← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Kentucky State University
Frankfort, KY
$13,746,244
Total funding
28
Grants
Funding over time
peak $3.9M · FY2005–24$5M$3.8M$2.5M$1.3M$0
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Funding mix
By agency
NSF$9,865,085 · 13
USDA$2,873,432 · 11
NIH$494,773 · 1
DOE$399,197 · 1
NASA$113,757 · 1
SAMHSA$0 · 1
By mechanism
—$13,251,471 · 26
G11$494,773 · 1
H79$0 · 1
Investigators at Kentucky State University
InvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Exposure= the full size of every grant they're on ($1M each).
Rising Stars
First grant in the last 5 yrs
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Emerging Leaders
6–10 yrs in
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All-Time
Most funded here, all years
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Largest grants
E-RISE RII: Driving AgTech Research and Education in Kentucky through Inclusive Network Building, Impactful Research, and Workforce Development for Soilless Food Systems$3,841,709
· FY2024 · O/D
Teams Enhancing Access for Minorities in Science (TEAMS)$2,429,792
· FY2001 · EDU
Implementation Project: Preparing the Pipeline of Next Generation STEM Professionals$1,250,000
· FY2020 · EDU
**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** GLOBAL AGRICULTURE SECTORS ARE COMPETING FOR FINITE P RESERVES, AS IT IS AN ESSENTIAL NUTRIENT FOR PLANT GROWTH. BASED ON CURRENT METRICS, INEXPENSIVE ROCK PHOSPHATE IS EXPECTED TO BE DEPLETED WITHIN 50-100 YEARS. FOCUS ON P RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND RECOVERY IS CRITICAL FOR ALL CROP PRODUCTION AREAS, INCLUDING SOIL-BASED, HYDROPONIC, AND AQUAPONIC SYSTEMS. IN THE SOILLESS AP SYSTEM, NITROGEN TRANSFORMATION AND UTILIZATION HAVE BEEN THE FOCUS OF NUTRIENT RESEARCH. THERE IS A STARK LACK OF INFORMATION ON OTHER ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS IN AP, LIKE P, PARTICULARLY REGARDING PLANT-AVAILABLE FORMS. THIS KNOWLEDGE GAP LIMITS THE SUSTAINABILITY, PRODUCTIVITY, AND CAPACITY FOR CROP DIVERSIFICATION IN AP SYSTEMS. THE AIM OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO UNDERSTAND HOW P RECOVERY/AVAILABILITY, MICROBIAL COMPOSITION OF THE PLANT RHIZOSPHERE, AND REGULATION OF MICROBIAL P-ENZYMES ARE AFFECTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. WE WILL CHARACTERIZE HOW THESE PARAMETERS CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE PLANT LIFECYCLE AND CAN BE OPTIMIZED TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY AND PLANT QUALITY IN AP SYSTEMS. BY UNDERSTANDING THE INTERACTIONS AMONG THE HOST, ENVIRONMENT, AND THE MICROBIOME, AP PRACTITIONERS WILL HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT LEADING TO ENHANCED SYSTEM DESIGN, IMPROVED POTENTIAL FOR CROP DIVERSIFICATION, AND POSSIBLE INCREASED PROFITABILITY. RESULTS FROM THIS RESEARCH ARE APPLICABLE TO HOME PRACTITIONERS AND MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR AP FACILITIES ALIKE. MICROBIAL ASSOCIATIONS WITHIN THE PLANT RHIZOSPHERE REMAIN A BLACK BOX IN AP. GIVEN THEIR IRREPLACEABLE ROLE IN FUNCTION OF THE SYSTEM, IT IS SURPRISING THAT INVESTIGATION INTO THE SIGNIFICANT MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES THAT GOVERN AP SYSTEMS IS JUST BEGINNING. CURRENT RESEARCH ON THE TAXONOMIC PROFILE OF MICROORGANISMS IN AP HAS FOCUSED ON BIOFILTRATION AND SOLIDS FILTRATION COMPONENTS OF THE SYSTEM. THERE IS SOME, ALBEIT LIMITED, RESEARCH ON THE MICROBIAL COMPOSITION IN DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF AP SYSTEMS. FEW STUDIES HAVE EXAMINED THE COMMUNITY COMPOSITION OF THE PLANT RHIZOSPHERE. THIS RESEARCH UTILIZED 16S RRNA SEQUENCING TO IDENTIFY THE QUANTITY AND PROPORTION OF TAXA; HOWEVER, THIS TECHNOLOGY IS LIMITED DUE TO THE LOW TAXONOMIC RESOLUTION AND BIAS FOR ASSIGNMENT OF SEQUENCES FOR THE VARIABLE REGION CHOSEN FOR THE ANALYSIS. IN ADDITION, 16S RRNA SEQUENCING ONLY DESCRIBES WHAT ORGANISMS ARE PRESENT AND DO NOT INFER FUNCTION OF THE COMMUNITY. WE PROPOSE TO USE A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH TO CHARACTERIZE THE COMPOSITION AND FUNCTION OF THE PLANT RHIZOSPHERE MICROBIOME OF AP SYSTEMS THROUGH METAGENOMICS AND METATRANSCRIPTOMICS TECHNOLOGY, RESPECTIVELY. TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, THIS IS THE FIRST RESEARCH IN AP TO EMPLOY THIS APPROACH TO DETERMINE ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERS THAT INFLUENCE PLANT RHIZOSPHERE MICROBIOTA COMPOSITION AND FUNCTION. THIS RESEARCH WILL LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE MICROBIOME RESEARCH IN AP AND OPEN PATHWAYS FOR CONTINUED RESEARCH IN THE FIELD. FUNDING OF AP RESEARCH NOT ONLY PROVIDES ADVANCES IN SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF THESE SYSTEMS BUT ALSO CAN POTENTIALLY PROVIDE KEY INSIGHTS INTO MICROBE-PLANT INTERACTION IN SOIL-BASED AGRICULTURE. A MAJOR FOCUS OF SOIL SYSTEMS IS HOW MICROBIOTA ARE RECRUITED TO THE RHIZOSPHERE BY THE PLANT. THESE MECHANISMS ARE MAINLY THEORETICAL BECAUSE RESULTS ARE DIFFICULT TO DISSECT DUE TO THE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL COMPLEXITY OF THE SOIL STRUCTURE. THIS COMPLEXITY CAN HINDER SEQUENCE-BASED APPROACHES TO MICROBIAL COMMUNITY FORMATION, GENETIC INFLUENCE ON NUTRIENT CYCLING , AND CAPACITY TO ENGINEER THE PLANT RHIZOSPHERE THROUGH PLANT-PROMOTING ORGANISMS. CONVERSELY, AP SYSTEMS ARE HIGHLY CONTROLLED AND HAVE LITTLE VARIATION IN PARAMETERS SUCH AS TEMPERATURE, PH, HYDRAULIC LOADING RATE, AND NUTRIENT APPLICATION. THE MATRIX SURROUNDING THE PLANT RHIZOSPHERE IS MARKEDLY LESS COMPLEX IN AP THAN IN SOIL. THESE SYSTEMS PROVIDE A MECHANISM TO CONDUCT CROSS-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH ON THE PLANT RHIZOSPHERE THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO MULTIPLE AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS. THE USE OF METAGENOMIC DATA TO GUIDE ISOLATION CAN PROVIDE FUTURE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES ON ENGINEERING THE PLANT RHIZOSPHERE.$740,000
· FY2021 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Targeted Infusion Project-Promoting Minority Students' Participation in STEM-Undergraduate Degree Programs$500,000
· FY2014 · EDU
"FARM DIVERSIFICATION FOR STRENGTHENING OF SMALL FARMS IN KENTUCKY"$499,661
· FY2014 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
PRACTICAL OPTIMIZATION OF AN ECONOMICAL SALT FORMULATION FOR INLAND, RURAL SHRIMP PRODUCTION$499,109
· FY2018 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
THIS THREE-YEAR INTEGRATED (RESEARCH AND EXTENSION) PROJECT ADDRESSES TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION IN AGRICULTURE, CURRENT INEFFICIENCIES OR UNDERUTILIZATION OF SMALL FARMS IN KENTUCKY, AND INTEGRATION OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES TO ENHANCE FARMS PRODUCTIVITY, DIVERSIFICATION, AND SUSTAINABILITY. RESULTS FROM A PREVIOUS AFRI-FUNDED PROJECT AND OTHER DATA SUGGEST THAT SMALL-SCALE FARMERS DESIRE ASSISTANCE TO LEARN ABOUT UTILIZATION OF RECENT TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE COST-EFFECTIVE AND SUITABLE TO THE NEEDS OF SMALL-SCALE FARMS. THIS PROJECT WILL UTILIZE INNOVATIVE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS), UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (DRONE)-BASED DATA COLLECTION, WEB-BASED INTERACTIVE DECISION SUPPORTS TOOLS, AND MOBILE APPLICATIONS (APPS) TO EDUCATE SMALL-SCALE FARMERS HOW TO BEST MANAGE THEIR LANDS. THE OBJECTIVES ARE TO: (1) EXPLORE DRIVING FORCES AND INTENSITY OF ADOPTION/NON-ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGY; (2) CONDUCT FOCUS GROUPS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES TO ELICIT FEEDBACK ABOUT ENHANCING FARMLANDS; (3) COMPILE/DEVELOP GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY-BASED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO USE IN OUTREACH AND EXTENSION EFFORTS; AND (4) EDUCATE SMALL FARMERS ON ADOPTION OF COMPUTER-BASED TECHNOLOGY COMPILED/DEVELOPED IN OBJECTIVE 3. THE IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT WILL BE IMPROVED QUALITY OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION EDUCATION THROUGH COLLABORATIVE, SCIENTIFIC, AND EMPIRICAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE DYNAMICS OF TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION IN AGRICULTURE; ENHANCED PRODUCTIVITY, RETENTION, AND PARTICIPATION OF YOUNGER AND BEGINNER FARMERS IN FARM SUCCESSION; DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR INTEGRATION INTO SUSTAINABLE FARM PRACTICES; AND ENHANCED MULTIPLE-USE VALUE OF FARMLANDS FOR SUSTAINED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT IN RESPONSE TO AFRI'S PROGRAM PRIORITY AREA FOR MANAGING AND SUSTAINING SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED FARMS. THE PROPOSAL ADDRESSES THE AFRI/NIFA PRIORITY AREA: "AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES".$469,893
· FY2019 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Collaborative Research: EPIIC: HBCU Alliance for Strategic Partnerships for Innovation and Research Enhancement (HBCU-ASPIRE)$400,000
· FY2023 · TIP
Targeted Infusion Project: Developing A Minor in Geoscience Application at Kentucky State University$399,992
· FY2014 · EDU
DE-FE0032197
KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY
MAPPING SOIL CONTAMINATION FROM COAL ASH WITH REMOTE SENSING ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND IMPACT ON SOIL CHEMISTRY OF HYPERACCUMUALTOR PLANT SPECIES$399,197
· FY2023 · Department of Energy
THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL INCREASE KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY'S (KSU'S) CAPACITY TO OFFER EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING WITH A FOCUS ON IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL LITERACY, INCREASING ACCESS TO FRESH PRODUCE, AND IMPROVING DIETARY HABITS. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH SIX OBJECTIVES. A STUDENT-RUN FARM WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO SUPPLY PRODUCE TO KSU DINING SERVICES, INCLUDING A STUDENT-RUN CAFÉ. FARM OPERATIONS WILL BE GUIDED BY AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND PRODUCTION WILL TAKE PLACE YEAR-ROUND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM. DEMONSTRATION AND TEACHING GARDENS WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO SHOWCASE ORGANIC VEGETABLE PRODUCTION IN URBAN AGRICULTURE SETTINGS, SUCH AS BACKYARDS AND SCHOOL GARDENS. THESE GARDENS WILL BE THE CORNERSTONE OF URBAN AGRICULTURE EXTENSION PROGRAMMING WITH CONTENT ABOUT GROWING VEGETABLES, NUTRITION, FOOD SAFETY, AND FOOD PREPARATION AND PRESERVATION. THE FARM AND GARDENS WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO EXISTING COURSE WORK AND PROGRAMMING TO FACILITATE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING. THIS WILL INCLUDE COURSES IN AGRICULTURE, FOOD SAFETY, NUTRITION, MARKETING AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND EXTENSION PROGRAMS IN 4-H AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. A DATABASE OF LOCAL PRODUCERS WILL BE CREATED AND RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PRODUCERS AND KSU DINING SERVICES WILL BE FOSTERED TO PROMOTE LOCAL FOODS ON CAMPUS. THE EFFECTS OF PARTICIPATING IN STUDENT-RUN AGRICULTURAL ENDEAVORS ON FOSTERING BENEFICIAL CHANGES IN STUDENT DIETARY CHOICES AND METABOLIC HEALTH WILL BE EXAMINED. STUDENTS DIETARY ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS WILL BE ASSESSED THROUGH A SURVEY AND STUDENT METABOLIC HEALTH WILL BE MONITORED THROUGH SHAPE-UP KSU, AN EXISTING PROGRAM. A SURVEY WILL ALSO BE CONDUCTED TO INVESTIGATE COMMUNITY INTEREST IN URBAN AGRICULTURE IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS IN FOOD DESERTS IN FRANKFORT, KY.$355,891
· FY2020 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Reviving and Strengthening STEM Instructional and Research Programs to Increase Minority Students Participation at Kentucky State University$300,000
· FY2019 · EDU
Collaborative Project: An Information Security Track Development - University of Louisville, Kentucky State University$294,713
· FY2004 · EDU
**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 ONE-YEAR INTEGRATED PROPOSAL HELPS KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY (KSU), AND THE EXTENSION DISASTER EDUCATION NETWORK (EDEN) TO ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS AFFECTED BY THE EASTERN KENTUCKY FLOOD. THE PRIMARY FOCUS WILL BE ON ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY FLOOD SURVIVORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: BREATHITT, CLAY, FLOYD, LETCHER, AND PERRY. THESE COUNTIES HAVE HIGH AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATION OF UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO ALLEVIATE THE IMPACTS OF THE EASTERN KENTUCKY FLOODS ON MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF LOW-INCOME PEOPLE AND RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES. THE PROJECT WILL MEET ITS GOALS/AIMS BY INCORPORATING THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES: (1) IDENTIFY EXISTING CARE PROVIDERS AND OTHER HEALTH RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE AFFECTED COUNTIES AS WELL AS PROVIDE IMMEDIATE DISASTER RELIEF FOR THE FLOOD SURVIVORS BY WORKING WITH LOCAL WELL-KNOWN ADVOCATES AND ACTIVISTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. (2) ASSESS THE LEVEL OF USAGE OF THESE RESOURCES AMONG THE FLOOD SURVIVORS BY INCORPORATING PRE-POST SURVEYS. (3) MEASURE SHORT-TERM IMPACTS OF THE FLOODS ON THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF THE AFFECTED POPULATIONS BY INCORPORATING PRE-POST SURVEYS AND OTHER AVAILABLE DATA. (4) PROVIDE TRAINING FOR THE FLOOD SURVIVORS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THEIR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AFTER A DISASTER BY INCORPORATING BEST PRACTICES. (5) OBTAIN DATA FOR ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION APPLICATIONS FOR USE IN SECURING THE STABILITY OF THE RESULTING OUTCOMES, AND (6) TO IDENTIFY EXISTING CARE PROVIDERS AND OTHER HEALTH RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE AFFECTED COUNTIES AS WELL AS PROVIDING IMMEDIATE DISASTER RELIEF FOR THE FLOOD SURVIVORS.$177,801
· FY2023 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
A Molecular and Phylogenetic Analysis of the Specificity-conferring Code of Adenylation Domains in Peptide Synthesis$175,000
· FY2007 · BIO
Biomimetic Aspects of Copper Binding in Copper-Peptide Complexes$150,000
· FY2006 · BIO
STUDENTS AND TEACHERS USING DATA FROM INVESTIGATIONS IN EARTH SYSTEMS (STUDIES) WILL INTEGRATE AND MODIFY CURRENTLY EXISTING NASA EARTH SYSTEM SCIENC$113,757
· FY2010 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AT KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY$91,800
G11 · FY2001 · HD
RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AT KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY$91,800
G11 · FY2002 · HD