Project Grant 2538764
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Texas at Austin received a $1,028,700 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective September 1, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2028. This research project investigates the biophysical mechanisms of transbilayer coupling by protein condensates—a newly discovered cellular communication mechanism in which...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded The Washington University a Project Grant totaling $1,115,181 (Award Date: July 1, 2025; Completion Date: June 30, 2028) under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). This award funds fundamental research investigating the molecular mechanisms by which plants utilize biomolecular condensates to sense environmental stimuli and reprogram their epigenomes in response to...
- 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...
- 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 National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology awarded $890,646 to the University of Texas at Arlington under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) on August 15, 2026, for a CAREER project investigating neo-sex chromosome evolution across multiple animal and plant species. The research will employ advanced DNA and RNA sequencing technologies, cytogenetics, and bioinformatic methods to elucidate the evolutionary and molecular...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded a $1.14M Project Grant (CFDA 47.074, Biological Sciences program) to the University of Texas at Austin, effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029. The research project investigates novel mechanisms linking nucleoid condensation and stress survival in Deinococcus radiodurans, a model extremophile bacterium capable of withstanding extreme environmental conditions lethal...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems awarded $1.6M to the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) on December 15, 2025, to investigate the epigenetic regulation of heat stress memory (HSM) in photosynthetic cells. The three-year project (through November 30, 2028) focuses on understanding how plants tolerate repeated high temperatures through studying the unicellular green alga...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Texas State University received a $471,066 Project Grant awarded on September 15, 2025, from the National Science Foundation's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). The award supports collaborative research to develop biotechnological tools enabling genome editing and functional genomics in poeciliid fishes (guppies, mollies, and swordtails)—model organisms previously limited by the absence of DNA...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Dartmouth College $850,435 under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) for collaborative research addressing plant organ development through genome-wide characterization of evolutionarily conserved signaling modules. The five-year project, which commenced June 1, 2025 and concludes May 31, 2030, investigates how sulfated peptides and their receptor-like kinase interactions orchestrate plant organ formation....
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded a $900,000 Project Grant to the University of Pennsylvania on September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative, funded under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), investigates the mechanism of transcription factor (TF) functional divergence through "differential usage of shared binding sites"...
The National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, awarded $807,759 to the University of Texas at Austin (awarded August 1, 2026; completion July 31, 2029) under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to investigate the spatial regulation of thermomorphogenic development in Arabidopsis through the HY5 and SPAS genes. The project will elucidate the molecular mechanisms by which environmental temperature signals regulate gene expression and drive morphological and physiological adaptation in plants, addressing fundamental questions about how sessile organisms coordinate developmental responses across tissues to optimize growth and resource allocation in changing environmental conditions. Beyond core research deliverables, this project incorporates significant educational and workforce development components. The award will support the development of biotechnology micro-credentials for university students to earn professional credentials in plant molecular biology and biotechnology research tools, and will create educational toolkits designed to expand scientific research opportunities for high school students. The project also includes direct engagement with K-12 students through laboratory facility tours, presentations in biology classes, and scientific method instruction, intended to inspire career interest in biotechnology while building the communication and teaching skills of participating researchers.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $807.8k | 7/9/26 |