Project Grant 2540912
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Michigan received a $751,823 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2029. This collaborative research initiative delivers comprehensive scientific investigation into mammalian tail evolution, development, and biomechanics through integrated approaches spanning phylogenetic...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Michigan received a $862,279 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2029. This award funds fundamental research investigating RNA-RNA interactions that regulate virulence gene expression in Listeria monocytogenes, a foodborne bacterial pathogen of significant public health concern. The research...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Michigan received a $605,420 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2031. This award funds research to advance understanding of T cell reprogramming into regulatory T cells (Tregs), with the primary deliverable being fundamental...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant of $549,998 to the University of Michigan on February 15, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The five-year project, scheduled for completion on January 31, 2031, will develop ultrasensitive single-molecule protein detection platforms capable of simultaneously measuring both the...
- This $1,273,110 federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program, supports a research project at the University of Michigan focused on understanding the molecular evolution of bacterial proteins that provide resistance to common antiseptic and antibacterial compounds. The key objectives of this 4-year project are to: 1) analyze the biophysical basis for how these bacterial resistance proteins export quaternary ammonium...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Arizona State University received a $783,649 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2031. This CAREER award supports fundamental research investigating how subtle environmental changes influence evolutionary outcomes in organisms, with particular relevance to understanding adaptive responses in drug-resistant pathogens,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Michigan received a $329,936 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), awarded July 15, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2028. This collaborative research initiative with the University of Pittsburgh investigates the mechanisms of animal migration termination, specifically focusing on monarch butterfly habitat selection at...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Michigan received a $300,000 collaborative research project grant awarded September 1, 2025, by the National Science Foundation's Division of Mathematical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The three-year award through August 31, 2028, funds the development of next-generation phylodynamic mathematical and computational tools designed to extract epidemiological information from viral genomes....
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Michigan State University received $325,937 in funding from the National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) for a collaborative research project running from September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The award supports fundamental research investigating the structural and metabolic dynamics of bacterial microcompartments (BMCs)—protein-bounded cellular compartments found...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Michigan received a $400,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research project delivers fundamental scientific knowledge and experimental/theoretical models investigating the mechanics of tissue boundary formation during embryonic development. The primary...
The University of Michigan received a $1.35 million CAREER award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology (Biological Sciences program, CFDA 47.074) beginning June 1, 2026, and extending through May 31, 2031. This project investigates how evolutionary conflict drives biological innovation by combining three complementary research approaches: custom-built microfluidic devices that control bacterial evolution in real time, computational models of self-replicating programs that follow evolutionary principles, and controlled experiments using bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria). The research outputs include empirical and computational data elucidating the mechanisms underlying evolutionary complexity, methodologies for accelerated evolution studies, and insights applicable to biotechnology applications including antimicrobial resistance mitigation and directed evolution approaches for engineering adaptable biological systems. In addition to research deliverables, the award supports educational outreach products and services designed to translate evolutionary science to broader audiences. These include a summer research professional development program for Detroit-area educators that equips teachers with evolutionary expertise and laboratory protocols for classroom instruction; an interactive museum exhibit at the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History; and online educational tools that make evolutionary principles accessible to the general public. The integrated research and educational components position the project to advance both fundamental understanding of evolutionary innovation and public scientific literacy.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.3m | 5/13/26 |