2024 New Sponsored Awards
The University of Idaho continues to be a global leader in research across a wide array of disciplines. We are proud of all of the amazing research contributions that the faculty, staff and students at U of I are involved in. Here are our most recent sponsored awards, demonstrating the breadth and depth of innovation happening at U of I. Please join ORED in congratulating the PIs and their teams as you see them across campus for a job well done and as always: Go Vandals!
3rd Quarter New Sponsored Awards
IDHW FY25 IdahoSTARS
Melissa A. Crist

Idaho Dept. of Health and Welfare
July 1, 2024, to June, 30, 2025
$6,557,971.30
ISDE SESTA FY25
Janice D. Carson & Cari L. Murphy

Idaho State Department of Education
July 1, 2024, to June, 30, 2025
$1,642,386.00
NSF Climate-Smart Forest
Kristin Haltinner, Tara W. Hudiburg, Kristina J. Bartowitz, Alex Maas, Dianne F. Baumann

National Science Foundation
Sept. 1, 2024, to Aug. 31, 2028
$1,508,247.00
IWDC-WDTF: IKEEP4
Vanessa E. Anthony-Stevens, Raymond A. Dixon, Shawna K. Campbell-Daniels

Idaho Workforce Development Council
May 1, 2024, to April 30, 2027
$999,988.21
NIFA ERASE-PM
Alex Maas

National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA)
Jan. 1, 2024, to Dec. 31, 2026
$800,000.00
IWDC — Industry 23-25
Claire J. Sponseller

Idaho Workforce Development Council
July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2027
$761,209.81
Melissa A. Crist IDHW | FY25 IdahoSTARS-$6,557,971.30 | Idaho Dept. of Health & Welfar
Janice D. Carson & Cari L. Murphy | ISDE SESTA FY25-$1,642,386.00 | Idaho State Department of Education
Kristin Haltinner, Tara W. Hudiburg, Kristina J. Bartowitz, & Alex Maas | NSF Climate-smart forest-$1,508,247.00 | National Science Foundation
Vanessa E. Anthony-Stevens, Raymond A. Dixon, & Shawna K. Campbell-Daniels | IWDC-WDTF: IKEEP4-$999,988.21 | Idaho Workforce Development Council
Alex Maas | NIFA ERASE-PM-$800,000.00 | National Institute of Food & Agriculture/USDA
Claire J. Sponseller | IWDC — Industry 23-25-$761,209.81 | Idaho Workforce Development Council
Xiaoli L. Etienne, Norm F. Ruhoff, Brett D. Wilder, Hernan Tejeda, & Andres Trujillo-Barrera | NIFA REEU Risk Mgmt-$749,997.00 | National Institute of Food & Agriculture/USDA
Robert A. Borrelli, Dakota Roberson, & Konstantinos Kolias | ISBOE IGEM HERC: Secu Cybersp FY25-$700,000.00 | Idaho State Board of Education
Elizabeth S. Wargo | ISDE IBC 2024-2025 FED-$674,223.25 | Idaho State Department of Education
Xiaoli L. Eitenne, Hernan Tejeda, & Andres Trujillo-Barrera | NIFA AFRI dairy net zero-$649,990.00 | National Institute of Food & Agriculture/USDA
Dev Shrestha, Russell J. Qualls, & Daniel G. Strawn | NIFA Shrestha 2023 — Biochar Water-$601,213.00 | National Institute of Food & Agriculture/USDA
Eva K. Strand & Heather L. Heward | USFS Curricula Dev for Fire Mgmt-$550,000.00 | USDA Forest Service
Armando G. McDonald | NSF Collab Non-Lead THRIVE-NETS-$514,516.00 | National Science Foundation
Stephen P. Cook | USDAFS Shrub Pollination Ecology-$487,527.56 | USDA Forest Service
Louise-Marie Dandurand & Joseph C. Kuhl | USDA APHIS PPA PCN I FY24-$486,244.00 | USDA-APHIS
Julie M. Amador | ISDE IRMC 2024-2025-$481,865.00 | Idaho State Department of Education
Janice D. Carson | DHHS: IATP FFY25-$480,883.00 | Dept. Health and Human Services
Nancy M Shelstad | IDOL FY24 AmeriCorps-$472,217.00 | Idaho Department of Labor
Kristopher V. Waynant & James G. Moberly | NSF CAS-SC E-Waste Recovery-$408,331.00 | National Science Foundation
Izabelle A. Molina de Almeida Teixeira & Hernan Tejeda | VP NIFA AFRI Sub: SLdairy-$366,800.00 | Virginia Tech
Izabelle A. Molina de Almeida Teixeira, Pedram Rezamand, Hernan Tejeda, Amy L. Skibiel, & Mireille Chahine | MSU MUNTune: Western SARE-$349,999.00 | Montana State University
Robert E. Ely | NSF Playful Math 9-16-$341,104.00 | National Science Foundation
Jessica R. Miesel | NIFA AFRI Soil Health (MSU xfr)-$330,899.69 | National Institute of Food & Agriculture/USDA
Reed S. Lewis & Virginia S. Gillerman | USGS Earth MRI Cuddy Mtn, W ID-$330,000.00 | U.S. Geological Survey
Timothy Link, Janet L. Rachlow Witham, & Matthew R. Falcy | USGS Resub Species Microclimatic-$329,597.00 | U.S. Geological Survey
Eric L. Mittelstaedt | NSF Neutrino Tomography of LLSVPs-$315,794.00 | National Science Foundation
Elizabeth J. Cassel | NSF North Sierra Nevada Topography-$304,910.00 | National Science Foundation
Albert T. Adjesiwor, Fangming Xiao, Joseph C. Kuhl, & Brenda M. Murdoch | USDA NIFA Wheat Weed-$300,000.00 | National Institute of Food & Agriculture/USDA
Ata Zadehgol | NSF EAGER 24 — Physics-Informed AI-$300,000.00 | National Science Foundation
Eva K. Strand, Leda Kobziar, & Jessica R. Miesel | USDA FS Developing Fire Pro-$300,000.00 | USDA Forest Service
Gustavo H. de Almeida Teixeira | NIFA Wound healing HIS AFRI-$299,296.00 | National Institute of Food & Agriculture/USDA
Louise-Marie Dandurand | USDA APHIS PPA Diversity FY24-$280,739.00 | USDA-APHIS
Christine Parent | NSF MCA: Slimy Study-$277,923.00 | National Science Foundation
Yimin Chen | NIH Human milk neuro-$239,399.00 | Dept. Health and Human Services
Elizabeth S. Wargo | ISDE IBC 2024-2025 State-$210,153.85 | Idaho State Department of Education
Scott Grieshaber & Nicole A. Grieshaber | NIH Understanding the Chlamydial-$202,500.00 | Dept. Health and Human Services
Bruce Ripley & Mark J. Kimsey | USFS N.ID LiDAR-$198,104.00 | USDA Forest Service
Krishnan S. Raja & Indrajit Charit | ISBOE IGEM HERC: Self Healing-$197,600.00 | Idaho State Board of Education
Paul A. Lewin | NIFA WRDC FY23-FY24-$193,644.50 | National Institute of Food & Agriculture/USDA
Jianli Chen | IWC FY25 Wheat Cultivar-$176,101.00 | Idaho Wheat Commission
Jae H. Ryu & Kevin Chang | NSF iDrone 101-$169,888.00 | National Science Foundation
Alistair Smith | NASA FireSense Implementation Team-$169,618.00 | National Aeronautic Space Ad.
Sarah M. Windes | IWC FY25 Wheat Quality Lab-$161,667.00 | Idaho Wheat Commission
John C. Shovic & Mary L. Everett | Amalgamated Sugar- J.Shovic-$160,214.00 | Amalgamated Sugar Company
James J. Nagler & Lea R. Medeiros | CRITFC Hatchery minijack production-$149,337.00 | Columbia River Inter-Tribal
Linda R. Schott | USDA NRCS Capacity Building 2.0-$144,933.00 | USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Virginia L. Lane | NIH Sure First Fasting-$143,456.00 | Dept. Health and Human Services
Vivek Utgikar & Krishnan S. Raja | ISBOE HERC-Critical Material Recov-$140,000.00 | Idaho State Board of Education
Alexander V. Karasev, Louise-Marie Dandurand, & Joseph C. Kuhl | USDA APHIS: Viroid FY24-$137,036.00 | USDA-APHIS
Yueguang Wang | IWC FY25 — Developing SWWW-$132,188.00 | Idaho Wheat Commission
Louise-Marie Dandurand | MustGrow HBA-$127,338.00 | MustGrow Biologics Corp
Mark A. McGuire | USDA-ARS Phase 2 FY25 ADRU-$125,000.00 | USDA Agricultural Research Ser
Mary L. Everett & John C. Shovic | ISBOE HERC 2023 Everett — Flex Data-$119,800.00 | Idaho State Board of Education
William K. Meeks, Erik J. Wenninger, & Ronda E. Hirnyck | UC Davis U of I Field Trials 2023-24-$116,665.50 | University of California, Davis
Brian C. Small & Jie Ma | Kent Humic Ingredients-$112,083.00 | Kentek Corporation
Mark Schwarzlaender | USDA ARS Eval of Ramularia crupinae-$109,279.56 | USDA Agricultural Research Ser
Matthew Bernards | NASA INE 2024 R3 Srinivasan-$100,000.00 | National Aeronautic Space Ad.
Timothy S. Prather | USDI: NPS FY24 Camas-$99,951.05 | USDI National Park Service
Juliet M. Marshall | IWC FY25 EVT-$96,975.00 | Idaho Wheat Commission
Katherine Himes & Megan L. Foster | IDWC ISTPF WFD 2025-$93,860.28 | Idaho Workforce Development Council
Frederick M. Ytreberg, Paul A. Rowley, Brenda Schroeder, & David E. Condon | ISBOE HERC IGEM Potato-$92,700.00 | Idaho State Board of Education
Janice D. Carson | FCC INDBEDP 2024-2025-$89,473.00 | Federal Communications Commission
Alistair Smith & Robert F. Keefe | UGA Impact Oaks subaward NIFA-$85,527.00 | University of Georgia
Juliet M. Marshall | USDA ARS Renewal Soilborne Pathogen-$83,518.00 | USDA Agricultural Research Ser
Claire J. Sponseller | ION TMC Works 24-25-$80,400.00 | Jannus Inc.
Cari L. Murphy | ISDE SPDG Evaluation Year 3-$80,181.29 | Idaho State Department of Education
Zachariah B. Etienne | WVU NASA EPSCoR FY25-$80,010.00 | West Virginia University
Reed S. Lewis | USGS Data Pres 17-$73,870.00 | U.S. Geological Survey
Kurtis L. Schroeder | USADPLC Pulse VT-ID/WA FY25-$73,176.00 | USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council, Inc.
Jie Ma | UNM Prime and boost mucosal vaccina-$66,502.00 | University of New Mexico
Kristopher V. Waynant | ISBOE HERC OUR FY25-$65,000.00 | Idaho State Board of Education
Dennis R. Becker | CRITFIC Joint Appointment-$64,026.25 | Columbia River Inter-Tribal
Rhett R. Spear, Nora L. Olsen Nelson & Gustavo H. de Almeida Teixeira | IPC FY25 Storage-$63,490.00 | Idaho Potato Commission
Rhett R. Spear | IPC FY25 Potato Breeding-$61,508.00 | Idaho Potato Commission
Timothy S. Prather | USDA FS Turkish Thistle-$55,792.62 | USDA Forest Service
Nancy M Shelstad & Amber R. Smyer | IDOL AmeriCorps Planning DEP-$52,575.00 | Idaho Department of Labor
Lisette P. Waits & Jennifer R. Adams | USFWS Alaska Polar Bear Genetics-$50,250.19 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Timothy S. Prather & Joan M. Campbell | USDI BLM Resub Seed production MIMA-$48,355.09 | USDI Bureau Of Land Management
Brian C. Small | SAA Efficient rainbow trout Yr3-$47,386.00 | Soy Aquaculture Alliance
Eric J. Studebaker | IIC ECHO-$45,900.00 | Idaho Immunization Coalition
Joan M Campbell | IWC FY25 weed control-$44,689.00 | Idaho Wheat Commission
Madison S. Powell & Jacob W. Bledsoe | UW trout diet acidification-$42,591.00 | University of Washington
Daniele Tonina | YT SRH-2D Hyporheic-$42,140.00 | Yurok Tribe
Nora L. Olsen Nelson & Gustavo H. de Almeida Teixeira | IPC FY25 Zero emerge-$41,750.00 | Idaho Potato Commission
Stephen P. Cook | USDA FS FSTP-Cydia laricana-$41,736.00 | USDA Forest Service
Gustavo H. de Almeida Teixeira & Nora L. Olsen Nelson | IPC FY25 Alleviating Bruise-$37,360.00 | Idaho Potato Commission
Erik J. Wenninger & Nora L. Olsen Nelson | IPC FY25 psyllid monitoring-$36,873.00 | Idaho Potato Commission
Rhett R. Spear | Potatoes USA FY25-$36,000.00 | Potatoes USA
Erin S. Brooks & Mariana Dobre | USDA FS RJVA Improving WEPPcloud-$36,000.00 | USDA Forest Service
Brenda Schroeder | USDA FS Rust Canada Thistle-$35,672.00 | USDA Forest Service
Kasia M. Duellman | IPC FY25 Seed Potato Quality-$35,000.00 | Idaho Potato Commission
Nora L. Olsen Nelson & Gustavo H. de Almeida Teixeira | IPC Sorter FY25-$34,025.00 | Idaho Potato Commission
Gustavo H. de Almeida Teixeira & Nora L. Olsen Nelson | IPC Respiration FY25-$34,005.00 | Idaho Potato Commission
Juliet M. Marshall | IWC FY25 Wheat PG-$33,595.00 | Idaho Wheat Commission
Liujan Li, Kurtis L. Schroeder & Daniel G. Strawn | IWC FY25 SAP Wheat-$33,550.00 | Idaho Wheat Commission
Pamela J. Hutchinson | UC Davis IR-4 Quinoa Herbicide FY24-$33,333.00 | University of California, Davis
Rhett R. Spear | USDA ARS: Tuber Greening-$31,000.00 USDA | Agricultural Research Ser
Nora L. Olsen Nelson & Kasia M. Duellman | IPC FY25 Potato Specialists-$30,000.00 | Idaho Potato Commission
Louise-Marie Dandurand | MSU: NIFA: WSARE: Biofumigant-$30,000.00 | Montana State University
Tasha Howard | EXTFOU EXCITE 3 – Bridge-$29,999.00 | eXtension Foundation
Christopher C. Caudill & Matthew L. Keefer | USGS: GB CESU: New: Salmon ecology-$29,993.00 | U.S. Geological Survey
James W. Woodhall & Juliet M. Marshall | IWC FY25 viruses 2025-$29,978.00 | Idaho Wheat Commission
Juliet M. Marshall & Pooria Ensafi | IWC FY25 PPNs-$29,809.00 | Idaho Wheat Commission
Subodh Adhikari & Kamal Khadka | WOC: Canola pests-$29,575.00 | Washington Oilseeds Commission
James J. Nagler & Lea R. Medeiros | CRITFC Salmonid growth assessment-$28,961.00 | Columbia River Inter-Tribal
Steven I. Odubiyi & Sanford Eigenbrode | IWC FY25 Hessian fly-$28,895.00 | Idaho Wheat Commission
Michael C. Quist | IDFG: NOP in LPO-$28,749.00 | Idaho Department of Fish & Game
Jared A. Spackman, Pamela Hutchinson, & Thomas A. Jacobsen | IWC FY25 - wild oat-$26,701.00 | Idaho Wheat Commission
Jared A. Spackman | IBAC FY25 to #487 S Source-$25,591.00 | Idaho Barley Commission
Phillip D. Bass & Michael J. Colle | AMSA Meat Processing Support-$25,000.00 | American Meat Science Assoc.
James W. Woodhall & Kasia M. Duellman | IPC FY25 Spore-Woodhall-$25,000.00 | Idaho Potato Commission
Mark Kimsey | USDA FS FWSO Fremont-Winema Seed-$25,000.00 | USDA Forest Service
Jared A. Spackman | IBAC FY25 #485 Lime-$24,600.00 | Idaho Barley Commission
Juliet M. Marshall & Pooria Ensafi | IWC FY25 scoring strategies-$24,422.00 | Idaho Wheat Commission
Kasia M. Duellman | IPC FY25 Aphid Monitoring-$23,256.00 | Idaho Potato Commission
Joseph C. Kuhl & Allan Caplan | IPC FY25 Resistance-$22,487.00 | Idaho Potato Commission
Jared A. Spackman & Albert T. Adjesiwor | IWC FY25 Liming Wheat-$22,473.00 | Idaho Wheat Commission
Albert T. Adjesiwor & Pamela J. Hutchinson | IPC FY25- HR Pigweed-$21,909.00 | Idaho Potato Commission
Alexander V. Karasev & Nora L. Olsen Nelson | IPC FY25 PVY screenhouse-$21,517.00 | Idaho Potato Commission
Juliet M. Marshall & Kurtis L. Schroeder | IBAC FY 25 #403 IBAC EVT-$20,500.00 | Idaho Barley Commission
Alexander V. Karasev | IPC FY25 PVY strains-$20,000.00 | Idaho Potato Commission
Jeffrey W. Kyong-McClain | KF AsiaPOP! 2024-$20,000.00 | The Korea Foundation
Kamal Khadka & Kurtis L. Schroeder | WOC Acidic Soils-$19,893.00 | Washington Oilseeds Commission
Albert T. Adjesiwor | IWC FY25 Wheat Rotation-$19,629.00 | Idaho Wheat Commission
James W. Woodhall | UC Davis Sugarbeet Field FY24-$18,888.70 | University of California, Davis
Nancy M. Shelstad & Amber R. Smyer | DOL AmeriCorps Planning DEP-ARPA-$16,828.00 | Idaho Department of Labor
Jianli Chen | IWC FY25 DNA quantification-$16,476.00 | Idaho Wheat Commission
James W. Woodhall | IEOOC FY25 Onion Extension 24-$16,000.00 | Idaho Eastern Oregon Onion Comm
Jared A. Spackman | IWC FY25 Soil Sampler Equipment-$15,500.00 | Idaho Wheat Commission
Jared A. Spackman | IWC FY25 Soil Sampler-$15,500.00 | Idaho Wheat Commission
Erik J. Wenninger | IPC FY25 Consortium insecticide-$15,000.00 | Idaho Potato Commission
Nora L. Olsen Nelson & Michael K. Thornton | IPC FY25 Soft rot-$14,968.00 | Idaho Potato Commission
Juliet M. Marshall & Pooria Ensafi | IBAC FY25 #486 PPN-$14,905.00 | Idaho Barley Commission
Michael Maughan | INL: DOE: Capstone: Mold Design-$14,402.00 | Battelle Energy Alliance LLC
Kurtis L. Schroeder | IBAC FY25 #457 Support Scientist-$13,650.00 | Idaho Barley Commission
Brenda Schroeder | IEOOC FY25 Botrytis & Pantoea spp-$13,319.00 | Idaho Eastern Oregon Onion Comm
Xi Liang | IBAC FY25 #480 Barley Lodging-$12,542.00 | Idaho Barley Commission
Kurtis L. Schroeder & Joan M. Campbell | IWC FY25 - Soil pH weeds-$12,249.00 | Idaho Wheat Commission
Michael K. Thornton | IEOOC FY25 Onion Stunting-$10,936.00 | Idaho Eastern Oregon Onion Comm
Xi Liang | IBAC FY25 #468 Freeze-$10,600.00 | Idaho Barley Commission
Juliet M. Marshall | IBAC FY25 #470 CCN-$10,087.00 | Idaho Barley Commission
Zonglie Hong | IBAC FY25 #474 Beta-Glucan-$9,879.00 | Idaho Barley Commission
James W. Woodhall | IBC bean smoke bacteria FY25-$9,000.00 | Idaho Bean Commission
Armando Falcon-Brindis | IBC Baseline bean pests FY25-$9,000.00 | Idaho Bean Commission
Julia L. Piaskowski, Juliet M. Marshall, Kurtis L. Schroeder, & Jennifer Hinds | IBAC FY25 #492 Barley Wave-$8,500.00 | Idaho Barley Commission
Patrick L. Hatzenbuehler | VT IPM Barley Yellow Dwarf-$8,423.00 | Virginia Tech
James W. Woodhall | IPC FY25 Potato extension-$8,000.00 | Idaho Potato Commission
Brenda Schroeder | IPC FY25 Stop Gap Funding-$6,882.00 | Idaho Potato Commission
Alexander V. Karasev | IBC FY25 Bean mosaic viruses-$6,620.00 | Idaho Bean Commission
Subodh Adhikari & Sanford Eigenbrode | USA DPLC: Legume Virus Project-$5,953.00 | USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council, Inc.
Kurtis L. Schroeder | IBAC FY25 #413 Elite Barley-$4,500.00 | Idaho Barley Commission
Joan M. Campbell | USADPLC: Lorox FY25-$4,479.00 | USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council, Inc.
Shannon K. Williams & Claire J. Sponseller | Jannus: Maxi Grant FY25-$4,000.00 | Jannus Inc.
Erik J. Wenninger & Alexander V. Karasev | SRS FY25 Leafhopper monitoring-$3,800.00 | Snake River Research and Seed Alliance LLC
Navin K. Chettri | ICA-ACMS FY 2025-$3,715.00 | Idaho Commission on the Arts
Andrew R. Fields & Michael E. Wood | Avista TCP 24-25-$3,000.00 | Avista Foundation
Juliet M. Marshall | IBAC FY25 to #430 Small Grains-$1,500.00 | Idaho Barley Commission
Jeffrey W. Kyong-McClain | TJF JFLA-Ichiro Kataoka-$1,500.00 | The Japan Foundation
Jacob W. Bledsoe | UW trout diet acidification-Bledsoe-$545.00 | University of Washington
2nd Quarter New Sponsored Awards
DHHS NIH INBRE-4 YEAR 6
Carolyn Bohach

Dept. Health and Human Services
May 1, 2024, to April 30, 2025
$4,206,381
NSF BII EMBER
Tara Hudiburg, Laurel Lynch, Christopher Marx

National Science Foundation
Jan. 15, 2024, to April 30, 2030
$2,669,046
DHHS NIH COBRE Women's Health
Michelle McGuire, Ann Brown, Yimin Chen, Virginia Lane

Dept. Health and Human Services
March 11, 2024, to Jan. 31, 2025
$2,354,626
IWDC Amplifying Semiconductors Acro
Feng Li, Joseph Law, Mark Roll

Idaho Workforce Development Council
Dec. 1, 2023, to Sept. 30, 2026
$1,039,557
NIH Patterning Genes
Deborah Stenkamp

Dept. Health and Human Services
June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025
$520,703
IDWR Evaluating ET Products
Erin S. Brooks

Idaho Dept. of Water Resources
May 24, 2024, to May 25, 2025
$489,914.00
Carolyn H. Bohach | DHHS NIH INBRE-4 YEAR 6 – $4,206,381 | Dept. Health and Human Services
Tara W. Hudiburg, Laurel M. Lynch and Christopher Marx | NSF BII EMBER - $2,669,046 | National Science Foundation
Michelle McGuire, Ann Brown, Yimin Chen and Virginia L. Lane | DHHS NIH COBRE Women's Health - $2,354,626 | Dept. Health and Human Services
Marc T. Skinner | INL Education Contract 2024-2025 - $2,183,623.23 | Battelle Energy Alliance LLC
Feng Li, Joseph D. Law and Mark F. Roll | IWDC Amplifying Semiconductors Acro - $1,039,557 | Idaho Workforce Development Council
Deborah L. Stenkamp | NIH Patterning Genes - $520,703 | Dept. Health and Human Services
Erin S. Brooks | IDWR Evaluating ET products - $489,914 | Idaho Dept. of Water Resources
Reed S. Lewis, Russell V. Difiori and Dennis M. Feeney | USGS ID STATEMAP/GeMS FY24 - $408,911 | US Geological Survey
Zachary Kayler and Alex Maas | CSU West Expanding STAR program - $380,453 | Colorado State University
Elizabeth Fortunato | NIH R01 renewal resubmission 3-2024 - $337,500 | Dept. Health and Human Services
Diane O. Kelly-Riley | USOE Project SERV - $306,944 | US Department of Education National Science Foundation
Kristopher V. Waynant and James G. Moberly | NSF REU Site 2023 - $302,462 | National Science Foundation
Fangming Xiao | NIFA Resistance to PCN - $298,928 | National Institute of Food and Agriculture/USDA
Paul A. Rowley | NIH Yeast evolution in action - $270,768 | Dept. Health and Human Services
Gregory Latta | USDA FS BIL JVA HotSpots - $269,993.30 | USDA Forest Service
Xiaoli L. Etienne, Jessie B. Van Buren, Taylor C. Raney, Iris A. Mayes, Nav R. Ghimire and Jue Wang | NIFA PEARS 2024 - $239,997 | National Institute of Food and Agriculture/USDA
Karen L. Launchbaugh | USDA NRCS NRI-2024 - $226,105.73 | USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Chad A. Jackson | USDA-ARS Aberdeen RSA 2024-25 - $220,206.05 | USDA Agricultural Research Ser
Zachariah B. Etienne | NSF Gravity Theory 2023 - $180,000 | National Science Foundation
Chris A. Zajchowski | TCF GW Parkway 2.0 - $168,636 | The Conservation Fund
Brian C. Small and Madison Powell | SAA SBMIE & ANFs - $157,783 | Soy Aquaculture Alliance
Matthew R. Falcy | KTI Kootenai River Toxicology - $150,950.02 | Kootenai Tribe
Armando G. McDonald | OSU 3D biocomposite (USDA) - $149,958 | Oregon State University
Robert A. Borrelli | BSU DOE Common Ground Siting INWS - $141,421 | Boise State University
Jie Ma and Kenneth D. Cain | KTOI Selenium toxicity - $130,685.50 | Kootenai Tribe
Carmen J. Willmore | MSU WSARE State Imp Plan ID 2024 - $120,000 | Montana State University
Gulhan Unlu | BSU NSF Converg Accel - $109,252 | Boise State University
Eric M. Winford and Jason W. Karl | USDA FS Dormant Season Graz Chtgras - $100,000 | USDA Forest Service
Jaiyan Zhao | Natura Redox Measure FLiNaK Salts - $100,000 | Natura Resources, LLC
Chelsea S. Pennick and Gregory Latta | RLF Wildfire Resiliency - $96,077 | RESOURCES LEGACY FUND
Elizabeth A. Kochevar | IDSTEMAC MOSS 2024 - $95,050.40 | Idaho STEM Action Center
Hasan M. Jamil | UND Smart Holistic Zero Waste Utili - $93,510 | University of North Dakota
Andrew S. Nelson | IFG Nursery Seedling Trial - $79,576 | Idaho Forest Group
Jean-Marc F. Gauthier | Micron VR Nodes - $78,057 | Micron Technology Inc
Courtney J. Conway and Karen L. Launchbaugh | OSC Grouse & Grazing FY24 - $75,000 | Office of Species Conservation
Ariel L. Agenbroad | WSU Farmer Veteran WERME 2023 - $74,991 | Washington State University
Jacob W. Bledsoe | SAA Machine Learn Enteritis Score - $70,701 | Soy Aquaculture Alliance
Dakota Roberson | INL GMLC 2024 - $70,000 | Battelle Energy Alliance
Jeffrey A. Hicke | USDA FS FHP-Spl-Pro-Prog: STDP tool - $66,265 | USDA Forest Service
Bethaney D. Fehrenkamp | UNLV MW CTR-IN11 Pilot-Fehrenkamp - $66,000 | University of Nevada Las Vegas Board of Regents
Joel C. Perry | UNLV CTR-IN Pilot Wearable Exoskel. - $66,000 | University of Nevada Las Vegas Board of Regents
Kathryn E. Schiffelbein and Terence Soule | ISTEMAC ESSER III Grant - $61,376 | Idaho STEM Action Center
Leda Kobziar | IDEQ Smoke DEQ - $59,456 | Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
Ming Hsun Cheng | INL Hydrolysate - $59,328 | Battelle Energy Alliance LLC
Matthew P. Fisher | 4-H Roth Scholars - $58,000 | National 4-H Council
Janet L. Rachlow Witham | USDI FWS Pygmy Rabbits FY24CSC - $56,000 | US Fish and Wildlife Service
James J. Nagler | CRITFC Lamprey sex & maturation - $55,180 | Columbia River Inter-Tribal
Merritt L. Dublin | FACES Hope MOU Renewal 23-24 - $55,000 | Family Advocacy Center and Education Services
Lisette P. Waits | USDI SWBRPP: NPS Pronghorn 2023 - $54,247 | USDI National Park Service
Kimberly A. Osborne | TSL Phase III - $49,975.35 | Teal Studio LLC
Katrina C. Eichner | AP Fort Henrietta - $48,606 | Anderson Perry and Assoc., Inc.
Brian C. Small and Ali Hamidoghli | GPC Kent: Yeast in Trout - $45,901 | Grain Processing Corporation
Patrick Hatzenbuehler and Brett D. Wilder | USDA Risk Forage Seeding Budgets - $44,252.63 | USDA Risk Management Agency
Robert Hiromoto | INL: LDRD-Directional MAC - $43,444 | Battelle Energy Alliance LLC
Brian K. Johnson and Daniel Conte de Leon | NSF Engines Type 1: INTENT - $39,996 | Urbanova
Xiaoli L. Etienne | WVU Triple-wash and nanotech - $39,932 | West Virginia University
Matthew R. Falcy | IDFG YR3 Steelhead Run Reconstruct - $36,674.40 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Terry M. Shaw | PDFHI 2024 NDGY Forest Research - $36,500 | PotlatchDeltic Forest Holdings Inc
Michael C. Quist | IDFG Zooplankton index methods - $36,454 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Christopher T. Nomura | NMSUF ASCEND 2.0 - $36,363 | New Mexico Start-Up Factory, LLC
Christian Cumagun, Lucas J. Sheneman and James W. Woodhall | IEOSA ID seed testing database - $35,000 Idaho | Eastern Oregon Seed Association
Christopher C. Caudill | USGS Integrated Water Science - $29,940 | US Geological Survey
Gianluca Blois | INL CAES Collaboration Blois 2024 - $27,834.94 | Battelle Energy Alliance LLC
Matthew R. Falcy | IDFG FY25 Burbot - $24,008 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Kamal Khadka and Liujun Li | IOC FY25 NFM in Canola R01-KK - $22,908.38 | Idaho Oilseed Commission
Madeline S. Goebel | USDA NIFA FY24 RREA - $20,897 | National Institute of Food and Agriculture/USDA
Matthew Hedman | JPL Plume Signals with MISE - $20,875 | Jet Propulsion Laboratories
Michael C. Quist | IDFG YR3 Bull Trout Abundan St. Joe - $20,733 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Sendy K. Martinez | ION Idaho 2024- Martinez - $20,000 | Jannus Inc.
Kirsten L. Pomerantz | ISDE VELS 2024 - $20,000 | Idaho State Department of Education
Ming Hsun Cheng | INL CAES Collab: Nuclear-Biomass - $20,000 | Battelle Energy Alliance LLC
Kimberly J. Tate | EXF 2024 PSEFMP - $18,905 | eXtension Foundation
Michael C. Quist | IDFG Kootenai River Microchem FY25 - $17,541 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Bridget M. Morrisroe-Miller | DHW National Diabetes Prevention 25 - $15,931.57 | Idaho Dept. of Health and Welfare
James W. Woodhall | OSU Grape Disease Biocontrol - $14,360 | Oregon State University
James W. Woodhall | SRS FY25 - CLS Air - $12,545 | Snake River Research and Seed Alliance LLC
Lisette P. Waits | Su24Â IDFG Intern Program – Klutch - $10,521 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Jared A. Spackman | NC State FRST - $10,000 | North Carolina St. University
Lisette P. Waits | Su24Â IDFG Intern Program – Jansen - $9,801 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Lisette P. Waits | Su24Â IDFG Intern Program – Sofaly - $9,775 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Lisette P. Waits | IDFG Su24 Intern Program- Hynds - $9,081 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Michelle McGuire and Mark A. McGuire | WSU Cannabis, Milk & Multi-omics - $8,346 | Washington State University
Lisette P. Waits | Su24 IDFG Intern Program – Harelson - $8,280 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Lisette P. Waits | Su24Â IDFG Intern Program – Lewanski - $7,200 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Paul A. Lewin and Amber R. Smyer | MSU NDEET: Digital Volunteer - $6,000 | Mississippi State University
Omi Hodwitz | IHC PEI Student Support - $6,000 | Idaho Humanities Council
Chandra A. Vaughan | USDA FS R4 Adventure Quest Camp - $5,000 | USDA Forest Service
Joey D. Peutz, M. M. Toomey and Lindsey M. McConnell-Soong | 4-H TLEI 2024 Scholarship - $2,400 | National 4-H Council
1st Quarter New Sponsored Awards
NSF Dev ENGINE FIERCE
Tara W. Hudiburg, Kristina J. Bartowitz, Michael Maughan and Laura A. Laumatia

National Science Foundation
March 1, 2024, to Aug. 31, 2025
$1,000,000
ISDE ICIE Center
Janice D. Carson, Cari L. Murphy and Andrew R. Scheef

Idaho State Department of Education
Oct. 1, 2023, to Sept. 30, 2024
$868,880
WSU Tri-State Potato Variety
Rhett R. Spear

Washington State University
Sept. 1, 2023, to Aug. 31, 2024
$816,653
USDA NIFA 2022 Women Farmers
Colette DePhelps, Paul A. Lewin, Ryanne Pilgeram and Monica G. Fisher

National Institute of Food & Agriculture/USDA
Sept. 1, 2023, to Aug. 31, 2027
$649,997
NSF CC Networking Infrastructure
Daniel R. Ewart and Lucas Sheneman

National Science Foundation
April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2026
$628,415
Murdock Ecoflux
Zachary Kayler, Leda Kobziar, Michael S. Strickland, Armando G. McDonald and Klas Udekwu

M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust
January 1, 2024 to Dec. 31, 2026
$550,000
Julie M. Amador | NSF Collab. Rural Math Landscape - $546,482 | National Science Foundation
Ahmed Abdel-Rahim | UW PacTrans 2024 Admin and Out.-AAR - $413,575 | University of Washington
Lindsay D. Woods, Dylan M. Agnes and Farnaz Nazari | Idaho Power Renewal AEEP CY24 - $379,459 | Idaho Power Company
Dennis R. Becker | USDA NIFA FFY24 McIntire Stennis - $315,480 | National Institute of Food and Agriculture/USDA
Meng Zhao and Margaret A. Wolf | USGS 104g-ZhaoM - $309,324 | US Geological Survey
Larry Stauffer | BSU CY24 TechHelp NIST PI - $252,369 | Boise State University
James J. Nagler and Lea R. Medeiros | CRITFC Steelhead Kelt Reconditionin - $252,125 | Columbia River Inter-Tribal
Jeffrey B. Langman | Teck Resources Red Dog Mine ARD - $247,305 | Teck Resource Limited
Daniel G. Strawn | USFS biochar 2024 - $225,000 | USDA Forest Service
Larry Stauffer | BSU CY24 TechHelp NIST - $224,808 | Boise State University
Sanford Eigenbrode, Lucas J. Sheneman and Subodh Adhikari | CSU FACT-AI Entomology - $206,401 | Colorado State University
Luke Oliver and Kenneth D. Cain | USDA NIFA Burbot Immune Devel. - $205,166 | National Institute of Food and Agriculture/USDA
Jared A. Spackman | IOC SCBG Irrigated Culinary Mustard - $183,084 | Idaho Oilseed Commission
Mike Knutz and Julia Villagomez | PU 2024 MTAC Idaho - $180,900 | Purdue University
Matthew Hedman | NASA Exploring Color of Enceladus P - $180,449 | National Aeronautic Space Ad.
Andrew S. Nelson | USDA FS Pitkin Nur: BIL St Nurserie - $160,000 | USDA Forest Service
Annie J. Roe, Joey D. Peutz, Siew Guan Lee, Shelly L. Johnson, Kristin E. Hansen and Kathryn Hickok | NIFA FY24 EFNEP - $158,390 | National Institute of Food and Agriculture/USDA
Krishnan S. Raja and Indrajit Charit | GenNext 3D Printing DOE STTR - $149,999.95 | GenNext Materials and Technologies LLC
Elowyn M. Yager | USBR Block Plucking - $147,848 | US Department of Interior - Bureau of Reclamation
Catherine E. Loiacono | ITD Safe Routes to School FY24-25 - $138,990 | Idaho Transportation Department
Russell T. Baker | UW AHA HERN-GROW RURAL - $127,795 | University of Washington
Mark A. McGuire | USDA ARS FY25 ADRU - $120,000 | USDA Agricultural Research Ser
Travis B. Paveglio | USFS Commu capacity for wildfire - $114,999.14 | USDA Forest Service
Christian Cumagun and James W. Woodhall | ISDA Transmission of HPWMoV Sweet C - $100,000 | Idaho Department of Agriculture
Tasha Howard | EXTFOU EXCITE-3 Implementation - $99,999.59 | eXtension Foundation
J.D. Wulfhorst | USDA ARS Sagebrush-Steppe - $99,839 | USDA Agricultural Research Ser
Vikas Kumar | SAA nutrigenomic increase soy trout - $99,589 | Soy Aquaculture Alliance
James P. Ekins | BSU NSF Conv. Accel. Water Education - $90,371 | Boise State University
Jason W. Barnes | SSI 2023 NSF Haze - $78,606 | SPECTRAL SCIENCES INC
James W. Woodhall | IEOCC SCBG Onion bacteria field tri - $73,558 | Idaho Eastern Oregon Onion Comm
Zachariah B. Etienne | RIT TCAN: BBH - $73,488 | Rochester Institute of Technology
Courtney J. Conway | IDFG Restoration and Diet Analysis - $73,400 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Vikas Kumar | OHISOY Optimizing the soy in trout - $70,000 | Ohio Soybean Council
Lance Hansen, Kathleen J. Tifft, David R. Callister, Bracken M. Henderson and Tasha Howard | WSU Farm Stress Awareness work FY24 - $62,999 | Washington State University
Matthew R. Falcy | UBC Mule Deer - $60,609 | University of British Columbia - Okanagan
You Qiang | INL LDRD: Int Heterogeneous Struc - $59,661 | Battelle Energy Alliance LLC
Grant Harley | Agri-Sompo: Florida Citrus - $51,887 | Agri-Sompo North America
Aleksandar Vakanski | INL LDRD Machine Learning - $50,128 | Battelle Energy Alliance LLC
Kerri T. Vierling | NASA GEDI and Bats (FINESST) - $49,750 | National Aeronautic Space Ad.
Xiaoli L. Etienne and Hernan Tejeda | NCBA Post-Harvest Beef flows - $48,030 | National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Andrew S. Nelson | POTCOR Stocktype-Spring Release 202 - $48,000 | PotlatchDeltic Forest Holdings Inc
Kenneth E. Wallen | IDFG HD Trout - $47,396 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Albert T. Adjesiwor | WSSA WheatWeed 2024 - $47,080 | Weed Science Society of America
Xiaoli L. Etienne | WVU Undergrad - $46,220 | West Virginia University
Mary S. Engels, Shanara L. Spang Gion and Brant G. Miller | WSU RaMP Resilience - $42,730 | Washington State University
Janice D. Carson | IDVR Tools for Life 2024 - $40,000 | Idaho Division of Vocational Rehab
Dennis Scarnecchia | NDFG CY24 Paddlefish Investigations - $40,000 | North Dakota Game and Fish Dept
Russell T. Baker | Marimn Health 2023 CNA - $39,968 | Marimn Health Inc
Phillip D. Bass and Michael J. Colle | NCBA Beef Interviews - $34,000 | National Cattlemen's Beef Association
James W. Woodhall | SRS FY25 Optimum CLS control - $32,000 | Snake River Research and Seed Alliance LLC
Mark A. McGuire | USDA FFY24 ARS Dubois - USSES - $27,115 | USDA Agricultural Research Ser
Leonardo Rose Werneck and Zachariah B. Etienne | UMBC Gravitational-Wave Signatures - $26,813.73 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Mark A. McGuire | NIFA FFY2024 AHD Program - $22,818 | National Institute of Food and Agriculture/USDA
Jessica R. Miesel | OSU LSFSC FY24 - $22,757 | Ohio State University
Albert T. Adjesiwor | SRS 2024-25 Herbicide Drift - $22,504 | Snake River Research and Seed Alliance LLC
Eva K. Strand and Leda Kobziar | UNR Grt Basin Fire Sci Exch 24-25 - $21,852 | University of Nevada at Reno
Dennis Scarnecchia | SWAU Oklahoma Alligators - $21,797.70 | Southwestern Adventist University
Michael C. Quist | IDFG YR3 Yellow Perch Lake Cascade - $20,407 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Albert T. Adjesiwor | SRS FY25 Group15 - $19,634 | Snake River Research and Seed Alliance LLC
Bridget M. Morrisroe-Miller | IDHW Nat Diabetes Prevention Prog - $15,942.86 | Idaho Dept. of Health and Welfare
Amin Ahmadzadeh | IDA Dairy Ed 2024 - $15,000 | Idaho Dairymen's Association, Inc.
Andrew R. Fields and Michael E. Wood | Kootenai County: APD - TCP 2024 - $15,000 | Kootenai County
Cari L. Murphy | ISBOE Empowering Parents - $14,226 | Idaho State Board of Education
Angela D. Blacklaw-Freel and Julia Villagomez | KSU DAF Idaho 4-H - $11,000 | Kansas State University
James W. Woodhall | SRS FY25 Spore Trap - $10,505 | Snake River Research and Seed Alliance LLC
John B. Hinton | IRS 2024 LITC Grant - $10,000 | Internal Revenue Service
Matthew R. Falcy | UBCO Predator Patterns - $9,191 | University of British Columbia - Okanagan
Matthew Swenson | INL Window Polishing - $7,952 | Battelle Energy Alliance LLC
Zachary J. Turpin | UNL Between the Columns - $7,428 | University of Nebraska
Douglas C. Finkelburg | PALCON CIG FLOURISH - $6,750 | Palouse Conservation District
Tasha Howard | IDHW Dementia Friends 2024 - $5,000 | Idaho Dept. of Health and Welfare
Jan U. Eitel | YCI Human Dimensions of Wolverines - $5,000 | Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Inititiative
Emily Tuschhoff | ISLD Vandals After Dark - Mini Gran - $5,000 | Idaho State Liquor Division
Kate E. Wray Chettri | IIE Passport - $4,125 | Institute of International Education
Alexandria N. Ruble | HEFNU Holocaust Course Dev 2024 - $4,000 | Holocaust Educational Foundation of Northwestern University
Jemila Chellappa | SRS PNW PestAlert Network 2024 - $2,250 | Snake River Research and Seed Alliance LLC
Simona Picardi | IDFG Hells Canyon FY24 - $1,707.02 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Lisette Waits | Spr24 IDFG Intern Program - Miller - $1,041 | Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Chantal A. Vella | ACSM NW Sedentary Behavior - $1,000 | Amer. College of Sports Med