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Donald Danforth Plant Science Center: 31 NSF awards ($23.5M), fiscal years 2021 to 2026
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in Saint Louis, MO is funded under 31 NSF awards ($23.5M) in the NIH and NSF award files, read 2026-11-03. NIH fiscal years 2021 to 2025; NSF fiscal years 2022 to 2026.
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Awards
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| Award | Agency | Institute or division | Fiscal year | Amount in window | Start | End | Principal investigator | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESEARCH-PGR: Atomic Numbers: Identifying the conserved genes driving element accumulation in plants | NSF | Innovation Tools, Informatics, & Functional Genomics | 2023 | $2,513,218 | June 1, 2023 | May 31, 2027 | Ivan R Baxter | nsf.gov |
| PlantSynBio/TR-Tech-PGR: Targeted Integration of User-Defined DNA in Plants | NSF | Division Of Integrative Organismal Systems | 2022 | $2,379,217 | March 1, 2022 | February 28, 2026 | R Keith Slotkin | nsf.gov |
| PlantTransform: SMART Grass - Simplified Methods for Accessible and Rapid Transformation of the Grasses | NSF | Innovation Tools, Informatics, & Functional Genomics | 2024 | $2,086,531 | August 1, 2024 | July 31, 2027 | Nigel J Taylor | nsf.gov |
| EDGE CMT: Epigenetic Regulation of Heat Stress Memory in Photosynthetic Cells | NSF | Innovation Tools, Informatics, & Functional Genomics | 2025 | $1,606,828 | December 15, 2025 | November 30, 2028 | Ru Zhang | nsf.gov |
| Using the liverwort Marchantia palacea as a model for functional, comparative and evolutionary studies of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis | NSF | Organismal Interactions & Ecology | 2024 | $1,275,839 | July 15, 2024 | June 30, 2028 | Armando Bravo | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: EDGE FGT: Development of Sphagnum (peat) moss as a lab model system for physiological, molecular and functional genomics studies | NSF | Innovation Tools, Informatics, & Functional Genomics | 2024 | $1,220,719 | October 1, 2024 | September 30, 2028 | Sona Pandey | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: TRTech-PGR: Development and Sharing of High-Resolution In Situ 3D Cryo Workflows to Transform Plant Cell Biology | NSF | Innovation Tools, Informatics, & Functional Genomics | 2025 | $1,150,000 | February 15, 2025 | January 31, 2028 | Tessa M Burch-Smith | nsf.gov |
| Dissecting the Trigger of the Chromatin Modification Cycle | NSF | Molecular Biosciences | 2023 | $999,999 | July 1, 2023 | June 30, 2026 | R Keith Slotkin | nsf.gov |
| Pivots: Pivoting to Plants (P2P): Experiential Learning Program Applying Imaging and Data Science Tools from Cells to Fields | NSF | Workforce and Capacity Building Section | 2024 | $999,916 | July 15, 2024 | June 30, 2027 | Noah Fahlgren | nsf.gov |
| Evolution and Mechanism of a Conserved Regulatory Switch for Mating-Types and Sexes in Volvocine Green Algae | NSF | Cell Development & Physiology | 2023 | $935,010 | September 1, 2023 | August 31, 2027 | James G Umen | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: TR-Tech-PGR / PlantSynBio: Intragenic genome engineering for the next generation of improved plants | NSF | Innovation Tools, Informatics, & Functional Genomics | 2025 | $800,000 | July 1, 2025 | June 30, 2028 | R Keith Slotkin | nsf.gov |
| Equipment: MRI: Track1 Acquisition of a ZEISS LSM980 Airyscan Confocal Microscope for Plant Research | NSF | Infrastructure, Institutes, & Centers | 2026 | $783,491 | March 15, 2026 | February 28, 2029 | Tessa M Burch-Smith | nsf.gov |
| Role of posttranslational modifications in controlling the specificity of response regulation | NSF | Cell Development & Physiology | 2022 | $720,092 | July 15, 2022 | June 30, 2027 | Sona Pandey | nsf.gov |
| Mechanistic roles of DNA polymerase delta subunit 1 in resistance to DNA geminiviruses | NSF | Division Of Integrative Organismal Systems | 2023 | $613,356 | September 1, 2023 | August 31, 2026 | Rebecca S Bart | nsf.gov |
| CROSS-CUTTING IMPROVEMENTS: FAIR-FAIR: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable Reproducible - Facilitation of Accessible Imaging Research for Plant Phenotyping and Beyond | NSF | Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure | 2026 | $599,517 | August 1, 2026 | July 31, 2029 | Malia A Gehan | nsf.gov |
| CAREER: The role of chloroplast signaling in regulating plasmodesmata | NSF | Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences | 2022 | $532,604 | October 1, 2021 | March 31, 2025 | Tessa M Burch-Smith | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: RESEARCH-PGR: Extracellular RNA Produced By Plants: What, Where, How, Who, and Why? | NSF | Division Of Integrative Organismal Systems | 2022 | $526,886 | April 1, 2022 | January 31, 2025 | Blake C Meyers | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: BBSRC-NSF/BIO: An autonomous registry system for plant microRNAs | NSF | Division of Biological Infrastructure | 2022 | $526,339 | December 1, 2021 | November 30, 2024 | Blake C Meyers | nsf.gov |
| Dissecting a core mechanism controlling spikelet meristem fate and inflorescence architecture in panicoid cereals | NSF | Cell Development & Physiology | 2025 | $500,000 | March 1, 2025 | February 29, 2028 | Andrea L Eveland | nsf.gov |
| REU site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Plant Science at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center | NSF | Infrastructure, Institutes, & Centers | 2026 | $467,053 | June 1, 2026 | May 31, 2029 | Tessa M Burch-Smith | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: RESEARCH-PGR: Deconstructing Plasticity in Perennial Plants: Genomic and Epigenomic Architecture of Scion and Rootstock Traits in Grafted Grapevines | NSF | Innovation Tools, Informatics, & Functional Genomics | 2025 | $432,274 | February 15, 2025 | January 31, 2029 | Allison J Miller | nsf.gov |
| REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Plant Science at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center | NSF | Infrastructure, Institutes, & Centers | 2023 | $411,512 | March 1, 2023 | February 28, 2027 | Tessa M Burch-Smith | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: RESEARCH-PGR: Development of epigenetic editing for crop improvement | NSF | Division Of Integrative Organismal Systems | 2024 | $316,249 | May 1, 2024 | April 30, 2026 | Rebecca S Bart | nsf.gov |
| POSE: Phase I: An Open-Source Ecosystem for Plant Phenotyping Tools Based on Plant Computer Vision (PlantCV) | NSF | Pathways for Translation Section | 2024 | $312,088 | June 15, 2024 | September 30, 2026 | Noah Fahlgren | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: EAGER: Development of an Artificial Chromosome System in Chlamydomonas Based on CENH3 Tethering | NSF | Division Of Integrative Organismal Systems | 2022 | $206,320 | May 1, 2022 | April 30, 2024 | James G Umen | nsf.gov |
| Roles of meiotic-stage non-coding RNAs in maize anther development | NSF | Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences | 2023 | $165,032 | September 1, 2023 | September 30, 2024 | Blake C Meyers | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: CPS: TTP Option: Medium: Sharing Farm Intelligence via Edge Computing | NSF | Division Of Computer and Network Systems | 2022 | $152,393 | October 1, 2022 | September 30, 2025 | Nadia Shakoor | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: Ideas Lab: The Role of Extracellular RNA in Intercellular and Interkingdom Communication | NSF | Division Of Integrative Organismal Systems | 2023 | $145,700 | March 1, 2023 | August 31, 2024 | Patricia Baldrich | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: EAGER/Tools4Cells: Translating single cell data into an ultra-high resolution spatial map using fluorescent marker genes | NSF | Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences | 2022 | $89,575 | June 15, 2022 | May 31, 2025 | Mao Li | nsf.gov |
| A Public-Private Partnership Between a Research Institute and City Library System to Engage Marginalized in STEM | NSF | Education Capacity Building & Transformation Section | 2024 | $26,626 | September 1, 2024 | April 25, 2025 | Kristine L Callis-Duehl | nsf.gov |
| Conference: 11th International Meeting on Intercellular Communication in Plants | NSF | Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences | 2024 | $15,000 | August 1, 2024 | July 31, 2025 | Tessa M Burch-Smith | nsf.gov |
Funding by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | NIH awards | NIH amount | NSF awards | NSF amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | $0 | 5 | $2,088,031 |
| 2025 | 0 | $0 | 10 | $7,604,810 |
| 2024 | 0 | $0 | 11 | $5,297,270 |
| 2023 | 0 | $0 | 10 | $4,136,793 |
| 2022 | 0 | $0 | 7 | $3,849,876 |
Open federal funding opportunities
From Grants.gov: notices that funded awards in this table, and open notices on the same agency and assistance listing.
| Open opportunity | Number | Agency | Listing | Closes | Award ceiling | Why it matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets) | 26-512 | NSF | 47.074 | November 4, 2026 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here |
| National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP) | 25-540 | NSF | 47.074 | November 17, 2026 | $2 million | Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here |
| EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (FEC) | 24-573 | NSF | 47.074 | January 26, 2027 | $1.5 million | Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here |
| GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH (GCR) | 24-527 | NSF | 47.074 | February 8, 2027 | $3.6 million | Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here |
| Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 | 24-598 | NSF | 47.074 | February 8, 2027 | $20 million | Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here |
| Mid-Career Advancement (MCA) | 22-603 | NSF | 47.074 | March 1, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here |
| Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE) | 26-506 | NSF | 47.074 | March 2, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here |
| NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL) | 24-586 | NSF | 47.074 | April 6, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here |
| EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows | 24-528 | NSF | 47.074 | April 13, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here |
| Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS) | 25-533 | NSF | 47.074 | April 14, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here |
| EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP) | 24-588 | NSF | 47.074 | June 1, 2027 | $3.2 million | Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here |
| Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) | 22-586 | NSF | 47.074 | July 28, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here |
| Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) | 23-601 | NSF | 47.074 | August 18, 2027 | $500,000 | Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) | 26-504 | NSF | 47.074 | September 28, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here |
| Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR) | 23-598 | NSF | 47.074 | October 19, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here |
| Plant Biotic Interactions | 20-576 | NSF | 47.074 | October 5, 2076 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here |
| Core Research in Biological Sciences (BIO Core) | 26-517 | NSF | 47.074 | October 5, 2076 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here |
| National Science Foundation National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-CorpsTM Teams) Program | 25-549 | NSF | 47.074 | October 6, 2076 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here |
| Facilitating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions: (RUI and ROA-PUI) | 14-579 | NSF | 47.074 | October 14, 2076 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here |
| Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (Innovation) | 23-578 | NSF | 47.074 | October 30, 2076 | $800,000 | Same assistance listing 47.074 as 26 awards here |
Updated November 3, 2026. Read from NIH RePORTER ExPORTER and NSF Award Search. Published by NIH and NSF as U.S. government data. NIH awards are fiscal years 2021 to 2025 (NIH files published to 2026-07-09); NSF awards are fiscal years 2022 to 2026 (NSF files published to 2026-11-02). NIH amounts are the total cost of each fiscal year in the window; NSF amounts are the funds obligated in the window. Organizations are matched on the UEI. Open opportunities come from Grants.gov and match on agency and assistance listing number, and on the notice number NIH prints on an award. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.