Project Grant 2532196
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Emerging Frontiers awarded $297,326 to the University of California, Davis on May 1, 2026 under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to support collaborative research on xylem and phloem integration in plants. The research will generate fundamental discoveries regarding how the coordinated anatomy and physiology of leaf carbon and water transport systems determine plant growth, drought resilience, and...
- 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...
- This Project Grant award of $1,100,000 from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program will support research at the University of California, Davis to study the genetic and chemical processes behind the diversity of specialized metabolites in plants. The project will investigate the key biosynthetic genes and modifications that create a range of glucosinolate compounds in the Brassicales plant family, which contribute to the flavors, aromas, and health benefits...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Biological Infrastructure awarded a $399,760 Exploratory Research (EAGER) Project Grant to the University of California, Davis on August 15, 2026, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). The award supports research investigating postzygotic hybrid incompatibility in Arabidopsis thaliana resulting from centromere remodeling. The project will deliver scientific research outputs examining the genetic, cellular,...
- 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...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) received a $1.0 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. The award supports fundamental research to identify and characterize small molecules, or secondary metabolites, produced by plant-associated fungi that mediate interactions between plants...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $941,379 to the University of California, Los Angeles through its Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) for collaborative research on xylem and phloem integration in plants. The three-year project, effective May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2029, will generate fundamental discoveries regarding how the coordinated anatomy and physiology of leaf carbon and water transport systems determine plant growth, drought...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Biological Infrastructure awarded $686,065 to Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research Inc. on July 15, 2026, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to conduct collaborative research examining the role of dihydrouridine (DHU), an RNA covalent modification, in plant stress tolerance. The three-year project, scheduled for completion on June 30, 2029, will deliver fundamental research outputs including...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center received a $800,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), awarded July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. This collaborative research initiative, titled "Intragenic Genome Engineering for the Next Generation of Improved Plants," develops biotechnology tools and methods utilizing transposable elements...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to The Regents of the University of California, Berkeley on July 15, 2026, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). This collaborative research initiative focuses on engineering synthetic multi-kingdom anaerobic communities designed to produce volatile fatty acids from biomass. The award will support basic research activities through...
The National Science Foundation's Division of Emerging Frontiers awarded $1.25M to the University of California, Davis under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) for the project "PLANTSYNBIO: Deciphering the Effects of Structural Variation in Specialized Metabolites on Plant-Insect Interactions." Running from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2030, this basic research initiative will investigate how structural variation in acylsugars—specialized metabolites produced by plants in the Solanaceae family—affects plant-insect interactions and herbivory resistance. The research will characterize the anti-herbivory structure-activity relationships of acylsugars, identify molecular mechanisms underlying their biodiversity, and develop biotechnology frameworks for metabolic engineering and synthetic biology applications to create sustainable, nature-guided plant defense compounds. The deliverables from this award will advance understanding of agricultural pest resistance mechanisms while generating sequence datasets and identifying novel gene targets applicable to synthetic biology and chemical ecology. By establishing foundational knowledge of how chemical metabolite composition influences plant-biotic interactions, this research directly addresses NSF's strategic priorities in biotechnology and supports the development of safer, more sustainable crop defense strategies as alternatives to chemical pesticides—a critical need given that insect herbivores cause estimated losses of 20-30% of annual U.S. agricultural production.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.3m | 6/29/26 |