Project Grant 2610713
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded UC Berkeley $87,250 under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) beginning September 1, 2025, with completion by August 31, 2027. This Project Grant supports the development of genomic language models (GLMs) to predict optimal fungal genomes for enhanced commercial protein production. The primary deliverables include a hierarchical genome-to-phenotype model (G2PM) for...
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award Kansas State University received an $800,000 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, 2026, through July 31, 2029. The award supports research to elucidate the mechanisms of horizontal chromosome transfer (HCT) among Pyricularia fungi, specifically investigating how supernumerary chromosomes transfer between fungal strains....
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $422,039 Project Grant to the University of Wisconsin - Madison under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) on October 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for August 31, 2026. This collaborative research initiative, titled "PhenoBase: Community, Infrastructure, and Data for Global-Scale Analyses of Plant Phenology," develops machine learning methods to extract phenological data—information about plant...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Wisconsin-Madison received a $876,272 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), awarded October 15, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2028. This collaborative research initiative develops advanced CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) tools for bacterial functional genomics with application to marine...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology awarded $822,505 to the Regents of the University of Minnesota (Office of Sponsored Projects Administration) under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to conduct fundamental research on cross-kingdom interactions between mycorrhizal fungi and hyphosphere bacteria. The five-year project, which commenced June 1, 2026 and concludes May 31, 2031, will investigate the mechanisms by...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Michigan received a $300,787 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2030. This collaborative research initiative will produce comprehensive fungal biodiversity assessments, population genomics analyses, and evidence-based fungal conservation and restoration strategies for oak savanna...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Wisconsin-Madison received a $619,353 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) on December 1, 2025, with a completion date of November 30, 2028. The award funds research to elucidate mechanisms by which stress-adapted microbial communities enhance tree tolerance to environmental stressors including cold, heat, and drought. The...
- 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"...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems awarded University of Wisconsin-Madison a $970,143 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2030. This collaborative research initiative, conducted in partnership with the Savanna Institute, a nonprofit organization promoting agroforestry practices in the Midwest, will generate scientific knowledge and methodologies...
- 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...
The National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology awarded a $1.22 million Project Grant to the University of Wisconsin - Madison on September 1, 2026, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to support fundamental research on horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in fungi through September 2030. The project will develop a model experimental system utilizing giant transposons called "starships" to determine the ecological and evolutionary factors governing HGT in fungal eukaryotes. This research addresses a critical knowledge gap in understanding how species exchange genetic information and generate adaptive variation, with implications for advancing evolutionary biology, biotechnology applications, plant breeding, and drug discovery. In addition to advancing scientific understanding of fungal HGT mechanisms and their relevance to human, plant, and environmental health, the project includes workforce development components designed to support early-career researchers, facilitate team-based student learning, and expand mentoring programs. The research deliverables will comprise experimental data, publications, and methodological frameworks establishing starships as a tractable system for hypothesis-driven investigation of HGT processes in eukaryotic organisms.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.2m | 5/19/26 |