Funding-USDA-
Specialty Crop Research Initiative Request for Pre-Applications (RFPA);
December 3, 2015
Agency
Department
of Agriculture
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:
Research in plant breeding, genetics, genomics, and other methods to improve
crop characteristics; Efforts to identify and address threats from pests and
diseases, including threats to specialty crop pollinators; Efforts to improve
production efficiency, handling and processing, productivity, and profitability
over the long term (including specialty crop policy and marketing); new
innovations and technology, including improved mechanization and technologies
that delay or inhibit ripening; and methods to prevent, detect, monitor,
control, and respond to potential food safety hazards in the production
efficiency, handling and processing of specialty crops. Visit the NIFA website
to access a factsheet on the Center of Excellence (COE) designation process,
including COE criteria, and a list of programs offering COE opportunities in
fiscal year 2016. You can also review a recording of COE outreach webinars held
in February and March of 2015 from the site. The COE webpages will be updated
throughout FY 2016 with additional information, such as a summary of comments
received from stakeholders.
Announcement
Number:
USDA-NIFA-SCRI-005437
Closing
Date:
Dec
3, 2015
Link
to Full Announcement
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=279870
Contact
Information
Tom
Bewick
(202)
401-3356