The CSREES department is offering this Critical Issues grant to provide one-time seed funding, enabling immediate attention to emerging and new plant and animal diseases. This grant is for initiating work that addresses urgent issues until sustained resources become available. For this specific solicitation, funding is purposed for the development of a rapid field assay. This assay is vital for detecting Vibrio Tubiashii and/or its secreted Metalloproteases toxin in commercial shellfish hatcheries and nurseries, directly addressing a critical, emerging health concern in aquaculture.
Opportunity ID: 47497
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-CSREES-OP-002302 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | CRITICAL ISSUES: Emerging and New Plant & Animal Diseases |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture Environment Food and Nutrition Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.200 — Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 20, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | Feb 18, 2010 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 25, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 25, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Feb 17, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $98,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $98,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| 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 USC 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 on a regional and national level; (ii) promote the development of regional research centers; (iii) promote the research partnership between the Department of Agriculture, colleges and universities, research foundations, and State agricultural experiment stations for regional research efforts; and (iv) facilitate coordination and cooperation of research among States through regional research grants. 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 will result in CSREES not accepting the application, or even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude CSREES from making an award. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | CSREES |
| 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. CSREES will be soliciting proposals on an as-needed basis during the year to address specific new or emerging issues. For this particular solicitation CSREES is requesting proposals that address specific aspects of the following issue: Development of a Rapid Field Assay for Detection of Vibrio Tubiashii and/or its secreted Metalloproteases toxin in Commercial Shellfish Hatcheries and Nurseries. |
| Link to Additional Information: | CRITICAL ISSUES: Emerging and New Plant & Animal Diseases RFA |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
CSREES Help Desk
Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET. Email:electronic@csrees.usda.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 47497 Full Announcement-1 -> pas-critical_issues_finalv.jj_5-20-09.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | CSREES Help Desk Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET. Email: electronic@csrees.usda.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.200 | PKG00012232 | May 20, 2009 | Jun 25, 2009 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
47497 RR_SF424-1.1.pdf
47497 RR_PerformanceSite-1.1.pdf
47497 CSREES_Supplemental_Info-1.0.pdf
47497 RR_KeyPersonExpanded-1.1.pdf
47497 RR_OtherProjectInfo-1.1.pdf
47497 RR_PersonalData-1.1.pdf
47497 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
47497 RR_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
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