This department, through its Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) program, is offering a grant specifically designed to address the critical needs of the specialty crop industry. The core purpose of this grant is to provide significant funding for research and extension activities. These projects must focus on tackling key challenges of national, regional, and multi-state importance, ensuring the sustainability of all components of food and agriculture, including both conventional and organic food production systems. This grant is for researchers, institutions, and organizations committed to developing innovative solutions that bolster the resilience, efficiency, and long-term viability of the specialty crop sector, thereby strengthening the nation’s food security and agricultural landscape.
Opportunity ID: 350641
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-SCRI-010311 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Specialty Crop Research Initiative – 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: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 20, 2023 |
| Last Updated Date: | Oct 20, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 08, 2023 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 08, 2023 |
| Archive Date: | Jan 07, 2024 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $75,440,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $2,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $50,000 |
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, 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 Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) program is to address the critical needs of the specialty crop industry 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. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Specialty Crop Research Initiative – Pre-Applications |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIFA Support
Key Information: Business hours: Monday thru Friday, 7a.m. – 5p.m. ET, except federal holidays Email:grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 350641 Full Announcement-FY24-SCRI-PA-RFA -> FY24-SCRI-Pre-App-RFA-508-P.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | NIFA Support Key Information: Business hours: Monday thru Friday, 7a.m. – 5p.m. ET, except federal holidays Email: grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.309 | PKG00283558 | Oct 20, 2023 | Dec 08, 2023 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
350641 RR_SF424_5_0-5.0.pdf
350641 NIFA_Supplemental_Info_1_2-1.2.pdf
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