Funding-USDA - Emergency
Citrus Disease Research and Extension Request for Pre-Applications; May 16,
2016
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-005799
Closing
Date:
May
16, 2016
Link
to Full Announcement
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=283048
Contact
Information
Thomas
Bewick
(202)
401-3356