External Grants
External Grants Program
Are you looking for funding to support your American chestnut research? External grants offer recipients a variety of benefits such as professional development and an expanded network. Grant activities contribute to the continuous renewal and development of faculty and staff, to the education and motivation of students, and achievement of our mutual interest — restoration of the American chestnut. This is a small grants program. TACF does not ordinarily fund projects in excess of $10,000. Contact us to be added to our email notices for this program.
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External Grant Projects Funded by TACF
| Investigator/Institution | Title/Grant Period | Report | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filgueiras, Horton University of North Carolina Asheville | Herbivory and Stress Responses of Outplanted Wild-Type American and Backcross Hybrid Chestnuts in Western North Carolina (12/01/2022-11/30/2023) | Due 02/20/2024 | 2022 |
| Keriö, Levine Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station | Variation in blight severity and inhibitory properties of bark against Cryphonectria parasitica in 20-year-old full-sib progeny of Castanea mollissima (‘Mahogany’ x ‘Nanking’) (12/01/2022-11/30/2023) | Due 02/20/2024 | 2022 |
| Jeffers Clemson University | Phytophthora Root Rot of Chestnut Trees: Research Projects at Clemson University in 2022-2023 (12/01/2022-11/30/2023) | Due 02/20/2024 | 2022 |
| Liang Clemson University | Improving Rooting of American Chestnut Cuttings (12/01/2022-11/30/2023) | Due 02/20/2024 | 2022 |
| Hession, Kobayashi, Resop Virginia Tech, University of Maryland | Investigating the Impact of Genome Content on Hybridized Chestnut Trees for Growth Form Utilizing Remote Sensing Techniques: Lesesne State Forest, VA (12/01/2022-11/30/2023) | Due 02/20/2024 | 2022 |
| Jeffers Clemson University | Phytophthora Root Rot of Chestnut Trees: Research Projects at Clemson University (12/01/2021-11/30/2022) | Due 02/20/2024 | 2021 |
| Liang Clemson University | Rooting American chestnut cuttings with plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (12/01/2021-11/30/2022) | Report | 2021 |
| Keriö Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station | Application of media composition, temperature adjustments, and silver compounds to improve somatic embryogenesis in Chinese chestnuts (12/01/2021-11/30/2022) | Due 02/20/2024 | 2021 |
| Perkins University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Population genomics of diversity, adaptation, and gene flow in American chestnut (12/01/2021-11/30/2022) | Due 02/20/2024 | 2021 |
| Klaus Terra Ignea Enterprises | Modeling the historic range and habitat of American chestnut in Georgia circa 1804-1832; a guide for restoration efforts. (12/01/2021-11/30/2022) | Due 02/20/2024 | 2021 |
| Levine University of Maryland | Developing a high-efficiency CRISPR-mediated targeted mutagenesis system in C. parasitica (12/01/2019-11/31/2020) | Report | 2019 |
| Cipollini Berry College | A proposed study for the identification of differentially expressed genes associated w/exposure to P. cinnamomi in C. dentata (susceptible) and C. mollissima (resistant) (12/01/2019-11/31/2020) | Report | 2019 |
| Evans James Madison University | Comparing four nursery production methods on chestnut hybrid seedling quality (12/01/2019-11/31/2020) | Report | 2019 |
| Crawford University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Silviculture of the American chestnut in the Cumberland Uplands of Tennessee (12/01/2019-11/31/2020) | Report | 2019 |
| Jeffers Clemson University | Phytophthora root rot on American and hybrid chestnut trees: new and ongoing projects at Clemson University (12/01/2019-11/31/2020) | Report | 2019 |
| Klak University of New England | Speed breeding experiment for producing transgenic American chestnut pollen (12/01/2019-11/31/2020) | Due 03/21/2021 | 2019 |
| Wright Ohio State | Reseeding restored forests: Can seed dispersal mutualisms amplify restoration of American chestnut (Year 2) (12/01/2019-11/31/2020) | Report | 2019 |
| Jeffers Clemson University | Development of an in vitro excised twig assay to identify resistance to Phytophthora cinnamomi in hybrid chestnut trees (12/1/18-11/31/19) | Report | 2018 |
| Deason University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Conservation, collection, and characterization of Castanea dentata germplasm in the South (12/1/18-11/31/19) | Report | 2018 |
| Schaberg The University of Vermont | Radial growth analysis of 13 sources of Castanea dentata growing in common garden on the Green Mountain National Forest, VT (12/1/18-11/31/19) | Report | 2018 |
| Jacobs Purdue University | Belowground competition of American chestnut (12/1/18-11/31/19) | Report | 2018 |
| Baird Mississippi State | Vegetative compatibility groups of Cryphonectria parasitica in American chestnut, Chinese chestnut, and backcross hybrids across eleven field sites in the southeastern US (12/1/18-11/31/19) | Due 2/28/2022 | 2018 |
| Rosenthal Ohio University | Identifying genotypic variation in loss of blight resistance under drought in hybrid American chestnuts to inform restoration (12/1/18-11/31/19) | Report | 2018 |
| Ray The Pennsylvania State University | Quantifying and prioritizing the determinants of wood quality in chestnut variants (12/1/18-11/31/19) | Due 7/31/21 | 2018 |
| Romero-Severson Notre Dame | AIM: ancestry informative, transferable, and affordable DNA markers for chestnut (12/1/17-11/31/18) | Report | 2017 |
| Schlarbaum, Pinchot University of Tennessee | Defining methods for reintroducing American chestnut to oak-hickory forests of the Allegheny Plateau (12/1/17-11/31/18) | Report | 2017 |
| Carlson Pennsylvania State University | Assembly of the Mahogany genome using a new chromatin proximity approach (12/1/17-11/31/18) | Report | 2017 |
| McKenna Purdue University | Optimization of novel SNP DNA markers for early selection of blight-resistant hybrid chestnut in IN and VA backcrosses (12/1/17-11/31/18) | Report | 2017 |
| Deason University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Conservation and collection of Castanea dentata germplasm in the South (12/1/17-11/31/18) | Report | 2017 |
| Tonra Ohio State University | Reseeding restored forests: Can seed dispersal mutualisms amplify restoration of American chestnut, Castanea dentata? (12/1/17-11/31/18) | Report | 2017 |
| Rosenthal Ohio University | Predicting growth and carbon uptake of American chestnut in current and future climates. (12/1/2016-11/31/2018) | Report | 2016 |
| Merkle University of Georgia | Development and testing of an in vitro screen for Phytophthora root rot resistance. (12/1/2016-11/31/2018) | Report | 2016 |
| Franklin University of Tennessee | Interactions between American chestnut establishment, groundcover, and ectomycorrhizal colonization.(12/1/2016-12/31/2017) | Report | 2016 |
| Romero-Severson Notre Dame | AIM: ancestry informative, transferrable, and affordable DNA markers for chestnut. (12/1/2016-11/31/2017) | Report | 2016 |
| Schlarbaum, Pinchot University of Tennessee USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station | Defining methods for reintroducing American chestnut to oak-hickory forests of the Allegheny Plateau. (10/24/2015-11/31/2017) *nullifies award 2-Research2015 | Report | 2016 |
| Conrad, Abbott, Nelson University of Kentucky | Evaluating Chemical Fingerprinting as a Tool to Rapidly Screen Hybrid Chestnut for Disease Resistance. (10/24/2015 ? 10/24/2016) | Report | 2015 |
| Pinchot, Schlarbaum University of Tennessee USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station | Defining methods for reintroducing American chestnut to oak-hickory forests of the Allegheny Plateau. *Combined with 2016 awarded grant* | Report | 2015 |
| Labonte Purdue University | Assessing the functional genetic diversity of blight resistance in Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima Blume) by whole-genome resequencing of a diverse germplasm collection. (10/24/2015 - 06/30/2017) | Report | 2015 |
| Gailing, McCarthy, Nelson Michigan Tech | Identification of different ecotypes and centers of adaptive genetic diversity in American chestnut II. (10/18/2015-10/18/2016) | Report | 2015 |
| Perkins University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Identifying novel sources of resistance to Phytophthora root rot and assessment of a quantitative trait locus for resistance in interspecific Castanea hybrids. (11/1/2015-11/1/2016) | Report | 2015 |
| Jeffers Clemson University | Diversity and pathogenicity of species of Phytophthora associated with American chestnut trees. (11/1/2015-11/1/2016) | Report | 2015 |
| Paillet University of Arkansas | Ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with Ozark chinquapin. (11/1/2015-11/1/2016) | Report | 2015 |
| Briggs, Horton, Powell, Malmsheimer, Gray SUNY-ESF | Investigating the decomposition of disease-resistant transgenic American chestnut (Castanea dentata) leaf litter and the colonization of the litter by ectomycorrhizal fungi Read Proposal. (11/15/14-11/15/15) | Report | 2014 |
| Jarosz, Kolp, Fulbright, MacDonald, Double Michigan State University | Secondary microorganisms in chestnut blight cankers: Can they reduce blight severity and be used as biological control agents? (11/15/14-11/15/15) | Report | 2014 |
| Gailing, McCarthy, Nelson Michigan Technological University | Identification of different ecotypes and centers of adaptive genetic diversity in American chestnut. (11/15/14-11/15/15) | Report | 2014 |
| MacDonald West Virginia University | Integration of Host Resistance and Hypovirulence. (11/15/14-11/15/15) | Report | 2014 |
| Zhebentyayeva Clemson University | Mapping of resistance to Phyophthora cinnamomi in interspecific American/Chinese chestnut population. (11/15/14-11/15/15) | Report | 2014 |
| Staton University of Kentucky | Increasing the Utility of Existing Chestnut DNA and RNA Sequence Data through Bioinformatic Analysis. (1/1/14-12/31/14) | Report | 2013 |
| MacDonald, Double, Fitzsimmons, Hebard West Virginia University | Maintaining a Backcross Orchard Planting to Assess the Integration of Host Resistance and Hypovirulence. (12/1/13-12/1/14) | Report | 2013 |
| Griscom James Madison University | Habitat Preferences of American Chestnut in an Appalachian Cove Forest. (12/1/13-12/1/14 *Extended until 12/1/15) | Report | 2013 |
| Jakobi The Research Foundation for SUNY on behalf of Alfred State | Nutrient Media for Determination of Sexual Compatibility or Chryphonectria parasitica isolates. (12/1/13-12/1/14) | Report | 2013 |
| Clark USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station | American Chestnut Research in the Southern Region. (11/1/13-11/1/14) | Report | 2013 |
| James, Jeffers, Sisco Clemson University, Carolinas Chapter | The establishment of a genetically-diverse population of hybrid American chestnut trees resistant to both chestnut blight incted by Cryphonectria parasitica and to ink disease incited by Phytophthora cinnamomi. (6/1/12-5/31/13) | Report | 2012 |
| Bizzari, McCarthy Ohio University | Comparative analysis of chestnut growth and survival on Appalachian surface mine lands. (5/1/12-12/31/12) | Report | 2012 |
| Maynard, Powell, Oakes SUNY-ESF | Preservation and multiplication of elite backcross American chestnut hybrids by micropropagation. (9/1/12-4/1/13 *Extended until 10/1/13) | Report | 2012 |
| Bauman, Hiremath Miami University, The Wilds, USDA FS-Northern Research Station | <Plant and Fungal Dynamics in American Chestnut Restoration. (4/1/12-4/1/13) | Report | 2012 |
| MacDonald, Double, Fitzsimmons, Hebard West Virginia University | Maintaining a Backcross Orchard Planting to Assess the Integration of Host Resistance and Hypovirulence. (5/1/12-12/31/14) | Report | 2012 |
| Schaberg, Hawley, Halman USDA FS-Northern Research Station, University of Vermont | Assessing phenological differences among American chestnuts sources in a range-wide progeny planting. (4/1/12-4/1/15) | Report | 2012 |
| Clark, Schlarbaum USDA FS-Southern Research Station, University of Tennessee | Analysis of the first test plantings using BC3F3 seedlings on National Forests in the Southern Region. (5/1/11-5/1/12) | Report | 2011 |
| Fei, Fitzsimmons University of Kentucky | Enhancing American Chestnut Breeding Program by Better Understanding Chinese Chestnut Species and Chestnut Blight in Their Native Range. (6/1/09-9/1/12) | Report | 2011 |
| James, Jeffers, Sisco, Fitzsimmons Clemson University and TACF | The establishment of a genetically-diverse population of hybrid American chestnut trees resistant to both chestnut blight incited by Cryphonectria parasitica and to ink disease incited by Phytophthora cinnamomi. (6/1/10-5/31/13) | Report | 2011 |
| MacDonald, Double West Virginia University | Maintenance of a Backcross Orchard Planting to Assess the Integration of Host Resistance and Hypovirulence. (5/1/11-12/31/14) | Report | 2011 |
| MacDonald, Double, Fulbright, Jarosz, Cummings-Carlson West Virginia University, Michigan State University, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | Survival and Recovery of American Chestnut Trees Historically Treated with Hypovirus. (6/1/11-12/31/14) | Report | 2011 |
| Barton University of Kentucky | Continued Monitoring of American Chestnut Restoration Sites on Surface Mined Land in Kentucky. (6/1/11-6/30/12) | Report | 2011 |
| D'Amico, Zhang, Newhouse, Fitzsimmons, Powell SUNY-ESF, TACF | Evaluating the Genetic and Genomic Basis for Varying Levels of Blight Resistance among Native Chinese Chestnut Trees (Castanea mollissima, Castanea henryi, and Castanea seguinii) (7/1/11-6/30/12) | Report | 2011 |
| Handel, Sanchez-Humanes, Kaunzinger Rutgers University | Chestnut restoration in Northeastern forest gaps: experimental plantings to advance forest structure and restoration ecology practice. Rutgers University | Report | 2011 |
| McShea, Bourg Bull Run Mountains Conservancy, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, VA-TACF | Bull Run Mountains chestnut Survival Study. (7/1/11-6/30/12) | Report | 2011 |
| Dane Auburn University | Development of Castanea Pumila Spcific Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms to Detect the Occurrence of Hybridization Between American Castanea Species. (7/1/11-12/31/12) | Report | 2011 |
| Fei, Fitzsimmons SUNY-ESF, TACF | Enahancing American Chestnut Breeding Program by Better Understanding Chinese Chestnut Species and Chestnut Blight in Their Native Range. (6/1/09-9/1/12) | Report | 2010 |
| Merkle, Kormanik University of Georgia | Optimizing American chestnut seedling root morphology. (8/1/09-7/31/13) no-cost extension approved until 7/31/16 | Report | 2010 |
| James Carolinas Chapter | The establishement of a genetically-diverse population of hybrid American chestnut trees resistant to both chestnut blight incited by Cryphonectria parasitica and to ink disease incited by Phytophthora cinnamomi. (6/1/10-5/31/11 - 1st of 3-year grant) | Report | 2010 |
| Clark, Schlarbaum USDA FS-Southern Research Station, University of Tennessee | Establishment and monitoring of the first test plantings using BC3F3 seedlings on National Forests in the Southern Range. (5/1/10-4/30/11) | Report | 2010 |
| Barton University of Kentucky | Continued Monitoring of American Chestnut Restoration Sites on Surface Mined Land in Kentucky. (7/1/10-6/30/11) | Report | 2010 |
| Paillet, Stephenson University of Arkansas | Quantitative assessment of the ecological character of Ozark chinquapin as a canopy co-dominant forest tree adn its response to natural disturbances. (5/1/10-9/30/10) | Article from the Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society | 2009 |
| Jacobs, Zellers Purdue University | Effects of Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands on growth, nutrient uptake, and water relations of American chestnut seedlings under varying pH. (3/31/11-12/31/11) | Report | 2009 |
| MacDonald, Double West Virginia University | Maintaining a backcross orchard planting to assess the integration of host resistance and hypovirulence. (6/1/10-5/31/11) | Report | 2009 |
| Boyd, Craddock University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Comparing the shade tolerance of American chestnut, Chinese chestnut, adn their hybrids | Report | 2009 |