Project Grant NR204741XXXXG003

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program provides $147,013 to North Carolina State University (NC State) to conduct climate change vulnerability assessments for at-risk insect pollinator species in the Southeastern U.S. and U.S. Caribbean. The key activities include: 1) convening an advisory committee of state, territory, and tribal partners to identify priority pollinator...

This $166,530.21 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA #15.820) program, will evaluate the climate adaptation suitability of three plant species for supporting pollinator populations in the Northeastern U.S. under projected climate change conditions. The research will experimentally test the impacts of seed provenance (southern vs. northern genotypes) and exposure to simulated heat waves on the...

This federal Project Grant award of $649,999 from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will support research to develop methods for determining the value of pollination services by wild and managed pollinators, as well as efficient levels and locations of wild pollinator habitat preservation and managed pollinator stocking rates. The project, which will be carried out by the University of Maryland, College Park, the...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, awarded a $310,302 Cooperative Agreement to Pollinator Partnership, doing business as Coevolution Institute, under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The award, with a performance period from January 5, 2024 to March 30, 2027, supports the "URBAN FARMING FOR POLLINATORS" project. Pollinator Partnership, a woman-owned non-profit organization focused on...

This five-year, $1,599,748 National Science Foundation project grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program aims to address dynamic landscape inequalities in human well-being and bee health by establishing approximately 40 front yard pollinator gardens across lower-income neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio. The Ohio State University will coordinate with community groups to design the gardens using "Cues to Care" theory, install the gardens, and evaluate their impact...

The U.S. National Park Service awarded a $156,500 Cooperative Agreement under the CFDA 15.944 Natural Resource Stewardship program to the Save The Dunes Conservation Fund, Inc. The goal of this project is to increase the resiliency of native pollinators in the Indiana Dunes region by enhancing connectivity of pollinator habitat across 115 acres. The project partners, including the Indiana Dunes National Park, Shirley Heinze Land Trust, and Northern Indiana Public Services Company, will achieve...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), under the Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808), awarded a $248,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Polistes Foundation, Inc. This 4-year award aims to enhance the delivery of pollinator research and identification capabilities in the United States through collaborative partnerships. Key outcomes will include: 1) identifying opportunities to enhance pollinator science and training through interagency collaborations, 2) establishing partnerships with...

The Xerces Society Inc. will receive $524,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service to expand pollinator and beneficial insect outreach and education to gardens nationwide. Funded through the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935), this three-year award beginning May 25, 2023 will support the Xerces Society's collaboration with the USDA People's Garden Initiative....

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...

This $249,639 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture will fund the development of a precision robotic pollinator to supplement natural pollinators and improve global food security. Awarded under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program, the University of Florida project aims to address challenges to robotic pollination such as spatial-temporal crop development, flower similarity and occlusion, and scale....