Funding-USDA - Specialty Crop Research Initiative/Citrus Disease
Research and Extension; June 1, 2015
Agency
Department
of Agriculture
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.
Announcement
Number:
USDA-NIFA-SCRI-004959
Closing
Date:
Pre-Application:
June 1, 2015
Full
Application (Upon invitation): Aug 14, 2015
Link
to Full Announcement
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=275596
Contact
Information
Tom
Bewick
(202)
401-3356