The Department of Agriculture is offering the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Pre-applications grant to address critical needs in the specialty crop industry. This grant aims to support research and extension projects that tackle key challenges in sustaining various food and agriculture components, encompassing conventional and organic food production systems. The deadline for pre-applications submission is December 10, 2018.
Opportunity ID: 310171
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-SCRI-006671 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Pre-applications |
| Opportunity Category: | Mandatory |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.309 — Specialty Crop Research Initiative |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 07, 2018 |
| Last Updated Date: | Nov 07, 2018 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 10, 2018 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 10, 2018 |
| Archive Date: | Jan 09, 2019 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $80,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Pre-Applications may only be submitted by Federal agencies, national laboratories, colleges and universities, research institutions and organizations, private organizations or corporations, State Agricultural Experiment Stations, Cooperative Extension Services, individuals, or groups consisting of two or more of these entities. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
| Description: |
The purpose of the SCRI program is to address the critical needs of the specialty crop industry (as defined in Part VIII, D of the RFA) by awarding grants to support research and extension that address key challenges of national, regional, and multi-state importance in sustaining all components of food and agriculture, including conventional and organic food production systems.
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| Link to Additional Information: | Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIFA Help Desk
Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays Email:electronic@nifa.usda.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 310171 Full Announcement-SCRI -> FY 2019 Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Pre-applications RFA.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | NIFA Help Desk Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays Email: electronic@nifa.usda.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.309 | PKG00246124 | Nov 07, 2018 | Dec 10, 2018 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
310171 RR_SF424_2_0-2.0.pdf
310171 NIFA_Supplemental_Info_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
310171 AD_3030_2_0-2.0.pdf
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