Project Grant 2611042
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Biological Infrastructure awarded $686,065 to Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research Inc. on July 15, 2026, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to conduct collaborative research examining the role of dihydrouridine (DHU), an RNA covalent modification, in plant stress tolerance. The three-year project, scheduled for completion on June 30, 2029, will deliver fundamental research outputs including...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Pennsylvania received a $621,891 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Biological Infrastructure under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), awarded July 15, 2026, with completion targeted for June 30, 2029. This collaborative research initiative investigates the role of dihydrouridine (DHU), a recently discovered RNA covalent modification, in maintaining photosynthesis and metabolism under environmental stress...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Oklahoma's Office of Research Administration received a $276,308 Project Grant award dated May 15, 2025, from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083). This CAREER award, jointly funded by the Foundations of Emerging Technologies Program and the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCOR), supports the development of computational and statistical...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology awarded $395,449 to the University of New Mexico (Biological Sciences program, CFDA 47.074) on August 1, 2026, for a four-year project titled "STAR: Testing the Theoretical Basis of Microbe-Mediated Plant Adaptation to Drought." The research deliverables include empirical investigations into how beneficial soil fungi enhance plant drought resilience, with a focus on blue grama grass...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Oklahoma received a $2,999,865 National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2030. The award funds the DIANA (Delivering Innovation Accelerated through Nexus of Interfaces and Assimilation) National Research Traineeship (NRT), an interdisciplinary graduate training program designed to equip Ph.D. students with the knowledge, skills, and commercial...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Oklahoma received a $495,371 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. This research project focuses on understanding facet-dependent exciton dynamics in strongly confined perovskite quantum dots to develop more efficient and robust quantum light emitters. The primary...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Iowa received a $900,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), awarded September 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for August 31, 2028. This award supports fundamental research investigating the genetic basis and evolution of transcriptional responses to oxidative stress across diverse yeast species, with particular emphasis on...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Biological Infrastructure awarded $465,000 to the University of North Dakota on November 1, 2025, to establish a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site program focused on genes and the environment. The program will provide ten-week summer research training experiences to 10 undergraduate students annually over three years (2026-2028), with an anticipated total of 30 students primarily recruited from institutions...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center received $786,500 in Project Grant funding from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859), awarded August 8, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2030. The award funds research into the dynamics of fungal stress responses in host environments, specifically investigating how pathogenic fungi sense and adapt to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Duke University received a $649,999 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) beginning July 1, 2025, and concluding June 30, 2028. This collaborative research initiative will develop a semi-automated system to conduct high-resolution comparative analysis of transcription factor binding sites across different plant lateral organs, including roots, leaves, and...
The National Science Foundation's Division of Biological Infrastructure awarded the University of Oklahoma a $491,339 Project Grant (CFDA 47.074, Biological Sciences program) effective July 15, 2026, through June 30, 2029, to conduct collaborative research on dihydrouridine (DHU), an RNA covalent modification affecting plant stress tolerance. The research employs genomic and transcriptomic techniques combined with machine learning and artificial intelligence methods to investigate how DHU targets messenger RNAs (mRNAs) associated with photosynthesis and metabolism for degradation under drought and heat stress conditions. The project deliverables include fundamental scientific discoveries about DHU's role in environmental stress response mechanisms and their potential application to developing more resilient agricultural systems. Beyond core research outcomes, the project delivers educational and workforce development products through mentoring and training activities targeting undergraduate students with limited exposure to computational and RNA biology. The work is positioned to generate translational insights applicable to human health given the presence of DHU-modification machinery in yeast and humans, while contributing broader understanding of how RNA chemical modifications interact across eukaryotic systems. The research is conducted at the University of Oklahoma's Norman, Oklahoma campus under the Office of Research Administration.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $491.3k | 7/10/26 |