Project Grant X974376010

This cooperative agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service provides $602,652 to Bioprodex, Inc. to gather data for the registration of Verticillium nonalfalfae as a bioherbicide to control tree-of-heaven weed (Ailanthus altissima), a key host plant for the regulated pest spotted lanternfly. The award period is from May 1, 2022 through October 31, 2023. The work supports the agency's Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal...

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded a $261,293 cooperative agreement to Bioprodex, Inc. from May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2022 under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025). The award will support Bioprodex's efforts to register the fungus Verticillium nonalfalfae for control of tree-of-heaven, an invasive plant species. By registering this biological control agent, the agreement aims to provide...

This cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service will fund the development and validation of fungicide resistance monitoring tools for Botrytis species in specialty crops. Michigan State University will receive $133,735 to enhance fungicide resistance management through improved detection and monitoring of resistance development. Specifically, the university will develop molecular markers for fungicide resistance to FRAC groups 2, 7, 9, 11, and 12,...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Industrial Innovation, totaling $250,000, supports research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to develop effective and safe pesticide formulations for protecting crops from fungal diseases. Under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the awardee will identify naturally produced molecules with enhanced fungicidal activity against Botrytis cinerea and Phakopsora pachyrhizi, major pathogens causing billions in annual crop...

Apex Bait Technologies, Inc. received a $180,875 Project Grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212) awarded September 30, 2025, with completion targeted for May 30, 2026. The award supports development and testing of OliveGard, an innovative liquid bait formulation containing naturally occurring boric acid designed to control olive flies—a significant pest causing substantial economic losses to the...

The purpose of this U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Cooperative Agreement, awarded under CFDA 10.025 (Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care) program, is to identify effective chemical and biological control products that can be implemented in an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program to address Thrips parvispinus, a significant pest of ornamental plants. This $114,450 cooperative agreement was awarded to the...

Ridge Quest Inc. was awarded a $600,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop an improved mating disruption product for oriental fruit moth. The SBIR program aims to support technological innovation through federal research funding. Under the award, Ridge Quest will develop a new mating disruption product called Tangler OFM that utilizes a bolas-style capsule to rapidly and...

Lepidext, Inc. was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212) to further develop an agent with potential to actively suppress populations of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) resistant pest insects. The SBIR/STTR programs support scientific excellence and technological innovation through federal...

This $117,047 cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) will support host-specificity testing of the biological control agent Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris. This parasitic wasp is being evaluated as a potential long-term control option for the South American tomato pinworm, an invasive pest that poses a significant threat to...

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded $207,608 under the Cooperative Agreement to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside through the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025) to develop a sterile insect technique as a control strategy for Asian Citrus Psyllid. The award was made on September 30, 2021 with a completion date of March 31, 2023. Under this cooperative agreement, the...