{"id":22553,"date":"2026-02-18T13:01:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T18:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-state-professor-receives-1-13m-grant-for-potato-virus-study\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T13:01:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T18:01:04","slug":"delaware-state-professor-receives-1-13m-grant-for-potato-virus-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-state-professor-receives-1-13m-grant-for-potato-virus-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Delaware State Professor Receives $1.13M Grant for Potato Virus Study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771437663393.jpg?resize=1200%2C630&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771437663393.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771437663393.jpg?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771437663393.jpg?resize=1024%2C538&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771437663393.jpg?resize=768%2C403&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>A Delaware State University researcher has secured significant federal funding to advance his work in agricultural science.<\/p><p>Dr. Vincent Fondong has been awarded a $1.13 million research grant to continue his investigations into potato virus studies. The substantial funding will support ongoing research efforts at the Dover-based university.<\/p><p>The grant represents a major investment in agricultural research at Delaware State University, where Dr. Fondong serves on the faculty. His work focuses on understanding viral infections that affect potato crops, research that could have important implications for agricultural production.<\/p><p>Delaware State University continues to attract significant research funding for faculty projects across various scientific disciplines. The university has been building its reputation as a research institution in recent years.<\/p><p>Details about the specific scope and timeline of Dr. Fondong&#8217;s potato virus research project were not immediately available.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Vincent Fondong at Delaware State University has been awarded a substantial $1.13 million research grant. The funding will support his ongoing work investigating potato virus-related research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22552,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,838],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-science"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771437663393.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-5RL","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":63947,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-state-university-receives-543k-for-research-facility-improvements\/","url_meta":{"origin":22553,"position":0},"title":"Delaware State University Receives $543K for Research Facility Improvements","author":"Admin","date":"May 8, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Delaware State University has been awarded a substantial federal grant to enhance its research capabilities. 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