Project Grant 2517069
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of California, Los Angeles received a $941,379 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Emerging Frontiers under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) for collaborative research examining xylem and phloem integration in plants. Running from May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2029, this research initiative will generate fundamental discoveries about how the coordinated anatomy and physiology of leaf carbon and water transport...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Minnesota Duluth received a $250,086 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Emerging Frontiers under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) for the period May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2029. This collaborative research initiative investigates the integration and functional coordination of xylem and phloem tissues—the plant vascular systems responsible for water and sugar transport—and their influence on...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) received a $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Emerging Frontiers under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), awarded March 1, 2026, with completion targeted for February 28, 2029. This research project will investigate the genomic and regulatory processes underlying drought-stress responses in Valley Oak (Quercus lobata), a California-endemic species. The primary...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded $1.1M to the University of California, Davis under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to conduct fundamental research investigating how cytokinin hormonal signaling regulates cell plate development and callose deposition during plant cell division. The project, which commenced August 1, 2025, and concludes July 31, 2028, will deliver mechanistic insights into...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) awarded the University of California, Davis a $350,000 Project Grant effective June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2029, to develop the Engineered Plants in Culture (EPIC) biomanufacturing initiative. This Future Manufacturing Research Grant (FMRG) project will establish small-scale, self-sufficient biomanufacturing systems utilizing plant cell suspensions, plant embryos,...
- 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...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems awarded $557,547 under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to the University of California, Davis for a three-year project (September 1, 2025 – August 31, 2028) investigating the influence of fire on root and microbial carbon cycling in deep forest soils. The research will deliver scientific data and modeling outputs documenting how microbial communities and carbon...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of California, Berkeley received a $468,683 Project Grant awarded January 15, 2026, by the National Science Foundation's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). This collaborative research initiative will deliver comprehensive mechanistic distribution models for grass species by integrating physiological, phenological, and phylogenetic data. The project will generate critical scientific...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of California, Davis received a $618,000 project grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Foundational and Applied Science Program (CFDA 10.310), effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2030. The project addresses a critical limitation in commercial grapevine rootstock development by investigating the genetic and physiological mechanisms underlying...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems awarded $613,292 under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside for the TRILATERAL FPP 2023 project titled "FLORESENG - Engineering Endogenous Oxygen Sensing for Improved Flood Resilience in Cereals." The three-year project, effective from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028, delivers fundamental research aimed at...
The University of California, Davis received a $297,326 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Emerging Frontiers under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2029. This collaborative research initiative will generate fundamental scientific knowledge regarding xylem and phloem integration—the plant tissues responsible for water and sugar transport—and their influence on photosynthesis, growth, and drought resilience across herbaceous, shrub, and tree species throughout the United States. The research will produce mechanistic models at multiple scales (leaf, whole-plant, and ecosystem levels) that elucidate how coordinated anatomy and physiology of leaf carbon and water transport systems determine plant species growth, drought resilience, and geographic distribution. The project will deliver several significant outputs to benefit the scientific community and public, including unprecedented databases documenting leaf structure, function, and plant drought responses; undergraduate student training in research methodologies, data analysis, and scientific writing; and creative public engagement workshops developed in collaboration with artists that translate scientific findings into visual media, augmented-reality, and virtual-reality experiences. Additionally, the research team will conduct outreach activities targeting the grape and wine industry, communicating discoveries about sugar and water transport interactions in grapevine leaves and their implications for plant stress responses and wine quality. These deliverables advance National Science Foundation priorities in basic biological research while supporting workforce development and public scientific literacy.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $297.3k | 4/27/26 |