Who funds wheat research?

We count 54 funded wheat projects, active between 2021 and 2031, from 6 funders. The most came from USDA (18 projects), EU · MSCA (9 projects) and EU · Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment (7 projects). The median award is $649K, across the 52 of 54 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

54

Funders

6

Median award

$649K

Open calls now

0

Top funders of wheat research

Projects whose title or summary mentions wheat. Median award: of the projects that list an amount, in US dollars; “—” when fewer than 3 do.

Open wheat funding calls

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Funded wheat projects

A sample, latest start first, at most three per program.

• Growing spring wheat in alaska is challenging
  USDA · $795,158 · ends 2030
• Drought is one of the primary constraints on wheat productivity in the u.s
  USDA · $1,421,000 · ends 2030
• Collaborative Research: FEC: Converging AI, Biomechanics, and Genomics to Engineer Lodging Resilient Field Crops
  NSF · Office of the Director · $2,430,128 · ends 2030
• Non?technical summarydurum wheat is an important crop for the united states, generating hundreds of millions of dollars each year
  USDA · $500,000 · ends 2030
• The University of Sydney — Agricultural Development
  Gates Foundation · $997,477 · ends 2029
• OryzaNet: Enabling UK research into the world's most 'essential' crop
  UKRI · BBSRC · £546,096 · ends 2029
• Farmer-Led Trials of Supramolecular Fertilisers to Improve Protein, Yield and Low-Carbon Performance in Milling Wheat
  UKRI · Innovate UK · £74,801 · ends 2028
• Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo — Agricultural Development
  Gates Foundation · $13,500,000 · ends 2028
• Protein-Responsive Optimisation Strategy for Premium-Eligible Returns (PROSPER)
  UKRI · Innovate UK · £71,158 · ends 2027
• Bread wheat biofortification – enhanced iron content and bioavailability for human health
  Wellcome · ends 2027

How we count

Funded projects come from public award records (NIH RePORTER, NSF, EU CORDIS, UKRI Gateway to Research, Wellcome, the Gates Foundation, DOE, NASA and USDA NIFA) whose title or summary matches “wheat”. NIH lists each budget year separately; one project counts once. Amounts are as the funder lists them; medians use only projects that list one, in US dollars. Open calls and forecasts are from our listings of October 28, 2026. A project can mention a topic without being mainly about it, so treat the counts as a guide to who funds the area.