Project Grant 2539174
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of California, San Diego received a $700,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028. This award funds fundamental research to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of riboswitch-based gene regulation in manganese ion transporters. The project will map the co-transcriptional folding...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Emerging Frontiers awarded $554,742 to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) on October 1, 2025, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to conduct collaborative research investigating the mechanisms by which mucus shapes and maintains microbiomes. The project, scheduled for completion by January 31, 2027, will deliver fundamental scientific research examining three primary questions: what...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology awarded a $1,274,370 Project Grant to the University of California, Berkeley, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). This collaborative research initiative investigates how rapidly changing ocean conditions impact lanternfishes and bristlemouths—the most abundant vertebrates on Earth, collectively comprising nearly half of...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Award Details: The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology awarded $496,049 under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego for the period September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research project investigates adaptation mechanisms in lanternfishes and bristlemouths—the most abundant vertebrates on Earth—in response to rapidly...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) received a $426,300 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective July 15, 2025, with completion targeted for June 30, 2028. This collaborative research initiative investigates the development, evolution, and specialization of anterior lateral line systems in fishes and amphibians—sensory mechanisms that enable...
- Federal Grant Award Summary San Diego State University Foundation received a $195,343 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) beginning June 1, 2026 and concluding May 31, 2029. The award supports collaborative research focused on the integrative revisionary systematics of extreme short-range endemic cybaeid spiders from the California Floristic Province. The project will employ extensive fieldwork...
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award The University of California, Berkeley received a $630,979 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology (Biological Sciences, CFDA 47.074) awarded July 1, 2026, with completion scheduled for June 30, 2029. This collaborative research project investigates kleptocnidy—the process by which nudibranch sea slugs steal and store nematocysts (stinging structures) from cnidarian prey—to understand how novel biological...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded the University of California, Berkeley a Project Grant totaling $441,375 under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2031. The award funds fundamental research investigating the cellular and developmental mechanisms by which animals respond to intracellular beneficial microorganisms. The research utilizes the small sea...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Johns Hopkins University received a $900,000 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. This award supports research examining the mechanistic roles of hyper-divergent genomic regions in gene-by-environment interactions using nematode species as model organisms. The research employs advanced genomics...
- FEDERAL PROJECT GRANT AWARD SUMMARY Princeton University received a $1.0 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2029. The award funds fundamental research on quorum sensing—a bacterial cell-to-cell communication process that enables bacterial populations to synchronize behavior based on population density and species...
San Diego State University Research Foundation received a $855,892 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Emerging Frontiers under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) for a three-year project running from June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2029. The award funds research investigating how animals interpret microbial cues to regulate developmental processes, with specific focus on defining conserved host pathways that link bacterial detection to metamorphosis in the marine tubeworm Hydroides elegans. The research employs molecular and genetic approaches to characterize Toll-like receptor (TLR)/MyD88 signaling pathways and Nuclear Factor-kappa B (NF-κB)-dependent programs that enable larvae to distinguish between beneficial microbial signals and pathogenic threats, thereby directing distinct developmental outcomes. The project delivers fundamental scientific knowledge with translational applications to marine ecosystem restoration and biotechnology innovation. Specific research products include characterization of conserved biological mechanisms governing host-microbe interactions, data and methodologies applicable to enhancing larval recruitment in degraded marine habitats, and foundational principles for developing biotechnology platforms that harness microbial cues to control cellular behavior. Additionally, the award supports workforce development through hands-on research experiences for undergraduate and graduate students, including course-based discovery-driven science programs that engage early-career researchers in the biological sciences.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $855.9k | 5/27/26 |