Project Grant 2541219
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Texas at San Antonio received a $855,911 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) effective January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2030. This CAREER award supports integrated research and educational activities investigating whether urban heat islands facilitate northward range expansion of invasive tropical freshwater fishes. The primary deliverables...
- 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 Grant Award Summary The University of Houston System received a $332,385 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (Biological Sciences program, CFDA 47.074) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The award supports fundamental research to identify host-encoded RNA (ribonucleic acid) binding proteins that promote P-element transposition in Drosophila melanogaster. The research employs MS2 RNA tagging and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary 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...
- 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 Grant Award Summary Texas A&M University received a $671,310 CAREER Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology (CFDA 47.074, Biological Sciences) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2030. This award funds research investigating how evolutionary processes and phenotypic plasticity drive the northward range expansion of upside-down jellyfish (Cassiopea) along Florida's coasts. The project will employ genetic, epigenetic, and...
- 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 Columbia University a $1.3M Project Grant (CFDA 47.074 – Biological Sciences program) on May 15, 2026, to support a five-year CAREER research initiative examining the regulation of female mating receptivity in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. The research deliverables include fundamental scientific investigation into mating signals and behaviors that control successful reproduction...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology awarded $681,036 under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley for a CAREER grant focused on advancing mechanistic understanding of avian migration phenology across North America. The five-year project, initiated September 1, 2026 and concluding August 31, 2031, integrates trait-based ecological frameworks with high-resolution acoustic data to...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Texas Tech University received a $247,495 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Mathematical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) awarded August 1, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2030. This CAREER award supports fundamental research on parameter estimation and identifiability for ecological models that incorporate seasonal disruption. The primary deliverable is the development and validation of hybrid-timescale mathematical models that...
The University of Texas at San Antonio received a $714,526 CAREER award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2031. This project seeks to elucidate the mechanisms of juvenile hormone homeostasis in arthropods using Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) as an experimental model. The research will identify factors required for juvenile hormone synthesis and characterize homeostatic feedback mechanisms that regulate isoprene-based juvenile hormone levels, with the ultimate goal of informing biotechnology approaches to control agricultural insect pests and invasive species that threaten U.S. agriculture, human health, and national defense. The award integrates research activities with educational components delivered to both undergraduate and K-12 audiences. Specifically, the project will provide undergraduate students—including those in course-based undergraduate research programs—with opportunities to conduct publishable biology research at UTSA, while simultaneously developing a biology module and teacher development workshop for K-12 science educators focused on invasive insect species. These integrated research and educational products address fundamental gaps in understanding juvenile hormone biology and resistance mechanisms while building STEM workforce capacity in a Hispanic-serving institution.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $714.5k | 6/23/26 |