(FOA)-Biotechnology
Risk Assessment Grants (BRAG) Program (USDA-NIFA-BRAP-007072); February 12,
2020
Agency
US
Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
Description
The
purpose of the BRAG Program is to support the generation of new information that
will assist Federal regulatory agencies in making science-based decisions about
the environmental effects of introducing genetically engineered (GE) organisms
by recombinant nucleic acid techniques. Such organisms can include plants,
microorganisms (including fungi, bacteria, and viruses), arthropods, fish,
birds, mammals, and other animals excluding humans. Investigations of effects on
both managed and natural environments are relevant. The BRAG program
accomplishes its purpose by providing Federal regulatory agencies with relevant
scientific information. The BRAG Program supports applied and/or
fundamental research relevant to environmental risk assessment, including
biological risk, and the Federal regulatory process. The BRAG Program will
also support risk management research, which is defined to include either:
1.
research
aimed primarily at reducing negative effects of specific biotechnology derived
agents; or
2.
a policy and
decision-making process that uses risk assessment data in deciding how to avoid
or mitigate the negative consequences identified in a risk assessment.
Research
proposals can be applied and/or fundamental and must address one (1) of the
following five (5) program areas:
1.
Management
Practices to Minimize Environmental Risk of GE Organisms
2.
Methods
to Monitor and Understand the Dispersal of GE Organisms
3.
Gene
Transfer between Genetically Engineered Animals, Plants, and Microorganisms and
Related Wild and Agricultural Organisms
4.
Environmental
Impacts of GE relative to Non-GE Organisms in the Context of Production Systems
5.
Other
Research Topics Designed to Further the Purposes of this Program
Announcement
Number
USDA-NIFA-BRAP-007072
Closing
Date
Letter
of Intent: February 12, 2020 (LOI encouraged but not
required)
Applications:
March 18, 2020
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=323856
Contact
Information
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Lakshmi
Matukumalli
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(816)-926-1189