Funding-NSF - Basic
Research to Enable Agricultural Development (BREAD); April 27, 2015
Agency
National Science Foundation
Directorate for Biological Sciences
Description
The
goal of BREAD is to support innovative basic scientific research designed to
address key constraints to smallholder agriculture in the developing world.
Proposals submitted to BREAD must make a clear and well-defined connection
between the outcomes of the proposed basic research and its direct relevance
and potential application to agriculture in the developing world.
In
FY 2015, activities in two focus areas will be supported: (1) Developing High
Throughput, Low Cost Phenotyping Tools and Devices to facilitate assessment of
field-based phenotypes, especially for root and tuber crops (PHENO), and (2)
Advancing Basic Research in Crop Plants Relevant to Smallholder Agriculture in
Developing Countries (ABRDC) to develop critically needed sequence and
functional genomics resources to enable basic and applied research in crop
plants important for smallholder agriculture.
As
in past competitions, proposals are expected to address project outcomes in the
context of broader societal impacts, and as appropriate to the research
proposed, engage international partners in scientific collaborations.
Announcement
Number:
NSF 15-538
Closing
Date:
April
27, 2015
Link
to Full Announcement
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2015/nsf15538/nsf15538.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
Contact
Information
Wayne
Parrott
(703)
292-4400