Project Grant W911QY2010004

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, funded under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075), aims to investigate the role of human behavior in the dynamics of mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and Zika. The $100,000 grant, awarded to North Carolina State University (NC State), will support a multidisciplinary research project to understand how individual decision-making around mosquito prevention behaviors impacts disease transmission. The...

Farmsense, Inc. received a $275,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The award supports the development of an automated, digital classification and counting system for mosquitoes to enable more effective vector control. The project aims to create an end-to-end digital platform for mosquito surveillance that can support the work of vector control districts. The platform will leverage real-time insect...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) Project Grant of $246,620 awarded to The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) will fund the development of novel mathematical models for Wolbachia-based strategies to control mosquito-borne diseases like dengue fever, malaria, chikungunya, and Zika. The multi-stage models will account for the complex transmission dynamics, spatial and temporal heterogeneity, and Wolbachia's biological...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the University of Washington under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) to investigate olfactory learning and neuromodulation in the Aedes aegypti mosquito from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026. The research aims to understand how odor learning modifies mosquitoes' biting behaviors through three objectives: testing whether mosquitoes only learn certain odors corresponding to antennal lobe glomeruli tuning;...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 5-year, $977,779 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to investigate how climate change and land use shifts may impact the synchronization between mosquito vectors and bird hosts, and the implications for West Nile Virus transmission. The research will leverage a combination of modeling, causal inference, citizen science, and field data collection to understand how...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Brandeis University received a $779,825 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855) on February 18, 2026, with a completion date of January 31, 2031. The award supports fundamental research investigating the molecular and cellular basis of circadian rhythms in vector mosquitoes, specifically the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae and the dengue...

Federal Grant Award Summary Synvect, Inc. received a $605,074 Project Grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855), awarded September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for February 28, 2026. The award supports the finalization of development and commercialization of NextGenSIT, an innovative genetic engineering technology for biological control of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes—the primary vector...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) awarded a $411,704 Project Grant to Texas A&M University on February 13, 2026, under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855) to investigate the neural and genetic regulation of sleep in response to blood feeding in the disease vector mosquito Aedes aegypti. The research deliverables include systematic characterization of sleep patterns in mosquitoes, identification...

Vectech, Inc. received a $255,781 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on June 15, 2021 to fund research and development of advanced computer vision methods for mosquito surveillance through February 28, 2022. The award was made under the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), which seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength through engineering innovation and excellence in research and education. Specifically, the grant supports Vectech's...

The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) federal grant program. Through this three-year award beginning June 1, 2023, UCSD will investigate olfactory learning and neuromodulation in the Aedes aegypti mosquito vector. The research aims to elucidate the role of dopamine-mediated plasticity in early olfactory circuits and how...