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15,895 grants matching “artificial intelligence”
BioFoundry: Artificial Intelligence-Driven RNA BioFoundry
$11,873,423Daeyeon Lee · University Of Pennsylvania · · FY2024 · BIO
Research Infrastructure: RII Track 1: Integrating Montana's Environmental Research with Smart Sensors (IMERSS)
$11,767,353Robert A Walker · Montana State University · · FY2023 · O/D
Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias (CARD): Harmonized Data-Derived Resources for the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Community
$11,628,452Andrew Singleton · National Institute On Aging · ZIA · FY2022 · AG
CRTP CCR Dedicated Cores
$10,969,625Mariam Malik · Division Of Basic Sciences - Nci · ZIC · FY2025 · CA
Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias (CARD): Harmonized Data-Derived Resources for the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Community
$10,608,860Andrew Singleton · National Institute On Aging · ZIA · FY2021 · AG
The Participant Center: Empowering All of Us Research Program participation across the United States
$10,505,370Eric Jeffrey Topol · Scripps Research Institute, The · OT2 · FY2024 · OD
DRCR Retina Network
$10,500,000Adam R Glassman · Jaeb Center For Health Research, Inc. · UG1 · FY2025 · EY
CTSA UM1 Program at University of California San Diego Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute
$10,325,540David Mitchell Smith · University Of California, San Diego · UM1 · FY2025 · TR
Neurobiology of Drug Reward and Addiction
$10,185,436Nora D. Volkow · National Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism · ZIA · FY2025 · AA
** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** RECENT MULTIPLE SHOCKS (E.G., COVID-19 COMBINED WITH CLIMATE SHOCKS AND FOODBORNE PATHOGENS) HAVE REVEALED CRITICAL VULNERABILITIES OF AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS. THESE SHOCKS UNIQUELY CHALLENGE LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS, MANY OF WHICH PRODUCE, PROCESS, AND DISTRIBUTE FOOD PRODUCTS CRITICAL TO THE FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL SECURITY OF THE US POPULATION. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO BUILD LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS THAT ARE RESILIENT TO MULTIPLE SHOCKS. THIS GOAL WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH NINE INTERRELATED OBJECTIVES. OBJECTIVES 1-3 EVALUATE KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF SUPPLY CHAINS, IMPACTS OF HISTORICAL AND PROJECTED SHOCKS, AND ALTERNATIVE MITIGATION/ADAPTATION STRATEGIES. OBJECTIVES 4-5 CENTER ON INNOVATIVE SYSTEMS MODELING, SIMULATION, AND DECISION SUPPORT USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. OBJECTIVE 6 EXAMINES THE IMPACT OF SHOCKS AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES ON FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY, PARTICULARLY AMONG VULNERABLE US POPULATIONS. OBJECTIVES 7-8 APPLY NOVEL RESEARCH FINDINGS TO EXTENSION AND EDUCATION. OBJECTIVE 9 PROMOTES A HOLISTIC INTEGRATION OF RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION TO INSPIRE FUTURISTIC, EQUITABLE SOLUTIONS TO POLICYMAKERS AND STAKEHOLDERS. THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN FUNDAMENTAL INSIGHTS AND KNOWLEDGE SURROUNDING THE EFFECTS OF MULTIPLE SHOCKS ON LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS AS WELL AS A SUITE OF MITIGATION STRATEGIES AND DECISION-MAKING, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATIONAL TOOLS. THESE RESULTS WILL FILL CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE GAPS IN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO BUILD MORE RESILIENT LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS, EMPOWER STAKEHOLDERS (ESPECIALLY DISADVANTAGED AND VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES) TO MITIGATE AND ADAPT TO MULTIPLE SHOCKS, AND DEVELOP A NEW AND DIVERSE WORKFORCE THAT SUPPORTS AGRI-FOOD RESILIENCE. ULTIMATELY, THE PROJECT WILL LEAD TO MORE RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS THAT IMPROVE FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL SECURITY, PROSPERITY, AND WELL-BEING IN THE MIDWEST U.S. AND BEYOND.
$10,000,000Michigan State University · · FY2023 · 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.** OUR OVERARCHING OBJECTIVE IS TO ADVANCE TECHNOLOGIES THAT CO-PRODUCE FISH FEED INGREDIENTS AND SAF FROM LOW GRADE WOODY BIOMASS WITHIN A BIOREFINERY SETTING. THIS PURSUIT HOLDS THE PROMISE OF SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS IN THE PRODUCTION COSTS OF BOTH SAF AND FISH FEED INGREDIENTS, PAVING THE WAY FOR THEIR COST-EFFECTIVE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION WITH BIOREFINERY PRODUCTS ENTERING TWO DIFFERENT MARKET SECTORS.THE DECADES OF FIRE SUPPRESSION, LONG-TERM DROUGHT, AND REDUCED DEMAND FOR PULP AND PAPER PRODUCTION HAVE BEEN CREATING MILLIONS OF TONS OF LOW-GRADE WOODY BIOMASS (LWB), WHICH TYPICALLY INCLUDES SMALL-DIAMETER TREES, BRANCHES, AND OTHER LOW-VALUE WOOD WASTE STREAMS, WHICH CURRENTLY HAS A VERY LIMITED MARKET. OUR SUSTAINABLE WOOD TO FUEL AND FISH FEED (SWF3) PROGRAM DEVELOPS NEW TECHNOLOGIES CAPABLE OF UPGRADING THESE SUSTAINABLY HARVESTED MILLIONS OF TONS WOODY BIOMASS TO RENEWABLE JET FUEL DESIGNATED AS SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL (SAF) AND FISH FEED PROTEIN INGREDIENTS. BY HARNESSING THE POTENTIAL OF LWB, FOREST OWNERS UNLOCK ADDITIONAL INCOME STREAMS. THE ADDITIONAL REVENUE OPTIONS 1) MAXIMIZES THE VALUE OF THE FORESTLAND 2) AVOIDS FOREST LAND USE CHANGES, AND 3) INCENTIVIZES ACTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT, IMPROVING FOREST HEALTH THROUGH PRACTICES LIKE PRE-COMMERCIAL THINNING. THIS PROACTIVE APPROACH ENHANCES LONG-TERM FOREST PRODUCTIVITY. THE COST-EFFECTIVE COPRODUCTION OF FISH FEED FROM WOOD NOT ONLY INCREASES THE PROFITABILITY OF AQUACULTURE FARMERS BUT ALSO MINIMIZES THE ECOLOGICAL IMPACT OF AQUACULTURE BY REDUCING RELIANCE ON WILD-CAUGHT FISH AS FEED. MOREOVER, THE JET FUEL DERIVED FROM WOODY BIOMASS OFFERS A PROMISING OPPORTUNITY TO MITIGATE THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF THE US AVIATION INDUSTRY, MAKING IT A CRUCIAL STEP TOWARD SUSTAINABLE AIR TRAVEL. THE CURRENT ANNUAL US COMMERCIAL JET FUEL MARKET IS 21 BILLION GALLONS, AND IT IS PROJECTED TO REACH 35 BILLION GALLONS BY 2050. THE US GOVERNMENT AIMS TO MEET THE AVIATION SECTOR'S 100% JET FUEL DEMAND WITH SAF DERIVED FROM RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCK (E.G., FOREST AND AGRICULTURAL RESIDUES) BY 2050, WHILE REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS OF THIS SECTOR BY AT LEAST 50% COMPARED TO ITS CURRENT EMISSION LEVELS. THE NEAR-TERM TARGET OF THE US GOVERNMENT IS TO PRODUCE 3 BILLION GALLONS OF SAF ANNUALLY BY 2030. IN 2022, US SAF PRODUCTION WAS ONLY 2 MILLION GALLONS, FALLING SHORT OF TARGETS. THIS IS BECAUSE THE CURRENT LIMITED SUPPLY OF SAF FROM PLANT OILS OR ANIMAL FATS AT PRODUCTION COSTS THAT ARE VERY HIGH COMPARED TO PETROLEUM DERIVED JET FUEL.TO REALIZE OUR OVERARCHING OBJECTIVEOF DEVELOPING A NOVEL BIOREFINERY FRAMEWORK FOR COPRODUCTION OF JET FUEL AND FISH FEED, WE ARE ENGAGING IN RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES IN A WIDE RANGE OF FIELDS INCLUDING CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, FISH NUTRITION, FOREST RESOURCES, ECONOMICS, MICROBIOLOGY, AND SUSTAINABILITY. THE OUTCOME OF THESE ACTIVITIES WILL 1) ADVANCE FUNDAMENTAL AND TRANSLATIONAL (FROM LAB TO PILOT SCALE,) SCIENCES RELATED TO SAF PRODUCTION VIA HYDROTHERMAL LIQUEFACTION TECHNOLOGY THAT WORKS ON A VARIETY OF FEEDSTOCKS, AND THE COPRODUCTION OF FISH FEED FROM WOOD DERIVED SUGARS, 2) INCREASE DIVERSITY IN BIOECONOMY WORKFORCE, AND 3) PROVIDE SCIENCE-BASED KNOWLEDGE TO STAKEHOLDERS IN THE BIOECONOMY, EMPOWERING THEM TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT, USE, AND PROMOTION OF WOOD DERIVED JET FUEL AND FISH FEED.
$10,000,000University Of Maine System · · 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.** VITAL TO LOCAL RURAL COMMUNITIES AND THE NATIONAL ECONOMY, AGRICULTURE IN THE WESTERN U.S. FACES CHALLENGES INCLUDING DEGRADATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, CLIMATE VARIABILITY, AND PEST OUTBREAKS. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND DIGITAL AGRICULTURE (DA), THE TRANSDISCIPLINARY APPLICATION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND HYPERDIMENSIONAL DATA, CAN IMPROVE FARMING RESILIENCE. SHORT- AND MEDIUM-TERM, THIS PROJECT APPLIES DA TO OPTIMIZE CURRENT PRACTICES, MAXIMIZING EFFICIENCY, AND MINIMIZING WASTE. LONG-TERM, THE PROJECT DEVELOPS A FOUNDATION OF TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE FOR A SHIFT TO HIGHLY-AUTOMATED MECHANIZED SYSTEMS FOR IRRIGATION, NUTRIENT, SALINITY, AND PEST MANAGEMENT. APPLIED RESEARCH SUPPORTING OBJECTIVES (SO) ARE SO1 -- A DECISION-SUPPORT TOOL FOR AGRICULTURAL INPUT MANAGEMENT WITH AI (AIM-AI) -- AND SO2 -- A TOOL FOR EARLY PEST DETECTION WITH AI (EPD-AI). TOOLS INTEGRATE PHYSICAL AND STATISTICAL MODELS, BIG-GEODATA (E.G., DAILY REMOTE SENSING), AND AI. SO1 WILL MERGE RECOMMENDATIONSFOR EVAPOTRANSPIRATION-BASED SOIL-WATER BALANCE IRRIGATION SCHEDULING, SALINITY LEACHING, AND FERTILIZATION INTO A SINGLE FRAMEWORK. IN SO2, AN AI CLASSIFIER WILL ESTIMATE PEST EMERGENCE IN ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL CROPS FOR TIMELY RESPONSE. AIM-AI AND EPD-AI WILL BE EVALUATED USING EXTENSIVE FIELD DATA. COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SOS WILL INFORM STAKEHOLDERS OF CURRENT RESEARCH-BASED TOOLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ON-FARM PRACTICES (SO3), AND DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE FROM RESEARCH SOS (SO4) THROUGH TRAINING (FACE-TO-FACE AND ELECTRONIC), FIELD DAYS, PUBLICATIONS, AND SMARTPHONE AND WEB APPS. SO5 INCLUDES AN UNDERGRADUATE DA FELLOWSHIP TO EDUCATE FUTURE FARMERS, AND DA PROFESSIONALS AND ACADEMICS VIA STUDENT RESEARCH, MENTORSHIP, AND INDUSTRY EXTERNSHIPS. PROJECT SUCCESS IN FOSTERING RURAL PROSPERITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY WILL BE EVALUATED BY STAKEHOLDERS, SCIENTISTS, AND PROFESSIONAL EVALUATORS.
$10,000,000Regents Of The University Of California At Riverside · · FY2020 · 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 UNITED STATES HAS ABUNDANT SUITABLE COASTAL LAND WITH GREAT POTENTIAL TO ACHIEVE HIGH-VOLUME PRODUCTION OF SHELLFISH AS A SUSTAINABLE, ECO-FRIENDLY, AND HEALTHY SOURCE OF PROTEIN FOR THE GROWING POPULATION. HOWEVER, THE US SHELLFISH INDUSTRY CURRENTLY FACES SIGNIFICANT PRODUCTION BOTTLENECKS DUE TO OUTDATED TECHNOLOGY AND TOOLS. IN LIGHT OF TODAY'S ADVANCES IN SENSING AND CONTROL, ROBOTICS, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, WHICH HAVE LED TO TRANSFORMATIVE DEVELOPMENT IN TERRESTRIAL AGRICULTURE, GREAT OPPORTUNITIES HAVE ARISEN TO REVOLUTIONIZE SHELLFISH AQUACULTURE. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR FARMERS AND SOCIETY AS A WHOLE BY IMPLEMENTING A SMART SUSTAINABLE SHELLFISH AQUACULTURE MANAGEMENT (S3AM) FRAMEWORK TO ENHANCE NATIONWIDE SHELLFISH PRODUCTION AND ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF SHELLFISH FARM OPERATIONS WHILE MAINTAINING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: I) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT SMART TECHNOLOGIES AND MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE FARM PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITABILITY, II) MODEL AND ASSESS ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE S3AM FRAMEWORK IN THE EAST, WEST, AND GULF COASTAL REGIONS, III) BUILD A NATIONWIDE EXTENSION NETWORK TO ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS FOR BROADER IMPACT, AND IV) EDUCATE FUTURE GENERATIONS OF THE WORKFORCE TO ADDRESS GLOBALLY PRESSING ISSUES OF SUSTAINABILITY. IT IS EXPECTED THAT NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES AND PRECISION FARMING MANAGEMENT PRACTICES WILL BE DEVELOPED AS PART OF THE S3AM FRAMEWORK, WHICH WILL HELP FARMERS GAIN IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR FARM AND CROP CONDITIONS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH HIGHLY EFFICIENT HARVESTING TOOLS. S3AM WILL LEAD TO SUSTAINABLE SHELLFISH PRODUCTION IN THE LONG TERM, ENABLING COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS TO GAIN GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS. S3AM WILL ALSO PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL COASTAL AREAS BY CREATING NEW BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE SMART TECHNOLOGY TOOLS AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR FARMERS. S3AM WILL FURTHER PROMOTE ALTERNATIVE DIETS FOCUSED ON HEALTHY SEAFOOD, OFFERING SUBSTANTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS.
$10,000,000University Of Maryland, College Park · · FY2020 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Expeditions: Coherent Ising Machines for Optimization, Machine Learning and Neuromorphic Computing
$9,994,732Hideo Mabuchi · Stanford University · · FY2020 · CSE
CTSA UM1 at Duke University
$9,890,205Susanna Naggie · Duke University · UM1 · FY2025 · TR
Center: National Synthesis Center for Emergence in the Molecular and Cellular Sciences
$9,849,000Edward P O'Brien · Pennsylvania State Univ University Park · · FY2024 · BIO
UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute
$9,815,155Steven M. Dubinett · University Of California Los Angeles · UL1 · FY2022 · TR
UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute
$9,733,673Steven M. Dubinett · University Of California Los Angeles · UL1 · FY2023 · TR
UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute
$9,718,232Arleen F Brown · University Of California Los Angeles · UL1 · FY2024 · TR
Sage Grande: An Open Artificial Intelligence Testbed for Edge Computing and Intelligent Sensing
$9,300,395Peter H Beckman · Northwestern University · · FY2025 · CSE
FMRG: Manufacturing ADvanced Electronics through Printing Using Bio-based and Locally Identifiable Compounds (MADE-PUBLIC)
$9,299,981Junhong Chen · University Of Chicago · · FY2021 · ENG
The Polar Geospatial Center: Community and Facility Support
$9,195,714James L Dickson · University Of Minnesota-Twin Cities · · FY2021 · GEO
Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute
$9,192,884Thomas A Buchanan · University Of Southern California · UL1 · FY2024 · TR
Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute
$9,192,884Thomas A Buchanan · University Of Southern California · UL1 · FY2023 · TR
Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute
$9,009,695Thomas A Buchanan · University Of Southern California · UL1 · FY2022 · TR