← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Texas A&M Agrilife Research
College Station, TX
$561,072,566
Total funding
820
Grants
Funding over time
peak $59.2M · FY2005–25$100M$75M$50M$25M$0
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Funding mix
By agency
NIH$238,050,962 · 223
USDA$172,939,878 · 350
NSF$55,602,193 · 134
DOE$39,298,591 · 15
DOD$37,949,485 · 59
FDA$12,657,248 · 28
NASA$4,274,209 · 10
CDC$300,000 · 1
By mechanism
—$310,064,356 · 568
R01$147,325,218 · 97
P01$27,700,818 · 14
R21$19,585,921 · 51
R35$15,785,315 · 11
U18$9,292,353 · 13
Investigators at Texas A&M Agrilife Research
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
Emerging Leaders
6–10 yrs in
Largest grants
** 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 PROJECT GOAL IS TO INTENSIFY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE WAY TOENHANCE AGRONOMIC, ECONOMIC, AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCY IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS (SGP) BYSUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATING REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES TO INCREASE C SEQUESTRATION, REDUCEGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, DIVERSIFY PRODUCER INCOME STREAMS,CONSERVE SCARCE WATER, PROVIDE TRAINING ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, AND ENHANCE RURAL ECONOMIES. INTHE TX AND OK SGP THERE HAS BEEN LIMITED RESEARCH FOCUSED ON INTEGRATING REGENERATIVE PRACTICESSUCH AS LIVESTOCK GRAZING, COVER CROPPING, AND CONSERVATION TILLAGE INTO COTTON/WHEAT CROPPINGSYSTEMS. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH WOULD BE THE FIRST EFFORT TO EVALUATE A SYSTEMS APPROACH TOREGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE ACROSS TX AND OK SEMI-ARID ECOREGIONS. PROJECT INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THEPROPOSED RESEARCH WILL ADDRESS MULTIPLE LONG-TERM GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE SAS PROGRAM PRIORITYAREA (A9201), AND INCLUDE: 1) INCREASING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, PROFITABILITY, AND SUSTAINABILITYBY PROVIDING REGENERATIVE PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS THROUGH EDUCATION/OUTREACH (LANDSTEWARDSHIP; FOOD/AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND BIOSECURITY); 2) SUPPORTING NEEDED CHANGES TO COST-SHARE PROGRAM POLICIES REGARDING INCORPORATION OF LIVESTOCK INTO REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMSINVOLVING COVER CROPS (SOIL HEALTH AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; LAND STEWARDSHIP); AND, 3)INCREASING ADOPTION OF REGENERATIVE PRACTICES IN THE SGP AND IMPROVE WATER USE EFFICIENCY,ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, AND SOCIOECONOMIC PERFORMANCE (LAND STEWARDSHIP; FOOD/AGRICULTURALPRODUCTION AND BIOSECURITY, SOIL HEALTH AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; WATER). THIS PROJECT WILLPROVIDE FOUNDATIONAL INFORMATION TO INCREASE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND PROFITABILITY OF MULTIPLECOMMODITIES ON A PER ACRE BASIS WHILE REDUCINGTHEENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT. EXTENSION ANDEDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE DEVELOPED AND DISSEMINATED OPENLY ACROSS THE SGPSANDNATIONALLY.$10,000,000
· FY2021 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS (PPC, OPUNTIA SPP.) IS A NUTRITIOUS PERENNIAL THAT THRIVES IN SEMI-ARID REGIONSOF THE U.S. AND IS TREATED AS AN AGRICULTURAL NUISANCE WHERE CONSIDERABLE FEDERAL AND PRIVATERESOURCES ARE SPENT ON CACTUS ERADICATION PROGRAMS. THIS NUTRIENT AND PHYTOCHEMICAL-RICHRESILIENT CROP PRESENTS A SUPERIOR SUBSTRATE IN INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL AND BIOFUEL BIOREACTORFERMENTATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, PPC THRIVES ON ARID AND SEMI-ARID MARGINAL LAND NOT SUITABLE FOROTHER AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS THIS STAKEHOLDER-DRIVEN PROJECT WILL INVESTIGATE A VERTICALLYINTEGRATED SUSTAINABLE PPC SYSTEM WITHIN FIVE OBJECTIVES: 1) ASSESSMENT OF YIELD, QUALITY OF PPCUNDER VARYING AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, STAKEHOLDER EXTENSION OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, BARRIERS OFIMPLEMENTATION 2) OPTIMIZATION OF FERMENTATION STRATEGIES TO CARBOXYLIC ACIDS THAT ARE PRECURSORSTO MANY AGROCHEMICALS AND BIOFUELS AND OPTIMIZATION AND STANDARDIZATION OF PPC-BASED FOODINGREDIENTS IN COLLABORATION WITH FOOD INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS; 3) EVALUATE GLUCOSE-REGULATINGPROPERTIES OF OPTIMIZED PPC-BASED FOODS IN HUMAN CLINICAL NUTRITION PILOT STUDIES, INCLUDINGEXTENSION OUTREACH AND EDUCATION FOR RURAL CONSUMERS; 4) CONDUCT SOCIO-ECONOMICASSESSMENT OF PPC PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION TO DEVELOP A RESILIENT AND IMPACTFUL PPCFOOD SYSTEMS. 5) ESTABLISHMENT OF EXTENSION OUTREACH AND EDUCATION NETWORK, HIGH-IMPACT RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS AND 9-12TEACHERS WHILE BRINGING CUTTING-EDGE AGRICULTURAL, ENGINEERING, FOOD SCIENCE, AND NUTRITIONRESEARCH TO STUDENTS TO OVERCOME BARRIERS TO ENGAGE CONFIDENTLY IN AGRICULTURAL ORSCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES AND CAREERS. PERFORM FEED-BACK-INTEGRATED INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ASSESSMENTOF RESEARCH, EXTENSION AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES. THIS PROJECT IS HIGHLY RELEVANT TO USDA PRIORITYAREAS: STRENGTHENING THE BIOECONOMY AND SUPPORTING NUTRITION SECURITY. THIS VERTICALLY INTEGRATEDPROJECT WILL DEVELOP A HIGH-VALUE PPC-BASED PRODUCTION CHAIN SUPPORTING LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOODSYSTEMS WHILE SUPPORTING NUTRITION IN RURAL COMMUNITIES AND MENTORING OUR FUTURELEADERS IN CLIMATE RESPONSIVE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PROCESSING. THE VAST EXTENSION AND EDUCATIONNETWORKS OF INVOLVED EXPERIENCEDINSTITUTIONS WILL ENSURE LONGEVITY OF THIS PROGRAM.$10,000,000
· FY2025 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
** 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 SUSTAINABILITY OF US COTTON PRODUCTION IS PIVOTAL TO AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY IN THE SOUTHERN US. PROTECTING AND IMPROVING SOIL HEALTH, REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS, AND ENHANCING INPUT USE EFFICIENCY ARE CENTRAL TO IMPROVING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF COTTON IN THE FACE OF CHANGING CLIMATIC CONDITIONS. ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT USDA-ERS REPORT ON TILLAGE AND CONSERVATION CROPPING IN THE US (CLAASSEN ET AL. 2018), 60% OF COTTON ACREAGE IS STILL UNDER CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE, COMPARED FOR EXAMPLE, TO ONLY 30% OR LESS IN SOYBEAN. TILLAGE INTENSITY HAS INCREASED DUE TO THE NEED TO CONTROL HERBICIDE-RESISTANT AND OTHER PROBLEMATIC WEEDS (CAST 2012), WHICH IS NOW WIDESPREAD THROUGHOUT THE US COTTON BELT (HEAP 2023). INTENSIVE TILLAGE CONTRIBUTES GREATLY TO GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS, STORED CARBON LOSS, AND A LOSS OF OVERALL SOIL HEALTH, WHILE CONSERVATION TILLAGE IS CONSIDERED A VITAL COMPONENT OF A SUSTAINABLE SOIL HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ELDER AND LAL 2008; USDA-NRCS 2017). COTTON IS INHERENTLY A LOW RESIDUE CROP, WHICH IN TURN ADDS LIMITED AMOUNTS OF CARBON DURING THE GROWING SEASON. BECAUSE COTTON IS COMMONLY GROWN WITH LOW RESIDUE CROPS IN ROTATION (CLAASSEN ET AL. 2018), THIS IS A MAJOR AREA WHERE RAPID GAINS CAN BE ACHIEVED IN SOIL HEALTH IMPROVEMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION. IN THIS REGARD, COVER CROPS AND LIVING MULCHES CAN PLAY A KEY ROLE (WICK ET AL. 2017). A RECENT ANALYSIS BY THE COTTON 2040 INITIATIVE REVEALED THAT COTTON IS A VULNERABLE CROP TO CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS (WTW 2022). THERE IS A CRUCIAL NEED TO MAKE COTTON CULTIVATION A CARBON-NEUTRAL, OR BETTER YET A NET CARBON-POSITIVE ENTERPRISE, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY MITIGATING/ADAPTING TO THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. THE MAJORITY OF US COTTON IS ALREADY GROWN IN MARGINAL SOILS WITH LOW ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT. POTENTIAL INCREASES IN TILLAGE TO MANAGE THE ANTICIPATED SURGE IN HERBICIDE-RESISTANT WEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH CLIMATE CHANGE (RAMESH ET AL. 2017) IS EXPECTED TO EXACERBATE THIS PROBLEM. FURTHER, THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE/MACHINE LEARNING (AI/ML)-ASSISTED PRECISION APPLICATION TECHNOLOGIES CAN GREATLY IMPROVE RESOURCE INPUT USE EFFICIENCY, WHICH CAN IN TURN REDUCE GHG EMISSIONS (E.G. COTTON INC. 2018). THESE PRECISION REGENERATIVE PRACTICES ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO CREATE NEW MARKET OPPORTUNITIES, THROUGH, FOR EXAMPLE, CARBON CREDITING AND SUSTAINABLE COTTON MARKETS, AND EMPOWER THE RURAL AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE VIA EMPLOYMENT GENERATION.THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH IS TO APPLY IMPROVED PRECISION MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO ENABLE ENHANCED CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND REDUCED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION, PEST CONTROL, AND NUTRIENT AND WATER MANAGEMENT; AND TO ADDRESS LABOR CHALLENGES, STEWARD LAND, CREATE NEW MARKET OPPORTUNITIES, AND ENSURE A SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY OF CLIMATE-SMART COTTON. ACHIEVING THIS WILL REQUIRE A COORDINATED EFFORT AMONG RESEARCHERS, EXTENSION SPECIALISTS, AND BROADER INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THIS PRO,JECT ARE: 1. DEVELOP REGENERATIVE COTTON PRODUCTION PRACTICES AND INVESTIGATE THEIR LONG-TERM EFFECTS ON US BELT-WIDE COTTON PRODUCTION SYSTEMS. 1.1. ESTABLISH SOIL ORGANIC CARBON AND CARBON INTENSITY BASELINES FOR ECOREGIONS IN THE US COTTON BELT; 1.2. INVESTIGATE REGENERATIVE PRACTICES FOR REDUCING TILLAGE AND IMPROVING SOIL HEALTH; 1.3. INVESTIGATE THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF REGENERATIVE PRACTICES IN ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE USING SIMULATION MODELS. 2. DEVELOP AND/OR EVALUATE PRECISION AI/ML AND SMART TECHNOLOGIES FOR RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION/ADAPTATION IN COTTON. 3. EVALUATE THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF PRECISION REGENERATIVE PRODUCTION PRACTICES AND DETERMINE NEW MARKET OPPORTUNITIES. 4. EXPAND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT FARMERS' MULTI-DIMENSIONAL EXPERIENCES OF ADOPTION OF REGENERATIVE PRACTICES ACROSS THE COTTON BELT. 5. PROMOTE THE ADOPTION OF REGENERATIVE, CLIMATE-SMART COTTON PRODUCTION PRACTICES THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE EXTENSION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. 6. PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF RESEARCH AND EXTENSION SCIENTISTS AND PRACTITIONERS, INCLUDING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, AND EMPOWER THE RURAL WORKFORCE.THIS INTEGRATED PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BRING TREMENDOUS BENEFITS TO THE US COTTON INDUSTRY THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SOUND REGENERATIVE PRACTICES FOR REDUCING TILLAGE AND ADDRESSING CLIMATE-CHANGE IMPACTS. BY UTILIZING PRECISION AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGIES, THERE WILL BE AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE TIMELY DIAGNOSIS OF FIELD ISSUES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SITE-SPECIFIC MEASURES FOR INCREASING INPUT USE EFFICIENCY AND REDUCING GHG EMISSIONS. NEW MARKET OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE GENERATED, IMPROVING OVERALL FARM PROFITABILITY. THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF THE ADOPTION OF PRECISION REGENERATIVE PRACTICES AND SMART-TECHNOLOGIES FOR COTTON PRODUCTION. THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF FARM WORKERS WILL BE IMPROVED. AUTOMATION WILL HELP ALLEVIATE LABOR SHORTAGE IN RURAL AREAS, WHILE EQUIPPING THEM FOR NEW EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.$10,000,000
· FY2024 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION IN THE GREAT PLAINS OF THE UNITED STATES FACES A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES FROM A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT AND IN PARTICULAR A MORE EXTREME CLIMATE THAT WILL INCLUDE MORE HEAT WAVES, LONGER DROUGHTS, AND MORE EXTREME RAINFALL EVENTS. IN ADDITION, THE VEGETATION IS CHANGING FROM ONE DOMINATED BY GRASSLANDS TO THAT DOMINATED BY MORE TREES AND SHRUBS. AND FINALLY, WILDFIRES ARE BECOMING MORE COMMON. NEW MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ARE BEING DEVELOPED THAT WILL HELP LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS BETTER COPE WITH THESE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES. THESE STRATEGIES INCLUDE THE STRATEGIC USE OF GOATS AND FIRE. GOATS ARE INCREDIBLY HARDY AND ARE ABLE TO COPE WITH MORE EXTREME WEATHER BUT IN ADDITION THEY CAN BE USED TO THE INVASION BY WOODY PLANTS. ADDITIONALLY THE STRATEGIC USE OF FIRE ALSO MAKES LANDSCAPES MORE PRODUCTIVE AND REDUCES THAT AMOUNT OF WOODY COVER. THERE ARE MAJOR SOCIAL CONSTRAINTS WITH RESPECT TO USING BOTH GOATS AND FIRE. ACCORDINGLY OUR PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH 7 RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION CENTERS ACROSS THE GREAT PLAINS THAT WILL DEMONSTRATE THE BENEFITS OF THESE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES. THESE CENTERS WILL BE THE FOCAL POINT OF INTENSE EDUCATION AND ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THESE KINDS OF MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES.$9,994,340
· FY2019 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
KAUAI ALGAE FACILITY LONG-TERM TEST$8,766,310
· FY2014 · Department of Defense
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH: NEW ROOTS AWARD.
CONTROL NUMBER: 1565-1501
TITLE: ''A FIELD-DEPLOYABLE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING RHIZOTRON FOR MODELING AND ENHANCING ROOT GROWTH AND BIOGEOCHEMICAL FUNCTION''$7,713,271
· FY2017 · Department of Energy
FY2012 FORMULA GRANT AUTHORIZED UNDER THE HATCH ACT FOR STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS$6,903,400
· FY2012 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
SUSTAINABLE HERBACEOUS ENERGY CROP PRODUCTION IN THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES$4,999,539
· FY2018 · Department of Energy
A COLLABORATIVE INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO AN ENDEMIC ZOONOTIC DISEASE IN CAMEROON: ENHANCING CAPABILITIES TO PREVENT, DETECT, AND RESPOND TO BRUCELLOSIS.$4,988,492
· FY2025 · Defense Threat Reduction Agency
THE RIO GRANDE, WHICH EXTENDS 1,900 MILES FROM SOUTHERN COLORADO THROUGH NEW MEXICO AND TEXAS TO THE GULF OF MEXICO, IS THE FOURTH LONGEST US RIVER AND AMONG THE WORLD'S TOP THIRTY. ITS LOWER REACH FORMS THE BORDER BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO AND APPROXIMATELY HALF OF ITS WATERSHED LAYS IN MEXICO. SNOW PACK FEEDS THE UPPER RIVER WHILE SUMMER MONSOONAL FLOW, PRIMARILY FROM THE RIO CONCHOS IN MEXICO, FEEDS THE LOWER RIVER. THE BASIN IS CHARACTERIZED BY HIGHLY VARIABLE WATER AVAILABILITY THAT IS COMPLICATED BY INTERNATIONAL TREATIES AND INTRASTATE COMPACTS, AND WATER IN THE BASIN IS ESSENTIALLY FULLY ALLOCATED.THE RIO GRANDE IS ONE OF THE TOP 10 MOST ENDANGERED AMERICAN AND WORLD RIVERS. BASIN WATER RESOURCES, PLUS THE SOCIETIES, ECONOMIES, SPECIES AND ECOSYSTEMS THAT DEPEND ON THEM, ARE SERIOUSLY THREATENED BY DROUGHT, CLIMATE CHANGE AND RAPID POPULATION GROWTH. THE RIVER SUPPLIES WATER FOR OVER 6 MILLION PEOPLE AND 2 MILLION IRRIGATED ACRES. POPULATION GROWTH AND URBAN WATER DEMANDS ARE PROJECTED TO DOUBLE IN THE NEXT 50 YEARS. HIGH LEVELS OF POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT, LOW PERSONAL PER CAPITA INCOME AND WATER INSECURITY AMONGST THE POORER COMMUNITIES EXACERBATE WATER MANAGEMENT ISSUES. BASIN AGRICULTURE IS VALUABLE ($1 BILLION ANNUALLY) AND WITHDRAWS 80% OF THE FRESHWATER RESOURCES, WITH THE CROPS BEING GROWN INCLUDING PECANS, DAIRY, GRASS, ALFALFA, VEGETABLES, GRAPES, CITRUS, SUGARCANE, CORN, SORGHUM AND COTTON. CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONS ARE FOR AN INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE AND A DECREASE IN NET AVAILABLE WATER WITH THE AVERAGE BY 2080 APPROACHING THE DROUGHT OF RECORD ALONG WITH MORE ERRATIC RAINFALL AND SEVERE STORM EVENTS. HIGHER TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN INCREASED POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION, INCREASING CROP IRRIGATION REQUIREMENTS AND FURTHER STRESSING WATER SUPPLIES. THE BASIN IS NOT ALONE IN THESE CHALLENGES AS MANY OTHER ARID-REGION RIVER SYSTEMS ARE FACING SIMILAR CRISES, WHICH PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT WATER MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES ARE OVERWHELMING CURRENT PRACTICES. THERE IS AN URGENT NEED FOR INNOVATIVE RESPONSES TO ADDRESS THESE MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES, WITH THE RIO GRANDE BEING AN IDEAL PLACE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THESE ISSUES AND TEST TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT APPROACHES THAT CAN BETTER ADDRESS WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT.THE BASIN IS CHARACTERIZED BY INTRASTATE, INTERSTATE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS SUGGESTING HIGH VISIBILITY AND CRITICALLY IMPORTANT NEEDS. CHRONIC WATER SHORTAGES ARE COMMON AND CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONS SUGGEST DECREASES IN WATER AVAILABILITY, ALTERED TIMING AND AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION/RUNOFF, INCREASING ET AND INCREASED CLIMATE VARIABILITY. DURING LOW FLOW YEARS, GROUNDWATER IS USED TO SUPPLEMENT WATER SHORTAGE SITUATIONS. AQUIFER STOCKS ARE DECLINING PLUS THERE IS INCREASED INTRUSION OF BRACKISH WATER FROM DEEPER DEPTHS. THIS WATER SUPPLY SITUATION, COUPLED WITH RAPID POPULATION GROWTH, PLACES SIGNIFICANT STRAIN ON WATER SUPPLIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE. COMBINING THIS WITH A HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE, VALUABLE AGRICULTURE-SUPPORTING EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME TO RELATIVELY POOR RURAL COMMUNITIES, THERE ARE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES TO NOT EFFECTIVELY MANAGING WATER RESOURCES WITHIN THE BASIN, WHICH IS HIGHLY REPRESENTATIVE OF MANY SITUATIONS ACROSS THE WORLD WITH GROWING ECONOMIES AND POPULATIONS. ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCES, NEW CROPS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND IMPROVED WATER CONSERVATION ARE ALL NEEDED TO SUSTAIN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY MEETING ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIETAL NEEDS. DESPITE THE BENEFITS OF CONSERVING FRESHWATER, PURSUING WATER SUPPLY DIVERSIFICATION AND INCREASING LOCAL CONTROL OF WATER SUPPLIES, MANY QUESTIONS REMAIN THAT LIMIT ALTERNATIVE WATER USE. IN PARTICULAR, LIMITED INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPS) FOR EMPLOYING THESE WATERS FOR IRRIGATION, CURRENT ALLOCATIONS AND ASSOCIATED COSTS/BENEFITS/RISKS.THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THE QUESTIONS: 1) HOW CAN ALTERNATIVE WATERS BE USED ON THE FARM AND IN NEARBY COMMUNITIES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, PROCESSING AND OTHER USES? WHAT NONTRADITIONAL SOURCES OF WATER ARE AVAILABLE THAT CONSERVES GROUNDWATER AND RIVER FRESHWATER? 2) WHAT TECHNOLOGIES AND TRAINING ARE NEEDED TO ASSIST IN CONSERVING AND EFFICIENTLY USING THE WATER AVAILABILITY PORTFOLIO? 3) WHAT EFFECTIVE WATER TREATMENT, WATER APPLICATION, WATER REUSE AND SALINITY MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES ARE ECONOMICAL AND SUSTAINABLE? 4) HOW CAN WATER CONVEYANCE, APPLICATION AND USE PRACTICES BE IMPROVED? 5) WHAT SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION IS NECESSARY FOR APPROPRIATE INSTITUTIONAL, POLICY, REGULATORY AND GOVERNANCE DECISIONS? 6) WHAT NEW KNOWLEDGE AND ACTION COMMUNICATED TO AGRICULTURAL AND NONAGRICULTURAL WATER USERS WILL IMPROVE THE SITUATION?THIS PROJECT ALLOWS LEVERAGING PRIOR WORK TO ADVANCE SOLUTIONS TO GROWING WATER STRESS THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO ARID BASINS GLOBALLY. THE PROPOSED HYDROLOGIC, AGRONOMIC AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXTENSION AND STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT WILL PROVIDE MUCH NEEDEDINFORMATION FOR WATER PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION AND INCREASING BASIN AGRICULTURE VIABILITY.$4,977,223
· FY2017 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
SYNTHETIC CROP FOR DIRECT DROP-IN BIOFUEL PRODUCTION THROUGH RE-ROUTING PHOTORESPIRATION INTERMEDIATES AND ENGINEERING TERPENOID PATHWAYS$4,867,146
· FY2012 · Department of Energy
FY2011 FORMULA GRANT AUTHORIZED UNDER THE HATCH ACT FOR STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS$4,510,589
· FY2011 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
CAMP BULLIS VEGETATION STUDY$3,891,870
· FY2010 · Department of the Army
DEVELOPING GPR FOR ENHANCED ROOT AND SOIL ORGANIC CARBON IMAGING...$3,871,414
· FY2017 · Department of Energy
SCALE-UP OF BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC PRODUCT TO ENABLE THE ECONOMIC RENEWABLE AVIATION FUELS$3,351,696
· FY2021 · Department of Energy
AUTOMATED TERRA PHENOTYPING SYSTEM FOR GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF ENERGY CROPS$3,209,147
· FY2017 · Department of Energy
Structural Genomics of Persistence Targets from M. tuberculosis$2,712,827
P01 · FY2010 · AI
Structural Genomics of Persistence Targets from M. tuberculosis$2,664,560
P01 · FY2009 · AI
Structural Genomics of Persistence Targets from M. tuberculosis$2,650,000
P01 · FY2006 · AI
Structural Genomics of Persistence Targets from M. tuberculosis$2,591,314
P01 · FY2008 · AI