Opportunity ID: 101013
General Information
Document Type: | Grants Notice |
Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-OP-003462 |
Funding Opportunity Title: | Critical Issues: Emerging and New Plant and Animal Pests and Diseases |
Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture Disaster Prevention and Relief Environment Food and Nutrition Health Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
Category Explanation: | – |
Expected Number of Awards: | – |
Assistance Listings: | 10.200 — Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants |
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
Version: | Synopsis 2 |
Posted Date: | Jun 23, 2011 |
Last Updated Date: | Jun 23, 2011 |
Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 01, 2011 |
Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 01, 2011 |
Archive Date: | Aug 31, 2011 |
Estimated Total Program Funding: | $305,000 |
Award Ceiling: | – |
Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education |
Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applications may be submitted by State agricultural experiment stations, land-grant colleges and universities, research foundations established by land-grant colleges and universities, colleges and universities receiving funds under the Act of October 10, 1962 (16 U.S.C. 582a et seq.) McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Act, and accredited schools or colleges of veterinary medicine for the purpose of facilitating or expanding ongoing State-Federal food and agricultural research programs that:
(i) promote excellence in research, extension, or education on a regional and national level; Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. An applicants failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the time of an application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award. |
Additional Information
Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
Description: | The program is designed to provide one-time seed funding to help initiate work requiring immediate attention until other longer-term resources can be secured to address the issue. Priority will be given to proposals that demonstrate evidence of collaboration and communication with working groups and approved multi-state research committees, however all applicants qualified to conduct the research are encouraged to apply. For this particular solicitation, NIFA is requesting proposals that address specific aspects of the following issues: The Bagrada bug, Bagrada hilaris, (also known as the painted bug or harlequin bug) on vegetable crops; Rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, and associated disease transmission to humans; Groundnut ringspot virus (GRSV) in tomato and other agronomic crops.See Part II, C. for a more detailed description of the types of proposals that are being solicited. |
Link to Additional Information: | Critical Issues: Emerging and New Plant and Animal Pests and Diseases |
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 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST, excluding Federal holiday Email:electronic@nifa.usda.gov |
Version History
Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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Removed formatting errors related to using bulleted statements in the description section. | Jun 23, 2011 | |
Jun 23, 2011 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
Document Type: | Grants Notice |
Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-OP-003462 |
Funding Opportunity Title: | Critical Issues: Emerging and New Plant and Animal Pests and Diseases |
Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture Disaster Prevention and Relief Environment Food and Nutrition Health Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
Category Explanation: | – |
Expected Number of Awards: | – |
Assistance Listings: | 10.200 — Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants |
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
Version: | Synopsis 2 |
Posted Date: | Jun 23, 2011 |
Last Updated Date: | Jun 23, 2011 |
Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 01, 2011 |
Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 01, 2011 |
Archive Date: | Aug 31, 2011 |
Estimated Total Program Funding: | $305,000 |
Award Ceiling: | – |
Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education |
Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applications may be submitted by State agricultural experiment stations, land-grant colleges and universities, research foundations established by land-grant colleges and universities, colleges and universities receiving funds under the Act of October 10, 1962 (16 U.S.C. 582a et seq.) McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Act, and accredited schools or colleges of veterinary medicine for the purpose of facilitating or expanding ongoing State-Federal food and agricultural research programs that:
(i) promote excellence in research, extension, or education on a regional and national level; Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. An applicants failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the time of an application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award. |
Additional Information
Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
Description: | The program is designed to provide one-time seed funding to help initiate work requiring immediate attention until other longer-term resources can be secured to address the issue. Priority will be given to proposals that demonstrate evidence of collaboration and communication with working groups and approved multi-state research committees, however all applicants qualified to conduct the research are encouraged to apply. For this particular solicitation, NIFA is requesting proposals that address specific aspects of the following issues: The Bagrada bug, Bagrada hilaris, (also known as the painted bug or harlequin bug) on vegetable crops; Rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, and associated disease transmission to humans; Groundnut ringspot virus (GRSV) in tomato and other agronomic crops.See Part II, C. for a more detailed description of the types of proposals that are being solicited. |
Link to Additional Information: | Critical Issues: Emerging and New Plant and Animal Pests and Diseases |
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 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST, excluding Federal holiday Email:electronic@nifa.usda.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
Document Type: | Grants Notice |
Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-OP-003462 |
Funding Opportunity Title: | Critical Issues: Emerging and New Plant and Animal Pests and Diseases |
Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture Disaster Prevention and Relief Environment Food and Nutrition Health Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
Category Explanation: | – |
Expected Number of Awards: | – |
Assistance Listings: | 10.200 — Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants |
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
Version: | Synopsis 1 |
Posted Date: | Jun 23, 2011 |
Last Updated Date: | – |
Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 01, 2011 |
Archive Date: | Aug 31, 2011 |
Estimated Total Program Funding: | $305,000 |
Award Ceiling: | – |
Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Private institutions of higher education |
Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applications may be submitted by State agricultural experiment stations, land-grant colleges and universities, research foundations established by land-grant colleges and universities, colleges and universities receiving funds under the Act of October 10, 1962 (16 U.S.C. 582a et seq.) McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Act, and accredited schools or colleges of veterinary medicine for the purpose of facilitating or expanding ongoing State-Federal food and agricultural research programs that:
(i) promote excellence in research, extension, or education on a regional and national level; Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. An applicant�s failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the time of an application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award. |
Additional Information
Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
Description: | The program is designed to provide one-time seed funding to help initiate work requiring immediate attention until other longer-term resources can be secured to address the issue. Priority will be given to proposals that demonstrate evidence of collaboration and communication with working groups and approved multi-state research committees, however all applicants qualified to conduct the research are encouraged to apply. For this particular solicitation, NIFA is requesting proposals that address specific aspects of the following issues:
� The Bagrada bug, Bagrada hilaris, (also known as the painted bug or harlequin bug) on vegetable crops; |
Link to Additional Information: | Critical Issues: Emerging and New Plant and Animal Pests and Diseases |
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 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST, excluding Federal holiday Email:electronic@nifa.usda.gov |
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Agency Contact Information: | NIFA Help Desk Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST, excluding Federal holiday 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 |
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10.200 | PKG00060710 | Jun 23, 2011 | Aug 01, 2011 | View |