Project Grant 2620838
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology awarded $335,945 to the University of California, Merced on February 1, 2027, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to support collaborative research investigating how gut microbiota contribute to host nutrient dynamics, physiological performance, and survival in banner-tailed kangaroo rats. The three-year project, scheduled for completion by January 31, 2030, will examine...
- This collaborative research project, funded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) with $434,617 obligated, investigates the mechanisms by which gut microbiota contribute to nutritional resilience and survival in banner-tailed kangaroo rats inhabiting arid, resource-limited ecosystems. The research deliverables include empirical findings on host-microbe interactions that regulate nutrient dynamics,...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology awarded a $370,309 Project Grant (CFDA 47.074 – Biological Sciences) to the University of New Mexico on May 1, 2026, with completion targeted for April 30, 2031. This Long-Term Research in Environmental Biology (LTREB) renewal supports collaborative experimental research investigating trophic dynamics and energy flows in semiarid ecosystems over a 37+ year longitudinal study period. The...
- 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 New Mexico received a $288,720 Project Grant award dated July 15, 2025, from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). This collaborative research initiative, supporting seven Principal Investigators, one postdoctoral fellow, five graduate students, and two undergraduate students across five U.S. universities, will investigate how marine nutrient availability...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Biological Infrastructure awarded a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology totaling $270,000 on August 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for July 31, 2028, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). This award supports research investigating the role of pyrazine biosynthetic enzymes in microbial colonization dynamics and chemical diversity within the gut microbiome. The fellow will employ genetic...
- Federal Grant Award Summary This $606,871 Project Grant, awarded July 15, 2025, by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), supports collaborative research examining how nutrient availability drove eukaryotic diversification during the Tonian Period (1000–720 million years ago). The research initiative brings together seven principal investigators, one postdoctoral fellow, five graduate students, and two...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Integrative Organismal Systems awarded $1,101,668 to the University of Nevada, Reno through the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) on September 15, 2025, to support a CAREER project investigating the genetic basis of host-microbiome interactions. The research will utilize the Mexican tetra fish as a model organism to identify specific genetic factors that influence gut microbiome composition and subsequently...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Integrative Organismal Systems awarded $605,949 to the University of New Mexico, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2030, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). This Project Grant supports fundamental research examining environmental flow models and restoration strategies for the Rio Grande river corridor in New Mexico. The primary deliverables include scientific research outputs...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Arizona State University received a $700,000 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, 2025, through July 31, 2028. The award funds research to elucidate and understand "covert" or non-obligate metabolic interactions within synthetic microbial communities—interactions that are not essential to community survival but...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology has awarded $838,435 to the University of New Mexico through the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) for collaborative research investigating how gut microbiota contribute to nutritional resilience and survival in banner-tailed kangaroo rats. The research, initiated February 1, 2027, and concluding January 31, 2030, will develop and deliver analytical tools and fundamental knowledge regarding host-microbe interactions in resource-limited ecosystems. The project advances understanding of how gut microbial communities enable mammals to withstand nutritional stress by converting dietary resources into essential nutrients and metabolites, with particular application to wild animals experiencing seasonal and annual variation in food availability. The research deliverables will encompass identification of mechanistic pathways through which gut microbes support mammalian physiology, ecology, and symbiosis. The project will additionally deliver workforce development products and services through interdisciplinary training opportunities across three research-intensive institutions for high school, undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral researchers. Participants will gain hands-on experience and technical proficiency in field ecology, molecular biology, stable isotope analysis, bioinformatics, and quantitative modeling. The analytical tools and methodologies developed through this collaborative research are intended for adoption by biotechnology and biomedical sciences sectors, supporting broader advancement of the Nation's scientific enterprise in biological research.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $838.4k | 6/29/26 |