Funding Opportunities for the Western IPM Center

Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program (BRARGP): Deadline March 5, 2003

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CSREES solicits applications for an estimated $3.0 million in grants for the Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program (BRARGP). APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS MARCH 5, 2003 (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time).

The purpose of the BRARGP is to assist federal regulatory agencies in making science-based decisions about the effects of introducing into the environment genetically modified organisms, including 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.

New for Fiscal Year (FY) 2003:
As a result of the passage of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA), CSREES anticipates having twice the FY 2002 funds available to make BRARGP grants in FY 2003.

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Web: Request for Applications
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