Minnesota FOIA #A009428501

"WinterTurf: A Holistic Approach to Understanding the Mechanisms and Mitigating the Effects of Winter Stress on Turfg...

This purchase order, issued by the Twin Cities government, awarded a contract to Iowa State University for a research project titled "WinterTurf: A Holistic Approach to Understanding the Mechanisms and Mitigating the Effects of Winter Stress on Turfgrasses in Northern Climates." The contract amount is $530,180, and it was awarded on January 27, 2022. The project involves a comprehensive study on turfgrass winter stress, with Iowa State University serving as the recipient. The award is a single-transaction procurement with no indication of a multi-year or blanket arrangement. The vendor, Iowa State University, is located in Ames, Iowa, USA, and the award falls under the category of state government procurement. The primary NAICS code for this research activity is 541712 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences). The procurement contacts and additional location details are not specified in the source data. Likely competitors for similar research grants could include other major research universities and institutions involved in agricultural or environmental sciences.

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"WinterTurf: A Holistic Approach to Understanding the Mechanisms and Mitigating the Effects of Winter Stress on Turfgrasses in Northern Climates"