FUNDING-USDA/NIFA
- Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Competitive Grants Program
(USDA-NIFA-SCRI-006550); June 29, 2018
Agency
US
Department of Agriculture
National
Institute of Food and Agriculture
Description
The
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and
Agriculture (NIFA) announced the Request for Pre-Applications “Emergency
Citrus Disease Research and Extension Competitive Grants Program”,
USDA-NIFA-SCRI-006550. NIFA requests pre-applications for Emergency
Citrus Disease Research and Extension (CDRE) for fiscal year (FY) 2018 to
address priorities identified by the Citrus Disease Sub-committee (CDS) of the
National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE)
Advisory Board through the integration of research and extension activities
that use systems-based, trans-disciplinary approaches. The need to advance
research and extension to develop management strategies for huanglongbing
(HLB) has reached a critical juncture. Industry experts estimate that unless
new strategies are found and made available, the Florida citrus industry will
cease to exist in 2 years. The HLB epidemic in Texas is expanding at an
increased pace and threatens to reach the severity seen in Florida over the
same time scale. Early detection tools are needed in the next 18 months
to prevent HLB establishment statewide.
Announcement
Number:
USDA-NIFA-SCRI-006550
Closing
Date:
June
29, 2018
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/citrus-disease-research-and-extension-cdre
Contact
Information
Tom
Bewick
(202)
401-3356