Project Grant 2520651
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports a collaborative research project to investigate the evolution of specialization in plant-endosymbiont relationships under varying environmental conditions. The $175,511 award to the University of South Alabama will evaluate the partnership between a saltmarsh grass and its fungal partners along a stress gradient, assessing how these associations change in response to...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $234,897 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program to Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) for a 3-year collaborative research project. The project aims to develop a new framework for understanding the evolution of specialization in plant-endosymbiont responses to varying environments, with a focus on saltmarsh ecosystems. Key products and services to be delivered include: Evaluating the extent of mutual...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a two-year, $138,000 Project Grant to study how arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi impacts pollination and plant fitness in anthropogenically disturbed environments. The grant, provided under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), will fund research from August 2021 to July 2023 exploring how the symbiotic relationship between plants and fungi is impacted by human disturbances and influences plant reproduction. The Biological Sciences program aims to...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) Federal Grant Program provides $322,288 to William Marsh Rice University to conduct collaborative research on host-microbe symbiosis and its effects on plant fitness. The research team will explore how the impacts of fungal symbionts on their grass host plants fluctuate in response to environmental conditions, testing the hypothesis that host-microbe symbioses may confer greater stability compared...
- This National Science Foundation award under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $127,687 to Warren Wilson College to conduct collaborative research on the role of plant-associated microbes in forest ecosystems from November 2022 to May 2025. The research will explore how tree diversity influences leaf and root microbiome communities, leaf chemistry, insect populations, and ultimately tree productivity. Researchers will leverage a 32-acre tree biodiversity experiment in...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $240,000 in funding from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027. The grant supports a postdoctoral research fellowship focused on examining priority effects within and between fungal symbiont guilds associated with a native grass species, Schizachyrium scoparium. The research will manipulate the order of arrival of different arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and root endophytic fungi to...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) Project Grant award of $849,948 to the University of California, Berkeley aims to identify bioactive compounds produced by mutualistic fungi and quantify the costs of producing these compounds. The research will focus on the symbiotic relationship between loblolly pine trees and Suillus fungi, examining how fungi balance defending against competitors versus supporting their host trees. The project will induce metabolite...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,100,000 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to the Regents of the University of Minnesota. The grant, titled "The Ecological and Evolutionary Effects of Combined Stresses in a Mutualism," will fund research to investigate how microbial mutualisms are impacted by multiple environmental stresses. The project will conduct over 3,900 growth experiments and 150 evolution experiments to develop tools for...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program ($502,950) supports research at Moravian University from February 2023 through January 2026 to investigate the impact of environmental change on barrier island ecosystems. The grantee will conduct field surveys and experiments to study the distribution and functional traits of native shrubs and grasses along a disturbance gradient. Specifically, the research will examine how the encroachment of the shrub...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) Project Grant award of $240,000 provides funding for a 3-year postdoctoral research fellowship to study the dynamics of the marsh-forest ecotone in the Chesapeake Bay region. The key objectives are to: Employ remote sensing techniques to track the migration rates of the leading and lagging edges of the marsh-forest ecotone. Use vegetation monitoring to explore how plant communities respond to varying migration...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) Project Grant award to St. Mary's College of Maryland provides $171,094 to support a 3-year collaborative research project to investigate the evolution of specialization in plant-endosymbiont responses to varying environmental conditions, particularly salinity stress. The project aims to evaluate the partnership between a saltmarsh grass and its fungal partners along a natural stress gradient, and assess how these associations change when exposed to salinity stress. The research outcomes will include a publicly available database/collection of beneficial fungal partners to aid coastal ecosystem conservation and restoration efforts. The project will also provide cross-disciplinary training for 3 early-career Americans and engage local high school students and teachers in classroom research on saltmarsh and fungi.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $171.1k | 7/23/25 |