Project Grant 5902066083
Award Date 5/1/26
Completion Date 4/30/30
Dollars Obligated $113K
Federal Agency
Federal Grant Program
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Similar Awards
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Central Program Planning Coordination and Support awarded The Ohio State University $182,294 on May 1, 2026, under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001) to develop and market new soft wheat cultivars that combine high levels of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) resistance with high yield adapted to the Upper Midwest. The project runs through April 30, 2030, with performance at Columbus, Ohio....
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded Texas A&M Agrilife Research $106,620 on May 1, 2026, under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001) to develop and release Fusarium head blight (FHB) resistant soft red winter wheat cultivars for Texas and the southeastern United States. The project employs traditional breeding techniques, misted scab nurseries, doubled haploid technology, genomic prediction and selection, and...
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Central Program Planning Coordination and Support awarded Michigan State University $121,289 on May 1, 2026, under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001) to develop fusarium head blight (FHB) resistant soft red and white winter wheat varieties for the Great Lakes region. The award supports the breeding and release of FHB-resistant wheat varieties to strengthen agricultural economies in Michigan and...
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Central Program Planning Coordination and Support awarded North Carolina State University $125,843 on May 1, 2026, under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001) to accelerate genetic gain for Fusarium head blight resistance in southern soft wheat. The project runs through April 30, 2030, with performance at Raleigh, North Carolina. The award funds research to increase wheat productivity in North...
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Central Program Planning Coordination and Support awarded $159,755 to the University of Maryland, College Park on May 1, 2026, under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001) to develop Fusarium head blight-resistant small grain cultivars for Maryland growers. The award funds three activities: evaluation of small grain germplasm to identify new sources of resistance against FHB; mapping and...
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded South Dakota State University $144,727 on May 1, 2026, under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001) to develop and release hard winter wheat and winter durum cultivars with Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) resistance for the U.S. Great Plains. The project will increase the frequency of major and minor resistance genes, implement genomic and phenomics prediction strategies, and coordinate regional...
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University $182,643 on May 1, 2026, under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001) to conduct genomic selection research for stable Fusarium Head Blight resistance in winter wheat and barley. The recipient will evaluate cooperative nurseries for adaptation and FHB resistance in wheat and barley, develop and employ a novel phenological genomic...
- The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Cornell University $125,680.72 on June 1, 2026, under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), CFDA 10.310, to investigate how wheat host genotype and phenotype influence root-associated microbial communities under drought stress. The research utilizes drought-susceptible and drought-tolerant wheat cultivars bred in the Pacific Northwest to characterize contrasting drought tolerance phenotypes. Work...
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded North Dakota State University $201,967 on May 1, 2026, under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001) to breed durum wheat for Fusarium head blight resistance. The work includes breeding FHB-resistant durum wheat lines, screening candidate lines for FHB resistance in greenhouses and irrigated field nurseries, evaluating lines for deoxynivalenol (DON) contamination, conducting marker-assisted...
- 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...