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Microbiome Grants

Microbiome Ignite Awards

We are currently accepting applications for the Ignite Award. These awards are intended to be small, rapid-access awards to 1) help investigative teams maintain momentum on feasibility projects with high probability of traversing research gaps related to microbiome research, 2) obtain pilot data that will allow for the submission of a subsequent, larger extramural grant application, or 3) provide internal funding for new research projects that have been peer- reviewed and scored to help move grants to a fundable range. Funds will be awarded for up to $5,000 to be spent within a maximum of 3 months of the award. This application process will be rolling, with investigators invited to apply at any time that is convenient to them.

Ignite Award Announcement

2024-2025 Microbiome Research Award winners

We are pleased to announce this year’s Microbiome Research Award recipients: 

Feeding Tampa Bay’s microbiomes: A pilot study

Ryan Pace, Usha Menon, Hariom Yadav. Laura Szalacha, Shalini Jain, Jennifer Kue, David Himmelgreen

A Gut Microbiome Intervention to Improve Cognitive Function in Older Adults

Hariom Yadav, Ram Bishnoi, Shalini Jain, Ambuj Kumar

LpD3.5 Intervention in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (LIBD) Study

Shalini Jain, Scott A. Manski, Hariom Yadav, Ambuj Kumar

Developing Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Systems for Lunar Habitats: Enhancing Membrane Bioreactor Stability and Microbiome Viability

Daniel H. Yeh, Valerie J. Harwood

Role of REG3A in regulation of gut dysbiosis in the context of Alzheimer’s disease

Aurelie Joly-Amado, Kevin Nash, Hariom Yadav, Christian Brechot

Ancient Plague Proteomes: Investigating Dental Calculus of Black Death Victims

Robert H. Tykot, Andrea Vianello, Rays Jiang

The impact of “conditioned” microplastics on animal development and immune maturation.(Ignite Award)

Larry Dishaw

2023-24 USF-TGH Cancer Institute (TGHCI) Microbiome Joint Pilot Research Award

Applying Quantitative Approaches to Study the Lipidome and Microbiome in Colorectal Cancer
Ganesh V. Halade, Timothy Yeatman

Beyond bystanders – uncovering the role of tumor-resident microbiome in women’s cancers
Rays Jiang, Matthew Anderson, Adrian Kohut

External Funding Opportunities

Below is a list of external grant opportunities in the field of microbiomes. They include grants that specifically support microbiome research, as well as those that, while not microbiome-specific, would certainly be applicable.

If you see a microbiomes-related funding opportunity that is not listed here, please send it to graca@usf.edu and it will be added to the list.

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