The US Department of Agriculture is offering the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program (CDRE) grant to eligible entities. This grant aims to combat citrus diseases and pests, such as huanglongbing and the Asian citrus psyllid, to protect United States citrus production and sustain the citrus industry. Funding supports research, extension activities, technical assistance, and technology commercialization. Applications for this grant must be submitted before September 29, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 257570
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-SCRI-004544 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Specialty Crop Research Initiative/Citrus Disease Research and Extension |
| 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: | Jun 12, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 29, 2014 1. Complete, error-free Stakeholder Relevance Statements must be received in Grants.gov by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 18, 2014. See Section IV, A. for a description of the requirements for the contents of a stakeholder relevance statement. STAKEHOLDER RELEVANCE STATEMENTS ARE MANDATORY FOR ALL SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH INITIATIVE GRANT APPLICATIONS. 2. Invited full applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 29, 2014. See Section IV, D. for a description of the requirements for the contents of a full application. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 29, 2014 1. Complete, error-free Stakeholder Relevance Statements must be received in Grants.gov by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 18, 2014. See Section IV, A. for a description of the requirements for the contents of a stakeholder relevance statement. STAKEHOLDER RELEVANCE STATEMENTS ARE MANDATORY FOR ALL SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH INITIATIVE GRANT APPLICATIONS. 2. Invited full applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 29, 2014. See Section IV, D. for a description of the requirements for the contents of a full application. |
| Archive Date: | Oct 29, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $24,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | SCRI/CDRE, applications may 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 Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program (CDRE) is authorized in the Agricultural Act of 2014 (H.R. 2642) to award grants to eligible entities to conduct research and extension activities, technical assistance and development activities to: (a) combat citrus diseases and pests, both domestic and invasive and including huanglongbing and the Asian citrus psyllid, which pose imminent harm to United States citrus production and threaten the future viability of the citrus industry; and (b) provide support for the dissemination and commercialization of relevant information, techniques, and technologies discovered pursuant to research and extension activities funded through SCRI/CDRE and other research and extension projects targeting problems caused by citrus production diseases and invasive pests. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Specialty Crop Research Initiative/Citrus Disease Research and Extension |
| 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 |
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Related Documents
Folder 257570 Full Announcement-1 -> 14_Citrus Disease_to post.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 | PKG00199103 | Jun 12, 2014 | Sep 29, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
257570 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf
257570 NIFA_Supplemental_Info_1_1-1.1.pdf
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