Project Grant R35GM161606
- Federal Grant Award Summary Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) received a $300,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. The award funds fundamental research to elucidate nickel delivery pathways in methanogenic archaea—microorganisms that produce methane through...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University a $805,420 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) for the period of August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2025. The grant funds collaborative research on chemotactic signaling in Sinorhizobium meliloti symbiotic plant host interaction. The Biological Sciences program aims to promote advancement in the biological sciences...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) received a $410,605 Project Grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859), effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2031. The award supports the development of accurate and computationally efficient solvent models for molecular simulations, with applications in structural biology and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) received a $414,482 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855) on July 24, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2027. The research focuses on developing an improved oncolytic virus therapeutic to treat glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer with poor prognosis. The project aims to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) received a $452,769 Project Grant award on August 11, 2025, from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855) to conduct research on the impact of BDGR-49 treatment on Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus (VEEV)-induced neurological sequelae. The research project, to be completed by July 31, 2027, addresses a...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Virginia received a $425,145 Project Grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859), effective March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2031. This award funds the development of integrated microscopy and image processing technologies to enable non-invasive, long-term three-dimensional (3D) fluorescence imaging and single-cell morphometry of...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) received a $437,541 Project Grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855) to develop antisense therapeutics for treating Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). The award, obligated on February 2, 2026, with completion scheduled for January 31, 2028, supports research focused on discovering and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) received a $191,163 Project Grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855) awarded February 5, 2026, with completion scheduled for January 31, 2028. The grant supports research on the transmission dynamics and pathogenesis of contemporary Mayaro virus (MAYV) strains, addressing the emerging public health...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) received a $650,000 Project Grant award effective February 1, 2026, through January 31, 2030, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310). The research project investigates the role of interleukin-6 (IL-6) family signaling proteins in early embryonic development and pregnancy...
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) was awarded a $493,499 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems. The award will support research from December 2021 through November 2024 under the NSF Engineering (ENG) program (CFDA #47.041). Specifically, Virginia Tech will conduct experimental and computational modeling of bacteria transport and adhesion in the microvasculature....
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) received a $422,314 Project Grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859), awarded on March 1, 2026, with a completion date of January 31, 2031. The grant supports fundamental research into specialized adaptations in the model alpha-proteobacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti, focusing on the bacterium's flagellar-driven motility systems and chemosensory mechanisms that enable soil bacteria to navigate environmental conditions and establish associations with plant hosts. The research deliverables encompass investigations into the complex regulatory networks, variable-speed flagellar motor architecture, and chemotaxis signaling pathways that distinguish S. meliloti from well-characterized enteric bacteria. The project aims to advance understanding of bacterial motility and chemosensory system architecture and evolution by deciphering alternate chemosensory pathways and their cellular functions. Findings from this fundamental research will contribute to the broader scientific knowledge base regarding biological processes underlying bacterial-plant interactions and establish S. meliloti as a model organism for studying bacterial sensory and locomotion systems.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $422.3k | 2/20/26 |