Project Grant 5902061196F1

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a $124,324 cooperative agreement to the U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF Global) to fund international collaborative research projects and related scientific activities under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program. Through December 2022, CRDF Global will utilize the award to support the implementation of research projects and workshops through their Global Solutions - Impact...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. received an $800,000 project grant awarded on November 15, 2025, by the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310). The grant supports a three-year research initiative (completion date: November 14, 2028) focused on improving wheat cold tolerance through advanced genomic analysis and artificial intelligence modeling. The...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Washington State University received a $400,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, to develop AI-ENGAGE, an artificial intelligence-driven precision genomic selection platform for wheat breeding. The project delivers advanced neural network tools that integrate genetic markers, environmental factors, and plant growth...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a $154,631 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Minnesota Office of Sponsored Projects Administration to support research developing scab resistant wheat and barley via genomics from May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2026. The award is being used to fund research under the Agricultural Research Service's Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001), which supports making agricultural research...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded North Dakota State University a $371,333 Project Grant under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001) to conduct wheat breeding for enhanced Fusarium head blight resistance in North Dakota. The grant period is from May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2026 and will support research to develop wheat varieties with improved resistance to Fusarium head blight, a fungal disease that reduces wheat yields and...

This Project Grant award of $494,829 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports research at South Dakota State University (SDSU) to elucidate the signaling mechanisms of wall-associated kinase (WAK) immunity receptors in the barley-spot blotch pathosystem. The key objectives are to: 1) determine the physical interaction and subcellular localization of two WAK genes SBS1 and SBS2, 2) elucidate the signaling pathways of these WAK genes, and 3)...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) provides $300,000 in funding to Washington State University (WSU) from May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2026. The project aims to develop collaborative research using AI/ML methods to improve agricultural production and climate resilience in India. Key objectives include: Building and testing new AI-enabled infrastructure for in-field crop monitoring and phenotyping, with a focus...

This $599,444 National Science Foundation Office of International Science and Engineering project grant supports the International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) Track I program between Washington State University and Germany's Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS) program. Over three years, 24 graduate and undergraduate students will complete 10-week research experiences in Germany, working on fundamental plant biology research with CEPLAS scientists. This research aims...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA/FAS) under the Scientific Exchanges Program (CFDA 10.620) will provide $245,468.30 to Iowa State University of Science and Technology to support fellowships and mentoring for professionals to attend the 2023 World Food Prize. The program aims to educate a new generation of agricultural scientists, increase scientific knowledge and collaborative research, and extend that knowledge to...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of California, Davis received a $618,000 Project Grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2029. The project develops new wheat varieties that maintain short stature and lodging resistance while demonstrating improved vigor and efficiency under stress conditions, including drought and low-fertilizer...