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DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER

SAINT LOUIS, Missouri

Total Received

$87.2M

Total Awards

70

State

Missouri

Last Updated

Mar 17, 2026

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Top 50 Awards to DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER

Largest individual federal awards on record for this recipient, ranked by obligated amount. Data through March 17, 2026.

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Top 50 Awards to DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER
AwardAwarding AgencyProgramPlaceFYObligation
ASST_NON_DESC0023160_089
INTEGRATED ENGINEERING OF WHOLE PLANT WATER USE EFFICIENCY IN SORGHUM AND SETARIA
Department of Energy
Department of Energy
81.049
OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
2024$13,450,401
ASST_NON_2120153_049
BII: NEW ROOTS FOR RESTORATION: INTEGRATING PLANT TRAITS, COMMUNITIES, AND THE SOIL ECOSPHERE TO ADVANCE RESTORATION OF NATURAL AND AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS -LAND-USE CONVERSION IN UR…
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
47.074
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$12,243,620
CONT_AWD_HR001118C0137_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-
ADVANCED PLANT TECHNOLOGIES (APT) PHASE II
Department of Defense
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$12,067,421
ASST_NON_7200AA20CA00008_072
VIRCA PLUS UNDER AGRICULTURAL BIOTECH PROGRAM
Agency for International Development
Agency for International Development
98.001
USAID FOREIGN ASSISTANCE FOR PROGRAMS OVERSEAS
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$7,650,000
ASST_NON_1754097_049
THE ROLE OF MEIOTIC-STAGE NON-CODING RNA IN THE MODULATION OF ANTHER & POLLEN DEVELOPMENT IN GRASSES -THIS PROJECT WILL INVESTIGATE THE LIFECYCLE AND FUNCTIONS OF A CLASS OF SMALL…
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
47.074
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$3,886,862
ASST_NON_1733606_049
ECA-PGR: REGULATORY VARIATION CONTROLLING ARCHITECTURAL DIVERSITY IN MAIZE -PLANT ARCHITECTURE, THE NUMBER AND ARRANGEMENT OF ORGANS (E.G. BRANCHES, LEAVES, FLOWERS) ON A PLANT, I…
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
47.074
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012025$3,880,563
ASST_NON_DESC0023305_089
HARNESSING REGULATORY VARIATION TO ELUCIDATE DROUGHT RESILIENCE MECHANISMS IN SORGHUM
Department of Energy
Department of Energy
81.049
OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$2,699,194
ASST_NON_DESC0020401_089
ELUCIDATING THE MOLECULAR MECHANISMS UNDERLYING DROUGHT RESILIENCE IN SORGHUM
Department of Energy
Department of Energy
81.049
OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$2,695,853
ASST_NON_2309932_049
RESEARCH-PGR: ATOMIC NUMBERS: IDENTIFYING THE CONSERVED GENES DRIVING ELEMENT ACCUMULATION IN PLANTS -ELEMENTS ARE BUILDING BLOCKS OF MATTER THAT CANNOT BE CHEMICALLY INTERCONVERT…
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
47.074
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$2,513,218
ASST_NON_2341535_049
PLANTTRANSFORM: SMART GRASS - SIMPLIFIED METHODS FOR ACCESSIBLE AND RAPID TRANSFORMATION OF THE GRASSES -AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS MUST ADAPT TO SUSTAINABLY MEET SOCIETY?S NEEDS FOR AF…
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
47.074
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$2,086,531
ASST_NON_2525780_049
EDGE CMT: EPIGENETIC REGULATION OF HEAT STRESS MEMORY IN PHOTOSYNTHETIC CELLS -CHANGING VARIABLE ENVIRONMENTS ARE CAUSING PLANTS TO RESPOND TO REPEATED HIGH TEMPERATURES IMPAIRING…
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
47.074
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012025$1,606,828
ASST_NON_DESC0020400_089
DEEP GREEN: STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL GENOMIC CHARACTERIZATION OF CONSERVED UNANNOTATED GREEN LINEAGE PROTEINS
Department of Energy
Department of Energy
81.049
OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$1,531,758
ASST_NON_2341632_049
USING THE LIVERWORT MARCHANTIA PALACEA AS A MODEL FOR FUNCTIONAL, COMPARATIVE AND EVOLUTIONARY STUDIES OF ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL SYMBIOSIS -THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON THE RELATIONSHI…
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
47.074
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$1,275,839
ASST_NON_2421468_049
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EDGE FGT: DEVELOPMENT OF SPHAGNUM (PEAT) MOSS AS A LAB MODEL SYSTEM FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL, MOLECULAR AND FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS STUDIES -MOSSES REPRESENT ONE OF T…
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
47.074
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$1,220,719
ASST_NON_2331437_049
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RESEARCH-PGR: DEVELOPMENT OF EPIGENETIC EDITING FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT -GENOME EDITING TOOLS HAVE REVOLUTIONIZED BIOLOGY. SCIENTISTS ARE USING THESE TOOLS TO…
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
47.074
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$1,192,499
ASST_NON_DESC0018072_089
OPTIMIZING TRADEOFFS IMPLICIT DURING BIOENERGY CROP IMPROVEMENT: UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECT OF ALTERED CELL WALL AND SUGAR CONTENT ON SORGHUM-ASSOCIATED PATHOGENIC BACTERIA
Department of Energy
Department of Energy
81.049
OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
SAINT LOUIS, MO-902024$1,189,486
ASST_NON_2433594_049
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: TRTECH-PGR: DEVELOPMENT AND SHARING OF HIGH-RESOLUTION IN SITU 3D CRYO WORKFLOWS TO TRANSFORM PLANT CELL BIOLOGY -MUCH CAN BE LEARNED ABOUT HOW AN ORGANISM…
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
47.074
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012025$1,150,000
ASST_NON_20226702136467_012
A MAJOR BOTTLENECK IN OUR ABILITY TO IMPROVE CROPS IS A GAP IN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW GENETICS AND ENVIRONMENT INTERACT TO PRODUCE PLANT PHENOTYPES. PLANT PHENOMICS AIMS TO REDU…
Department of Agriculture
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
10.310
AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH INITIATIVE (AFRI)
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012026$999,992
ASST_NON_2347188_049
PIVOTS: PIVOTING TO PLANTS (P2P): EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROGRAM APPLYING IMAGING AND DATA SCIENCE TOOLS FROM CELLS TO FIELDS -THE PROJECT PIVOTING TO PLANTS (P2P) IS IMPORTANT TO…
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
47.084
NSF TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, AND PARTNERSHIPS
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$999,916
ASST_NON_20266703945934_012
SMALL PLANT-DERIVED PEPTIDES WITH POTENT ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY AGAINST AGRICULTURALLY IMPORTANT FUNGAL PATHOGENS HAVE HIGH POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT AS ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY, SUS…
Department of Agriculture
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
10.310
AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH INITIATIVE (AFRI)
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012026$980,849
ASST_NON_1929514_049
INTEGRATION AND MODULARITY IN GRASS DIVERSIFICATION -THE TALLGRASS PRAIRIE IS AN ICONIC AMERICAN LANDSCAPE DOMINATED BY A SINGLE GROUP OF GRASSES KNOWN AS THE ANDROPOGONEAE, WHICH…
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
47.074
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$843,142
ASST_NON_DESC0019464_089
COLLABORATIVE PROJECT: DYNAMICS AND CONSEQUENCES OF PSI SUPERCOMPLEXES
Department of Energy
Department of Energy
81.049
OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$812,078
ASST_NON_2525681_049
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: TR-TECH-PGR / PLANTSYNBIO: INTRAGENIC GENOME ENGINEERING FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF IMPROVED PLANTS -FOR MANY YEARS, NEW CROP VARIETIES WITH IMPROVED TRAIT…
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
47.074
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012025$800,000
ASST_NON_2207012_049
ROLE OF POSTTRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATIONS IN CONTROLLING THE SPECIFICITY OF RESPONSE REGULATION -THE INFORMATION ENCODED IN THE GENES OF AN ORGANISM IS ULTIMATELY DECODED AS PROTEIN…
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
47.074
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$720,092
ASST_NON_20226703736092_012
AS FARMERS ATTEMPT TO EVOLVE QUICKLY TO CONFRONT 21ST CENTURY CHALLENGES INCLUDING LEVERAGING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE YIELD AND REDUCE DELETERIOUS IMPACTS FROM CLIMATE CH…
Department of Agriculture
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
10.310
AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH INITIATIVE (AFRI)
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012025$685,200
ASST_NON_20246701342380_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.** COVER CROPP…
Department of Agriculture
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
10.310
AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH INITIATIVE (AFRI)
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$650,000
ASST_NON_20236701739419_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.** PLANTS ARE…
Department of Agriculture
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
10.310
AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH INITIATIVE (AFRI)
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$536,649
ASST_NON_2141970_049
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RESEARCH-PGR: EXTRACELLULAR RNA PRODUCED BY PLANTS: WHAT, WHERE, HOW, WHO, AND WHY? -THIS PROJECT INVESTIGATES THE ROLE OF SECRETED RNA IN THE IMMUNE SYSTE…
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
47.074
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012025$526,886
ASST_NON_2130883_049
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: BBSRC-NSF/BIO: AN AUTONOMOUS REGISTRY SYSTEM FOR PLANT MICRORNAS -MICRORNAS ARE SHORT RNA MOLECULES (~20 TO 24 NUCLEOTIDES) THAT FUNCTION TO REGULATE LEVEL…
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
47.074
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$526,339
ASST_NON_2440006_049
DISSECTING A CORE MECHANISM CONTROLLING SPIKELET MERISTEM FATE AND INFLORESCENCE ARCHITECTURE IN PANICOID CEREALS -INFLORESCENCES ARE FLOWER-BEARING STRUCTURES THAT ULTIMATELY PRO…
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
47.074
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012025$500,000
ASST_NON_20256703745005_012
CURRENT ISSUE: MANY K-14 STUDENTS IN RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES HAVE LITTLE EXPOSURE TO REAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EVEN AS SOCIETY FACES URGENT CHALLENGES LIKEPESTS,DISEASES, AN…
Department of Agriculture
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
10.310
AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH INITIATIVE (AFRI)
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012026$500,000
ASST_NON_20216701333778_012
SUMMARY: OILS ARE THE MOST ENERGY DENSE PRODUCT OF PLANT-BASED PHOTOSYNTHESIS, WITH TWICE THE ENERGY CONTENT OF CARBOHYDRATES. IN MOST CASES, OILS ACCUMULATE IN SEEDS. SEED-SET OC…
Department of Agriculture
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
10.310
AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH INITIATIVE (AFRI)
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012025$499,891
ASST_NON_2128197_049
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EDGE FGT: TRANSFORMATION AND GENOMIC RESOURCES TO ADVANCE DIVERSE, EMERGING MODEL ANGIOSPERMS -THE FLOWERING PLANTS, ALSO KNOWN AS ANGIOSPERMS, ENCOMPASS T…
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
47.074
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$448,362
ASST_NON_1949463_049
3D PLANTS: STUDENTS BUILD AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITY PLANT MODELS TO UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF DESIGN IN STEM -THIS EXPLORATORY PROJECT WILL STUDY THE INTEGRATION OF SCIENCE, DESI…
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
47.076
STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES)
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$436,754
ASST_NON_2431716_049
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RESEARCH-PGR: DECONSTRUCTING PLASTICITY IN PERENNIAL PLANTS: GENOMIC AND EPIGENOMIC ARCHITECTURE OF SCION AND ROOTSTOCK TRAITS IN GRAFTED GRAPEVINES -GRAPE…
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
47.074
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012025$432,274
ASST_NON_2244275_049
REU SITE: RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES IN PLANT SCIENCE AT THE DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER -THIS REU SITE AWARD TO THE DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER, LO…
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
47.074
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$411,512
ASST_NON_20236701341103_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.** CASSAVA IS…
Department of Agriculture
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
10.310
AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH INITIATIVE (AFRI)
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012026$329,848
ASST_NON_2346101_049
POSE: PHASE I: AN OPEN-SOURCE ECOSYSTEM FOR PLANT PHENOTYPING TOOLS BASED ON PLANT COMPUTER VISION (PLANTCV) -A MAJOR BOTTLENECK IN THE ABILITY TO IMPROVE CROPS FOR FOOD, FUEL, AN…
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
47.084
NSF TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, AND PARTNERSHIPS
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$312,088
ASST_NON_FX18TA-10960J003_012
SPECIALTY CROP REGULATORY ASSISTANCE
Department of Agriculture
Foreign Agricultural Service
10.960
TECHNICAL AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE
2024$306,083
ASST_NON_20256701244812_012
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL CENTURIES, ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATIONS OF GREENHOUSE GASES (SUCH AS CARBON DIOXIDE, METHANE AND NITROUS OXIDE) HAVE INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY. THIS INCREASE IS…
Department of Agriculture
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
10.310
AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH INITIATIVE (AFRI)
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012025$225,000
ASST_NON_20226701236627_012
CHENOPODIUM QUINOA GROWS IN A WIDE RANGE OF ENVIRONMENTS AND CAN TOLERATE HIGH CONCENTRATION OF SALT IN THE SOIL BY EXCLUDING THE NA+ EXCESS AND SEQUESTERING IT IN THE EPIDERMAL S…
Department of Agriculture
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
10.310
AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH INITIATIVE (AFRI)
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$225,000
ASST_NON_5830601026_012
NSI: EXPLOITING SMALL CYSTEINE-RICH ANTIFUNGAL PEPTIDES FOR MANAGEMENT OF WHITE MOLD DISEASE IN SOYBEAN
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
10.001
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$185,430
ASST_NON_2320971_049
ROLES OF MEIOTIC-STAGE NON-CODING RNAS IN MAIZE ANTHER DEVELOPMENT -POLLEN PRODUCTION AND REGULATION OF PLANT FERTILITY ARE ESSENTIAL TO AGRICULTURE. HYBRID CORN AND OTHER GRAINS…
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
47.074
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$165,031
ASST_NON_20226701237042_012
IN 2019, AGRICULTURE AND ITS RELATED INDUSTRIES CONTRIBUTED $1.1 TRILLION TO THE UNITED STATES GDP AND PROVIDED ALMOST 11% OF THE COUNTRY'S EMPLOYMENT. GIVEN THE SERVICES IT P…
Department of Agriculture
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
10.310
AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH INITIATIVE (AFRI)
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012025$164,423
ASST_NON_2243534_049
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: IDEAS LAB: THE ROLE OF EXTRACELLULAR RNA IN INTERCELLULAR AND INTERKINGDOM COMMUNICATION -THIS PROJECT IS A COLLABORATION AMONG SEVEN LABORATORIES WITH DIV…
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
47.074
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$145,699
ASST_NON_20246701243020_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…
Department of Agriculture
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
10.310
AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH INITIATIVE (AFRI)
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$98,752
ASST_NON_5950704004_012
DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATIVE BIG-DATA DRIVEN TECHNOLOGIES FOR SOYBEAN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
10.001
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$94,368
ASST_NON_5850702032_012
CHARACTERIZATION OF LIPID TURNOVER IN SOYBEANS OVER DEVELOPMENT
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
10.001
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012024$62,044
CONT_AWD_FA301017P0190_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-
METABOLOMICS TARGET ANALYSIS
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
BILOXI, MS-042024$44,122
ASST_NON_5850705097_012
DEVELOPMENT OF DATA SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES FOR US SOYBEAN IMPROVEMENT
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
10.001
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH
SAINT LOUIS, MO-012025$30,000

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.