Project Grant 97762201

This $1.5 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Office of International Science and Engineering (NSF OISE) will fund the development of a climate-resilient and sustainable food production system utilizing controlled environment hydroponic agriculture with novel wastewater treatment and reuse technologies. Led by Clemson University in collaboration with universities in South Korea, the award will support five key activities over a two-year period from January 2023 to December...

The Pennsylvania State University received a $749,999 Project Grant award from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) (CFDA 10.310) to conduct research on cover crop utilization for enhancing maize pest and pathogen defense mechanisms. Awarded on January 1, 2026, with a completion date of December 31, 2029, this research initiative will investigate how cover crops influence soil microbiomes and their interactions with plant...

The Land Institute received a two-year, $165,000 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program. The grant will support research to develop an analytical program to identify ecologically-based intercropping systems that can sustainably increase agricultural productivity and crop defenses. Specifically, the Land Institute will leverage a dataset of over...

This $493,641 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will fund the Partnership for Pollinator Friendly Lawns in the Southeastern United States. Led by Mississippi State University with subawards to the University of Georgia Research Foundation and Auburn University, this multi-disciplinary project aims to develop best management practices and stakeholder training programs to...

Federal Grant Award Summary Texas A&M AgriLife Research received a $238,164 Project Grant award from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329) on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2027. The project delivers integrated pest management solutions for greenhouse-grown tomato crops by combining biological control with artificial intelligence (AI)-powered monitoring...

This $275,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the CFDA program titled "NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships" aims to develop a targeted biological pesticide for controlling Pythium pathogens in hydroponic greenhouse production of leafy greens. The project will assemble a collection of diverse Pythium pathogen isolates, evaluate 10 Pseudomonad biocontrol strains, and identify the genetic basis for their host-specific killing ability to...

This $500,000 Project Grant award under the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities (IA) program (CFDA 47.083) supports research at Alabama State University (ASU) to study the impact of cover crop species richness on soil ecosystem properties. The goal is to investigate how cover crops can enhance soil health by improving soil structure, fertility, organic matter, and moisture retention. The project will integrate discovery-based learning, model soil system experiments, and...

This $347,639 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) program will fund the North South Institute, Inc., a woman-owned non-profit organization, to plan and establish model urban and peri-urban community food systems in Broward, Palm Beach, and Indian River Counties in Florida. The project aims to utilize selected high school and veteran farming clusters to increase...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) provides $274,999 to Robigo, Inc. for research under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). The award will support development of a microbial biopesticide platform to precisely target and eliminate crop pathogens without harming beneficial microbes, pollinators, or humans. Leveraging synthetic biology, CRISPR, and data science, the company aims to engineer improvements increasing efficacy and viability...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) is providing $300,000 to Georgia Tech Research Corporation to advance innovations in digital agriculture and optimization through an international research network. The "AI4OPT-AG" project will leverage controlled-environment agriculture and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics, and advanced data analytics to enhance global food...