Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research
CFDA 10.219 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$28.7M
Awards
60
Recipients
32
States
26
Last Updated
Apr 17, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12.0M | 27 | |
| 2025 | $14.0M | 28 | +16.4% |
| 2026 | $2.6M | 5 | -81.1% |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 |
Top 50 Awards under CFDA 10.219
Largest individual obligations for Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_20243352243691_012 ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** BIOTECHNOLO… | CLEMSON UNIVERSITY South Carolina | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | CLEMSON, SC-03 | 2024 | $650,000 |
ASST_NON_20243352242694_012 ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** A HOMING GE… | NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY North Carolina | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | RALEIGH, NC-02 | 2024 | $650,000 |
ASST_NON_20253352245311_012 THE WESTERN CORN ROOTWORM, DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA, IS THE MOST SERIOUS INSECT PEST OF CORN IN THE US CORN BELT, AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVER $1 BILLION IN ANNUAL ECONOMIC L… | IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Iowa | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | AMES, IA-04 | 2025 | $650,000 |
ASST_NON_20253352245304_012 THE PROPOSED RESEARCH ALIGNS WITH PROGRAM AREA #5: OTHER RESEARCH TOPICS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE PURPOSES OF THE BRAG PROGRAM. OUR PROPOSAL AIMS AT TESTING THE EFFICACY AND SPECIF… | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK Maryland | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | COLLEGE PARK, MD-04 | 2025 | $649,999 |
ASST_NON_20253352245288_012 MULTIPLEX GENOME EDITING IS A POWERFUL TOOL FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT, BUT IT ALSO RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT UNINTENDED CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENTS AND CHANGES IN GENE EXPRESSION. THESE UNIN… | UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT Connecticut | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | STORRS MANSFIELD, CT-02 | 2025 | $649,998 |
ASST_NON_20243352243699_012 ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THIS PROPOS… | BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Nebraska | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | LINCOLN, NE-01 | 2024 | $649,929 |
ASST_NON_20233352240414_012 ADVANCES IN BIOLOGY ARE ENABLING MORE EFFICIENT GENETIC TRANSFORMATION AND EDITING, INCLUDING FOR BIOSAFETY-PROMOTING TRAITS SUCH AS FOR GENETIC CONTAINMENT. MANY ASEXUALLY PROPAG… | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Oregon | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | CORVALLIS, OR-04 | 2026 | $649,916 |
ASST_NON_20243352243706_012 ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THIS RESEAR… | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK Maryland | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | COLLEGE PARK, MD-04 | 2024 | $649,847 |
ASST_NON_20243352243534_012 ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THIS PROJEC… | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Oregon | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | CORVALLIS, OR-04 | 2024 | $649,809 |
ASST_NON_20253352245287_012 MICROBES ARE INCREASINGLY BEING ENGINEERED TO BENEFIT SOCIETY IN AREAS SUCH AS AGRICULTURE AND HEALTH. FOR EXAMPLE, NEW MICROBES ARE BEING DESIGNED TO RELEASE NUTRIENTS TO CROPS,… | WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY Texas | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2025 | $649,760 |
ASST_NON_20243352242755_012 ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THIS RESEAR… | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK Maryland | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | COLLEGE PARK, MD-04 | 2024 | $649,753 |
ASST_NON_20243352242695_012 ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE SPOTTED… | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO California | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | LA JOLLA, CA-50 | 2024 | $649,414 |
ASST_NON_20243352243698_012 ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** CITRUS IS O… | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Florida | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | GAINESVILLE, FL-03 | 2024 | $645,674 |
ASST_NON_20253352245305_012 RNA INTERFERENCE (RNAI) IS A SEQUENCE-SPECIFIC GENE SILENCING MECHANISM AND A PROMISING NOVEL MODE OF ACTION FOR BIOPESTICIDES. EXOGENOUS RNAI OVERCOMES THE TECHNICAL CHALLENGES A… | UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE Tennessee | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2025 | $643,910 |
ASST_NON_20223352238289_012 SMALL SYNTHETIC PLASTOMES (MINI-SYNPLASTOMES) ARE NOVEL CHLOROPLAST ENGINEERING TOOLS THAT CIRCUMVENTS THE NEEDS FOR TRANSGENE INTEGRATION INTO THE CHLOROPLAST GENOME. THESE NEW G… | UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE Tennessee | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2025 | $500,000 |
ASST_NON_20213352235383_012 THE SOIL BACTERIUM BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS (BT) IS AN IMPORTANT MICROBIAL INSECT PATHOGEN AND HAS BEEN USED AS A MAJOR BIOLOGICAL INSECTICIDE FOR INSECT PEST CONTROL. BT GENES CODI… | CORNELL UNIVERSITY New York | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | ITHACA, NY-19 | 2025 | $500,000 |
ASST_NON_20213352235343_012 GENE EDITING TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES A POWERFUL TOOL FOR SITE-SPECIFIC MANIPULATING OF DNA METHYLATION FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT, BUT ITS UNINTENDED EFFECTS ARE NOT WELL STUDIED. BETTER UN… | UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT Connecticut | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | STORRS MANSFIELD, CT-02 | 2025 | $500,000 |
ASST_NON_20213352235342_012 TURFGRASS AND SWITCHGRASS ARE AMONG THE MOST IMPORTANT PERENNIAL GRASSES SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTING AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURE ECONOMY, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT. L… | CLEMSON UNIVERSITY South Carolina | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | CLEMSON, SC-03 | 2025 | $500,000 |
ASST_NON_20203352232268_012 KNOWLEDGE OF THE GENETICS AND MECHANISMS OF PEST RESISTANCE IS URGENTLY NEEDED TO ASSESS AND MANAGE THE RISK OF RESISTANCE FOR WIDELY ADOPTED TRANSGENIC BT CROPS, YET THIS INFORMA… | UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Arizona | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | TUCSON, AZ-07 | 2024 | $500,000 |
ASST_NON_20223352237745_012 PLANT RHABDOVIRUSES REPRESENT THE NEXT GENERATION OF VIRAL VECTORS FOR DELIVERY OF PROTEINS AND RNAS TO PLANTS AND INSECTS. BECAUSE OF THEIR LARGE CARRYING CAPACITY, THERE IS SIGN… | NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY North Carolina | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | RALEIGH, NC-02 | 2025 | $500,000 |
ASST_NON_20213352235807_012 IN NATURE, MICROBES PLAY IMPORTANT ROLES IN PROTECTING PLANTS FROM EVENTS SUCH AS DROUGHT AND INFECTION. OCCASIONALLY WE UNDERSTAND HOW A MICROBE IS ABLE TO HELP THE PLANT, BUT OF… | UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE Delaware | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | NEWARK, DE-00 | 2025 | $500,000 |
ASST_NON_20213352235756_012 FIELD-EVOLVED RESISTANCE TO TRANSGENIC BT CROPS IS A CHALLENGE TO GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY AND SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION. WESTERN BEAN CUTWORM IS A CRITICAL INSECT PEST THAT ATTACKS CORN… | BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Nebraska | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | LINCOLN, NE-01 | 2025 | $500,000 |
ASST_NON_20183352228712_012 WIDESPREAD USE OF RNAI-BASED PEST CONTROL STRATEGIES IS LIKELY IN THE NEAR FUTURE, YET WE ARE POORLY PREPARED TO ASSESS RISKS TO NON-TARGET ORGANISMS (NTOS). WE BRING TOGETHER EXP… | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK Maryland | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | COLLEGE PARK, MD-04 | 2024 | $499,999 |
ASST_NON_20223352237836_012 THERE IS A NEED TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE STERILIZATION STRATEGIES TO ENSURE SAFE DEPLOYMENT OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED (GE) FISH WITH IMPROVED GENETICS. STERILE FISH HAVE BEEN PRODUCED… | CENTER FOR AQUACULTURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. California | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | SAN DIEGO, CA-51 | 2025 | $499,996 |
ASST_NON_20213352235356_012 MICROBES CAN BE ENGINEERED TO PERFORM NEW FUNCTIONS THROUGH THE INTRODUCTION OF SYNTHETIC DNA. MICROBES ARE BEING GENETICALLY PROGRAMMED TO ACT AS NUTRIENT-PRODUCING BIOFERTILIZER… | WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY Texas | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2026 | $499,995 |
ASST_NON_20223352238271_012 THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES STANDARD PROGRAM AREA 4: ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF GE RELATIVE TO NON-GE ORGANISMS IN THE CONTEXT OF PRODUCTION SYSTEMS. OUR FOCUS IS ON PROGRAM AREA 4D AS T… | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Florida | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | GAINESVILLE, FL-03 | 2025 | $499,967 |
ASST_NON_20223352237854_012 ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** HONEY BEES… | PURDUE UNIVERSITY Indiana | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | WEST LAFAYETTE, IN-04 | 2026 | $499,959 |
ASST_NON_20223352237838_012 TRANSGENIC CROPS HAVE CONTROLLED INSECTS FOR OVER 20 YEARS. RECENTLY, BT CROPS HAVE FAILED DUE TO EMERGING RESISTANCE IN MANY INSECTS. RESISTANCE THREATENS THE DURABILITY AND SUST… | OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE Ohio | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | COLUMBUS, OH-03 | 2025 | $499,928 |
ASST_NON_20203352232272_012 CURRENTLY, TWO IMPORTANT PROBLEMS EXIST FOR THE RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT COMMUNITY: 1) EXISTING PEST MONITORING NETWORKS MEASURE MOTH ACTIVITY AND ARE NOT DESIGNED TO DETECT SIGNALS… | NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY North Carolina | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | RALEIGH, NC-02 | 2026 | $499,868 |
ASST_NON_20223352238272_012 OUR RESEARCH FOCUS ISON PLANT GROWTH PROMOTING INSECT PATHOGENIC FUNGI, PARTICULARLY METARHIZIUM SPP,THAT INCLUDE THE BEST STUDIED INSECT KILLING FUNGI AT THE MOLECULAR AND BIOCHE… | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK Maryland | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | COLLEGE PARK, MD-04 | 2025 | $499,804 |
ASST_NON_20213352235688_012 SEVERAL BENEFITS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH LARGE-SCALE ADOPTION OF TRANSGENIC CROPS EXPRESSING INSECTICIDAL PROTEINS FROM THE BACTERIA BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS BT… | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Florida | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | GAINESVILLE, FL-03 | 2025 | $499,800 |
ASST_NON_20213352235340_012 MANY RECENTLY DEVELOPED GENETIC CONTROL STRATEGIES REQUIRE THE USE OF CRISPR/CAS9 TOOLS. THESE TOOLS DO NOT PERFORM WELL AT THE WIDE RANGE OF TEMPERATURES THAT THEY WOULD BE REQUI… | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Minnesota | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | MINNEAPOLIS, MN-05 | 2025 | $499,600 |
ASST_NON_20213352235486_012 GENE FLOW FROM GENETICALLY ENGINEERED (GE) CROPS TO SEXUALLY COMPATIBLE WILD OR WEEDY RELATIVES CAN EXACERBATE WEED PROBLEMS WHEN THE CROPS CARRY A FITNESS-ENHANCING TRANSGENE. SE… | SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY South Dakota | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | BROOKINGS, SD-00 | 2025 | $499,600 |
ASST_NON_20203352232318_012 SINCE 1996 BT HAS BEEN UTILIZED IN COTTON AND CORN TO CONTROL CATERPILLAR PESTS. BT REFERS TO A PROTEIN TOXIN THAT IS PRODUCED BY THE SOIL BACTERIUM BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS. THE BA… | TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE Texas | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | COLLEGE STATION, TX-10 | 2025 | $499,449 |
ASST_NON_20203352232274_012 WITH THE ADVANCES OF GENE EDITING TECHNOLOGIES, IT IS NOW POSSIBLE TO MODIFY A PLANT GENOME AT A DESIRED SITE, WHICH IS UNLIKE CONVENTIONAL GENETIC ENGINEERING WHERE A TRANSGENE I… | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK Maryland | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | COLLEGE PARK, MD-04 | 2024 | $499,400 |
ASST_NON_20193352229992_012 THE US GOVERNMENT VIEWED THE INSECTICIDAL PROPERTIES OF BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS (BT) AS A PUBLIC GOOD AND TOOK ACTION TO ENSURE THAT BT TRANSGENES MOVED INTO CROPS WERE USED IN A M… | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK Maryland | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | COLLEGE PARK, MD-04 | 2024 | $499,384 |
ASST_NON_20193352230102_012 TURFGRASS AND SWITCHGRASS ARE AMONG THE MOST IMPORTANT PERENNIAL GRASSES SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTING AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURE ECONOMY, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT. L… | CLEMSON UNIVERSITY South Carolina | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | CLEMSON, SC-03 | 2025 | $499,373 |
ASST_NON_20203352232316_012 THIS RESEARCH ADDRESSES AREA 5A OF THE USDA BIOTECHNOLOGY RISK ASSESSMENT CALL FOR PROPOSALS INCLUDING RESEARCH ADDRESSING THE UNINTENDED EFFECTS IN BIOENGINEERED ORGANISMS DEVELO… | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Oregon | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | CORVALLIS, OR-04 | 2025 | $498,991 |
ASST_NON_20213352235357_012 THIS 'STANDARD' RESEARCH PROJECT BEST ALIGNS WITH THE PROGRAM AREA 'CHARACTERISTICS, RATES, AND MECHANISMS OF GENE TRANSFER TO WILD RELATIVES'. THE OVERARCHING GOA… | TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH Texas | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | COLLEGE STATION, TX-10 | 2026 | $498,867 |
ASST_NON_20203352232317_012 DROSOPHILA SUZUKII, ALSO KNOWN AS SPOTTED WING DROSOPHILAD. SUZUKII LARVAE ARE CAPABLE OF INFESTING A WIDE RANGE OF HOST FRUIT BUT APPEAR TO BE MOST SIGNIFICANT PESTS IN STONE FRU… | NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY North Carolina | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | RALEIGH, NC-02 | 2024 | $498,569 |
ASST_NON_20183352228707_012 AS THE ACREAGES PLANTED TO GENETICALLY ENGINEERED (GE) CROPS INCREASE, IMPROVING PREDICTIONS OF GENE FLOW IN INSECT-POLLINATED SYSTEMS BECOMES IMPERATIVE TO FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT… | AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE Illinois | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | PEORIA, IL-17 | 2024 | $498,548 |
ASST_NON_20193352230199_012 RNA INTERFERENCE (RNAI) DIRECTED AGAINST PESTS AND PATHOGENS, OFTEN CALLED HOST INDUCED GENE SILENCING (HIGS), IS A NEW APPROACH FOR ENGINEERING RESISTANT PLANT VARIETIES. HIGS IS… | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Oregon | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | CORVALLIS, OR-04 | 2024 | $498,211 |
ASST_NON_20193352230063_012 THE STERILE INSECT TECHNIQUE (SIT) IS BASED ON THE PREMISE THAT FACTORY-REARED, IRRADIATED MALES CAN COMPETE FOR MATES WHEN RELEASED AMONGST WILD FEMALES, WITH THESE NON-PRODUCTIV… | TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH Texas | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | COLLEGE STATION, TX-10 | 2024 | $496,853 |
ASST_NON_20223352237969_012 GENETICALLY MODIFIED TREES HAVE GREAT POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS TO REDUCE LOSSES, CREATE SPECIALIZED PRODUCTS, AND IMPROVE TRAITS OF PLANTATION FORESTRY. HOWEVER, THE USE OF SUCH TRE… | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Colorado | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO-05 | 2025 | $494,831 |
ASST_NON_20223352238314_012 BIOTIC PESTS AND PATHOGENS POSE A PERSISTENT THREAT TO THE CROPS THAT MAKE UP THE WORLD'S FOOD SUPPLY. ALTHOUGH SYNTHETIC PESTICIDES OFFER AN EFFECTIVE MEANS OF CROP PROTECTIO… | VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY Virginia | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | BLACKSBURG, VA-09 | 2025 | $494,581 |
ASST_NON_20173352227103_012 PROTEINS FROM THE SOIL BACTERIUM BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS (B.T.) OFFER HIGH SPECIFICITY IN INSECT TOXICITY. GENES THAT INDUCE CROP PLANTS TO EXPRESS THESE INSECTICIDAL PROTEINS HAVE… | PURDUE UNIVERSITY Indiana | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | WEST LAFAYETTE, IN-04 | 2024 | $491,255 |
ASST_NON_20223352237966_012 CURRENT ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT UP TO 20% OF CROP PRODUCTION WORLDWIDE IS LOST TO INSECT PESTS. CHEMICAL INSECTICIDES ARE THE PRIMARY METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PESTS, BUT THESE CHEMI… | UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE Kentucky | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | LEXINGTON, KY-06 | 2025 | $481,057 |
ASST_NON_20193352230200_012 MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OR TRAITS OF PLANTS, BOTH FOR BASIC RESEARCH AND FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT, HAS LONG INVOLVED THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW GENETIC VARIATION. ONCE INT… | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Minnesota | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | MINNEAPOLIS, MN-05 | 2024 | $460,764 |
ASST_NON_20183352228711_012 THE USE OF GENE EDITING IN LIVESTOCK HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE DISEASE RESISTANCE, PRODUCTIVITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF ANIMAL AGRICULTURE. HOWEVER, STAKEHOLDERS SUCH AS FARMERS,… | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS California | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | DAVIS, CA-04 | 2024 | $423,482 |
ASST_NON_20183352228769_012 OUR LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO ACCOMPLISH REVERSIBLE GENETIC STERILITY IN FISH, SPECIFICALLY CATFISH, TO REPRODUCTIVELY CONFINE AND PREVENT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TRANSGENIC OR DOMESTIC G… | AUBURN UNIVERSITY Alabama | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL-03 | 2024 | $390,978 |
Top 50 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.
Spending by State
| State | Funding | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland | $3.9M | 7 |
| Texas | $2.6M | 5 |
| Oregon | $2.3M | 4 |
| North Carolina | $2.2M | 6 |
| California | $1.8M | 4 |
| South Carolina | $1.6M | 3 |
| Florida | $1.6M | 3 |
| Indiana | $1.3M | 3 |
| Connecticut | $1.1M | 2 |
| Nebraska | $1.1M | 2 |
| Tennessee | $1.1M | 2 |
| Minnesota | $960K | 2 |
| Illinois | $755K | 3 |
| Alabama | $697K | 2 |
| Iowa | $650K | 1 |
| New York | $500K | 1 |
| Delaware | $500K | 1 |
| Arizona | $500K | 1 |
| Ohio | $500K | 1 |
| South Dakota | $500K | 1 |
| Colorado | $495K | 1 |
| Virginia | $495K | 1 |
| Kentucky | $481K | 1 |
| Washington | $368K | 1 |
| Kansas | $341K | 1 |
| Arkansas | $24K | 1 |
Top Recipients
Agencies Administering This Program
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