← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Texas A & M University Kingsville
$9,929,978
Total funding
37
Grants
Funding over time
peak $3.3M · FY2008–24$5M$3.8M$2.5M$1.3M$0
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Funding mix
By agency
DOD$5,615,548 · 15
USDA$3,339,065 · 13
DOE$895,353 · 7
NASA$80,011 · 2
By mechanism
—$9,929,978 · 37
Investigators at Texas A & M University Kingsville
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
NEW START REP GRANT ENTITLED "STUDY OF DAMAGE MECHANICS AND MATERIAL RESPONSE OF IMPACT ON COMPOSITE ARMOR BY MULTISCALE MODELING AND TESTING"$799,986
· FY2023 · Department of the Army
NEW REP GRANT$799,816
· FY2024 · Department of the Army
** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** EXPANDING THE TEXAS SCHOLAR PROGRAM (TEXAS: TEACHING WITH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN ANIMAL SCIENCE)IS AN INTEGRATED PROJECT (EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND EXTENSION)THAT FOCUSES ON INCREASING THE SUCCESS OF UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS BY PREPARING THEM TO ADDRESS NEEDS RELATED TO ANIMAL HEALTH, PRODUCTION AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS. THIS COLLABORATIVE PROJECT INCLUDES THREE HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HSI): TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE, UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO-MAYAGUEZ AND WEST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY. A MINIMUM OF 60 UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS WILL BE SELECTED (THROUGH AN INTERVIEW PROCESS) TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. THE GOAL IS TO RECRUIT, CULTIVATE, AND GRADUATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF A HIGHLY-SKILLED, DIVERSE WORKFORCE THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO INNOVATIONS IN ANIMAL PRODUCTION CAPABLE OF ACHIEVING GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY. HISPANIC LEADERS IN ANIMAL SCIENCE WILL BE INCREASED WITH PARTICIPATION IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES TO INCREASE RETENTION AND GRADUATION RATES, AND ENHANCE TECHNICAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS OF HISPANIC UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS RECRUITED FROM THE THREE COLLABORATING HSIS. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES WILL BE MET WITH A UNIQUE, MULTIFACETED APPROACH TO EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THAT INCLUDES: STUDENT RESEARCH, EXTENSION PROGRAM PARTICIPATION, PROFESSIONAL MEETING PARTICIPATION, EDUCATIONAL TOUR, JOB SHADOWING, JOURNAL CLUB, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND MENTORING. SUCCESS OF EXPANDING THE TEXAS SCHOLAR PROGRAM WILL BE A DIRECT RESULT OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT, CAREER AWARENESS, AND A DIVERSE NETWORK OF MENTORS AND PROFESSIONALS TO GUIDE STUDENTS IN MAKING INFORMED DECISIONS REGARDING THEIR FUTURE. THE RESULT OF EXPANDING THE TEXAS SCHOLAR PROGRAM WILL BE HIGHLY QUALIFIED HISPANIC GRADUATES EQUIPPED WITH TECHNICAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS REQUIRED TO BE COMPETITIVE FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL, OR CAREERS IN THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SECTOR.$749,998
· FY2023 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
STUDIES ON THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF WOVEN HYBRID FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES SUBJECTED TO MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS$659,999
· FY2020 · Department of the Army
NEW START GRANT - MODEL-BASED DESIGN OF SMART STRUCTURES FOR HIGH-VOLTAGE APPLICATIONS$600,632
· FY2023 · Department of the Army
BALLISTIC IMPACT ON COMPOSITE ARMOR SYSTEM$599,680
· FY2018 · Department of the Army
NEW GRANT TITLED: BUILDING A RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL LAB IN THE AREA OF CONNECTED AND HETEROGENEOUS AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE NETWORKS VIA THE ACQUISITION OF AUTONOMOUS GROUND VEHICLES STUDIO$528,300
· FY2022 · Department of the Army
** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN THE AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE, IT IS IMPERATIVE TO TRAIN EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALS IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES IN A WAY THAT WOULD ENABLE THEM TO MOTIVATE THEIR STUDENTS TO PURSUE CAREERS IN AGRICULTURAL FIELDS. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CREATE A DYNAMIC MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENVIRONMENT WHERE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH ARE INTEGRATED TO PROVIDE ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL (KINDERGARTEN TO 8TH GRADE, K-8) TEACHERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO CONDUCT CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH AND DEVELOP INNOVATIVE CURRICULAR MODULES RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE CONCEPTS TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURAL LITERACY IN SOUTH TEXAS. THE PROJECT WILL FACILITATE A DEEP UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND EXPLORE EFFECTIVE PEDAGOGIES TO SUPPORT STUDENTS' LEARNING IN THESE FIELDS. SIXTEEN K-8 TEACHERS WILL BE TRAINED EVERY YEAR IN TWO COHORTS IN A COLLABORATIVE GROUP SETTING TO COMPLETE RESEARCH PROJECTS AND DEVELOP A SERIES OF CURRICULAR MODULES TO INSPIRE STUDENTS' INTERESTS IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES. EACH COHORT WITH 8 TEACHERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN A 2.5-WEEK OF SUMMER PROGRAM TO TACKLE VARIOUS RESEARCH TOPICS, INTERACT WITH FACULTY AND GRADUATE STUDENT MENTORS, USDA REEU STUDENTS, AND INDUSTRIAL ADVISORS, COMPLETE DIFFERENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING, AND DEVELOP CURRICULAR MODULES TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. ACADEMIC YEAR FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MODULES. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO INCREASE THE HIGHLY NEEDED FUTURE AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS BY PROVIDING RESEARCH AND PEDAGOGICAL TRAININGS TO K-8 TEACHERS (ESPECIALLY HISPANICS, WOMEN, AND/OR TEACHERS WHO WERE FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE GRADUATES) THAT WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COURSE MODULES RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE CONCEPTS. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAININGS IN AGRICULTURE LITERACY, THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO BUILD A STRONG RELATIONSHIP AMONG K-8 TEACHERS, UNIVERSITY FACULTY, GRADUATE STUDENTS, INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, AND ADMINISTRATORS TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY IN PROMOTING AGRICULTURAL LITERACY IN SOUTH TEXAS.$500,000
· FY2023 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
DATA-DRIVEN MODELING AND CONTROL OF SYSTEMS WITH PLASMA-SURFACE INTERACTIONS$500,000
· FY2023 · Department of Energy
** 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 IMPORTANCE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND ITS IMPACT ON AGRICULTURE DOMINATE A LARGE SEGMENT OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND POLITICAL DISCUSSIONS. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT TALENT GAP IN AGRICULTURAL FIELDS NEEDED TO DRIVE INNOVATION AND TO SUSTAIN THE U.S. GLOBAL TECHNICAL SUPERIORITY. THERE IS ALSO A SIGNIFICANT UNDER-REPRESENTATION OF MINORITIES IN AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE, ESPECIALLY HISPANICS AND WOMEN. EMPLOYERS ARE NOW SEEKING TALENTS WITH A BROADER SKILLSET INCLUDING LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK, PROBLEM SOLVING, DIGITAL COMPETENCY, COMMUNICATION, AND CRITICAL THINKING. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A MODEL ENVIRONMENT FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WHERE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION ARE TIGHTLY INTEGRATED AROUND THE DIFFERENT FACETS OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURAL FIELDS. THE PROJECT FOCUSES ON THREE KEY AREAS: 1) ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS, 2) WATER QUALITY AND MANAGEMENT, 3) AGRICULTURE ECONOMICS AND DECISION MAKING. EXTENSION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO THE PROGRAM.THE PROJECT'SOBJECTIVES ARE: 1) PROVIDING RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH RELATED TO AGRICULTURE DISCIPLINES TO UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY HISPANIC AND WOMEN; 2) INCREASING THE NUMBER OF UNDERREPRESENTED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN GRADUATE EDUCATION IN AGRICULTURE DISCIPLINES; 3) INTEGRATING EXTENSION EXPERIENCE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO TRAIN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH EXCEPTIONAL SKILLS FOR AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE. THE PROGRAM IS STRUCTURED AS COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH GROUPS TO TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO CONDUCT RESEARCH WITH THEIR MENTORS' GUIDANCE. STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY AND COLLABORATIVELY. TEN STUDENTS FROM VARIOUS ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE DEPARTMENTS WILL BE RECRUITED EVERY YEAR. THE PROPOSED PROJECT BUILDS ON A VISION OF GROOMING BUDDING RESEARCHERS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS TO EMBRACE THE CHALLENGE OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND BUILDING FUTURE LEADERS WHO PROACTIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO THE NATION'S AGRICULTURAL GOALS.$500,000
· FY2020 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
SOUTH TEXAS NAVY PATHWAY$444,250
· FY2018 · Department of the Navy
**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 DRONE WAVE FACTOR PROGRAM IS AN INTEGRATED PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND EXTENSION. THE MAIN GOAL OF THE DRONE WAVE FACTOR PROGRAM IS TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, MENTOR, AND GRADUATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF WOMEN PROFESSIONALS WITH COMPETITIVE GEOSPATIAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS AND INCREASE WORKFORCE DIVERSITY IN AGRICULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES. WE WILL IMPLEMENT HANDS-ON TRAINING IN SPATIAL SCIENCES TO SUPPORT RESEARCH EXPERIENCES AND TO BOOST PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO WOMEN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TO GAIN A COMPETITIVE EDGE IN THE PROFESSIONAL MARKETPLACE. WE ARE PLANNING THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: TRAINING IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND REMOTE SENSING, PREPARATION FOR THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION DRONE PILOT EXAM, UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS TRAINING, DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PROJECTS, A TEXAS GEOSPATIAL TOUR (A TOUR OF FACILITIES WORKING WITH SPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES IN TEXAS), INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE, PARTICIPATION IN PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS, MONTHLY RESEARCH/DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS, AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA SKILLS. THE DRONE WAVE FACTOR PROGRAM WILL RECRUIT OUTSTANDING AND MOTIVATED STUDENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENTS OF RANGE AND WILDLIFE SCIENCES AND ANIMAL SCIENCE AS WELL AS OTHER DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE DICK AND MARY LEWIS KLEBERG COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY- KINGSVILLE. BECAUSE WOMEN STUDENTS ARE UNDERREPRESENTED IN AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES, WE WILL FOCUS OUR RECRUITMENT ON HISPANIC WOMEN. TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS WILL NEED TO MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: SOPHOMORE, JUNIOR, OR SENIOR CLASSIFICATION AT THE START OF THE PROGRAM, GPA > 3.0, AND FULL-TIME STATUS (12 CREDIT HOURS FOR EACH LONG SEMESTER). THE OUTCOME MEASURES WERE SELECTED BASED ON THE DRONE WAVE FACTOR PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AND ARE WELL ALIGNED WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF THE AFRI FOOD, AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES AND HUMAN SCIENCES EDUCATION AND LITERACY INITIATIVE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES AND THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE CYBERINFORMATICS AND TOOLS ACT INITIATIVE.$399,946
· FY2021 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
ACQUISITION OF THERMOMECHANICAL AND RHEOLOGICAL MATERIAL TESTING SYSTEMS FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL TRAINING IN THE CHARACTERIZATION OF FIBER REINFORCED POLYMERIC NANOCOMPOSITES$386,127
· FY2022 · Department of the Army
THETEACHING WITH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN ANIMAL SCIENCE, OR TEXAS, SCHOLAR PROGRAM, IS AN INTEGRATED PROJECT BETWEEN TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - KINGSVILLE, TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH, AND TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE TEXAS SCHOLAR PROGRAM IS TO RECRUIT, CULTIVATE, AND GRADUATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF A HIGHLY-SKILLED, DIVERSE WORKFORCE THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO INNOVATIONS IN ANIMAL PRODUCTION CAPABLE OF ACHIEVING GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, RESEARCH EXPERIENCES WILL BE USED TO AID AN UNDERSERVED STUDENT POPULATION IN COMPLETING THEIR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREES WHILE PROVIDING THEM WITH THE TECHNICAL, SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCENECESSARY FOR MAINTAINING A COMPETITIVE EDGE IN THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY. STUDENTS WILL CONDUCT RESEARCH IN ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS, THUS THE TEXAS SCHOLAR PROGRAM WILL TARGET ANIMAL SCIENCE MAJORS. THE TEXAS SCHOLAR PROGRAM WILL ENHANCE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BY PRODUCING GRADUATES WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY IN ANIMAL SCIENCES.$273,829
· FY2018 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
INTEGRATION OF ECOLOGICALLY-BASED APPROACHES TO RE-ERADICATE CATTLE FEVER TICKS FROM THE U.S.$250,000
· FY2010 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
EVALUATING NON-FLOODPLAIN WETLANDS FOR FLOOD-RISK REDUCTION AND NUTRIENT MEDIATION IN THE MS RIVER BASIN$249,968
· FY2020 · Department of the Army
DEVELOPING PATHWAYS TO GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE (GEOINT) FOR UNDERREPRESENTED SOUTH TEXAS STUDENTS$223,341
· FY2015 · National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
NEW START REP GRANT ACQUISITION OF COMPUTATION SERVER AND EXPERIMENT EQUIPMENT FOR ENHANCING NUCLEAR ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION$164,996
· FY2024 · Department of the Army
START ACTING: STUDENT TRACK & AWARENESS IN RELATION TO AGRICULTURE CAREERS, TRANSITION BETWEEN INSTITUTIONS & NOVEL GAIN$163,181
· FY2018 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
EVALUATION OF MEMBRANE-DELIVERED HYDROGEN FOR STIMULATING IN-SITU REDUCTION ATE NITRATE AND URANIUM$150,000
· FY2008 · Department of Energy