Project Grant 2546336
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology awarded $830,726 under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to Reed Institute for a collaborative longitudinal research project spanning August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2031. The primary deliverable is a multi-year field study investigating hybridization dynamics in yellow monkeyflower (Mimulus) species in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon. The research will combine field...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Integrative Organismal Systems awarded a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship totaling $279,000 on July 1, 2025, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). This three-year fellowship, concluding June 30, 2028, supports Dr. Eleanore J. Ritter's research and training at the University of Georgia under the sponsorship of Dr. Andrea Sweigart. The primary deliverable is a research initiative investigating the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Oregon received a $507,077 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative investigates developmental selection mechanisms during plant reproduction in the model organism Mimulus guttatus, specifically examining how natural selection operating at early...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded a $193,684 Project Grant to the University of Georgia Research Foundation effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2029, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). This collaborative research initiative investigates the mechanisms by which polo kinases maintain chiral asymmetry and support complex organizational patterning in Tetrahymena thermophila, a...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Portland State University received a $637,156 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research project investigates developmental selection during plant reproduction in the model organism Mimulus guttatus, examining how natural selection at early reproductive stages—specifically haploid...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Georgia TECH Research Corp received a $596,940 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), awarded June 15, 2025, with completion targeted for May 31, 2030. The project, titled "LTREB: The Multicellularity Long Term Evolution Experiment (MULTEE)," will investigate the genetic, molecular, and physiological mechanisms underlying the evolutionary transition...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology awarded a $1,229,568 Project Grant to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2030, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). This award funds fundamental research investigating the evolutionary dynamics and genetic mechanisms of Wolbachia-host interactions, with particular emphasis on understanding how these bacterial...
- This National Science Foundation project grant of $240,000 supports research investigating the genomic consequences of hybridization in the Mimulus guttatus complex from June 2023 through May 2026. Funded under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), the award enables a postdoctoral research fellowship for integrative research on the rules governing interactions between genomes, environments and phenotypes during speciation. The fellow will use genomic analyses and greenhouse crosses to...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $656,273 to the University of Montana to conduct collaborative research on the mechanisms and consequences of centromere drive in monkeyflowers. The project aims to investigate how genes and DNA sequences cause selfish centromere drive, how plants resist this drive, and the impacts on seed and pollen production. The research team will leverage new chromosome-scale genome...
- This $442,310 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology supports a 5-year field research study on the Scarlet Monkeyflower (Mimulus cardinalis), a plant species found across varied climates in western North America. The research aims to understand how different climates influence the survival, growth, and reproduction of this plant species, and how this affects population persistence in the face of climate change. The study involves...
The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. received a $986,241 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology (Biological Sciences, CFDA 47.074) awarded August 1, 2026, with completion targeted for July 31, 2031. This collaborative research initiative conducts a longitudinal study of hybridization in Mimulus (yellow monkeyflowers) to identify the ecological, phenotypic, and genetic determinants governing species boundaries. The research delivers scientific outputs including field observations and genetic analyses from natural populations in the Columbia River Gorge that reveal how environmental conditions such as drought influence interspecific gene flow and reproductive barriers. Key products include identification of specific genes mediating plant adaptation and reproductive isolation, particularly those controlling flowering time, which has direct applications for modern plant breeding and biotechnology development. Beyond primary research deliverables, the award funds substantial educational and outreach products. The project provides training experiences for undergraduate and graduate students engaged in all aspects of the research, including field work and genetic analysis. Outreach products include public lectures, experimental demonstrations at field sites, greenhouse tours, and engagement programming with high school students. These integrated research, training, and education activities advance fundamental understanding of speciation processes in the context of hybridization while building workforce capacity in the biological sciences and enhancing public scientific literacy.Grant Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $986.2k | 5/26/26 |