Fusarium head blight (FHB) caused by the fungus Fusarium graminearum Schwabe (telomorph Gibberella zeae (Schwein.) Petch. has been seriously attacking durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. var. durum) in North Dakota and the surrounding states.  There is continuous decline in harvested durum acreage and production in the durum producing area in the United States because of FHB.  Fungicides may reduce the disease but the most environmentally safe and economical way to control the disease is with genetic resistance.  The Durum Coordinated Project (CP) has been created under the direction of the USWBSI to accomplish the initiative action plans.  The CP’s main objective is to develop FHB resistant durum wheat germplasm (lines/cultivars) with low DON levels, good agronomic traits, and good quality traits that will serve the producers, the domestic pasta industry, and the international export market.  Reducing the impact of FHB requires a multidisciplinary effort and therefore the CP includes plant breeders, pathologists, geneticists, and researchers working in the area of disease management.  The CP also includes stakeholders such as millers and pasta manufactures.