FUNDING-Limited Submission – U.S. Agency for International Development – Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Legume Systems Research (7200AA18RFA00017); May 30, 2018

 

Purpose:  The U.S. Agency for International Development is seeking applications for a Leader with Associates Cooperative Agreement from qualified U.S. colleges and universities to fund a program entitled Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Legume Systems Research. This Notice of Funding Opportunity is designed to identify and launch a new Feed the Future Innovation Lab focused on legume systems research and capacity development at the smallholder and food systems levels. Note: cost sharing is encouraged but not mandatory.

 

Funding Amount/Project Period:  up to $3 million per year for five years for 1 award

 

Link to Funding Opportunity Announcement

 

Institutional Limit:  1

 

Internal Competition: To participate in the university’s selection process,please upload the following,assembled into a single PDF file, to the Office of the Vice President for Research via this portal with a copy to your Associate Dean for Research by May 1, 2018:

• Names and departments or affiliations of the Project Director and other key personnel or partners;
• Title of program and/or funding opportunity announcement number;
• Brief project description (2 pages maximum)
• Budget, including the potential source of any planned matching funds

 

A committee will be convened to review the material and make a recommendation.

 

For questions or issues with submission through the portal, email the limited submission mailbox (limitedsubmissions@uky.edu), or call 257-2861.

 

Agency Deadline:  May 30, 2018.