluding July 31, 2029. This Project Grant supports innovative genomic, epigenomic, and computational research to characterize cis-regulatory regions—DNA sequences that control gene expression—at single-cell resolution in maize. The research will employ accessible chromatin mapping, transcription factor binding analysis, and artificial intelligence (AI) modeling to identify and functionally dissect regulatory sequences underlying quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with maize domestication and crop improvement. The project delivers several key research products: empirical identification of cell-type-specific regulatory network variation in maize germplasm; development of predictive AI models capable of identifying regulatory regions in complex crop genomes; and functional characterization of two important QTLs critical to modern maize breeding. The research outcomes will enable breeders and biotechnologists to exploit regulatory sequence variation for enhanced crop performance and novel biotechnological applications. Additionally, the award supports workforce development through training of a new generation of scientists proficient in AI, genomics, and epigenomics technologies, thereby strengthening the Nation's biotechnology capacity and supporting advancement of the national bioeconomy.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $729.0k | 7/13/26 |