This department is offering grants through the Specialty Crop Research Initiative program to address key challenges in sustaining food and agriculture. Projects must focus on plant breeding, pest and disease management, production efficiency, innovations and technology, and food safety. The grants aim to support research and extension efforts that benefit the specialty crop industry nationally, regionally, and across multiple states. The deadline for pre-applications is on Oct 15, 2019.
Opportunity ID: 319398
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-SCRI-006810 |
| 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: | 0 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.309 — Specialty Crop Research Initiative |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 12, 2019 |
| Last Updated Date: | Aug 12, 2019 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 15, 2019 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 15, 2019 |
| Archive Date: | Nov 14, 2019 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $80,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
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 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. Projects must address at least one of five focus areas:
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| Link to Additional Information: | FY 2020 SCRI Request for Pre-Applications (RFPA) |
| 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 319398 Full Announcement-FY 2020 SCRI RFPA -> FY 2020 SCRI RFPA.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 | PKG00253800 | Aug 12, 2019 | Oct 15, 2019 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
319398 RR_SF424_2_0-2.0.pdf
319398 NIFA_Supplemental_Info_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
319398 AD_3030_2_0-2.0.pdf
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