Funding Opportunities for the Western IPM Center

CSREES Methyl Bromide Transitions Competitive Grants Program (MBT) FY 2008 Request for Applications (Deadline is February 22, 2008)

The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) is pleased to announce the release of the FY 2008 Request for Applications (RFA) for the Methyl Bromide Transitions Competitive Grants Program (MBT).  The purpose of this program is to support the discovery and implementation of practical pest management alternatives to methyl bromide or reduction of methyl bromide emission for uses for which the United States is requesting critical use exemptions.

CSREES Funding Opportunity Page:  http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/methylbromideicgp.cfm.  There you will find a link to the Request for Applications (RFA).  There is also a link to the “CSREES Grant.gov Application Guide” and application forms when you click on the Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-CSREES-ICGP-001210.

Grants.gov Synopsis Page: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=HqmGNvjwFkNMppdJnHwLc3gCtNhMTZG0pHVTswdMpkWsR8KQypyh!-1919188244?oppId=16316&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW.  There you will find a synopsis of the funding opportunity, a link to the full announcement (RFA) and the application package.

Grants.gov Application Package: http://apply.grants.gov/apply/UpdateOffer?id=11099.  This is a link to the application package.

Deadline:  Applications must be received by Grants.gov by close of business (5 p.m. Eastern Time) on February 22, 2008.

If you have questions regarding the RFA, please contact:
William Hoffman, Email: whoffman@csrees.usda.gov, Phone:  (202) 401-1112.

If you have questions regarding the application packet, contact the CSREES Help Desk: 
Email:  electronic@csrees.usda.gov, Phone: (202) 401-5048, business hours are M-F, 7:00 am – 5 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays.

If you have any questions related to Grants.gov content, contact the Grants.gov Contact Center: 
Email:  support@grants.gov, Phone: Toll Free: 1-800-518-4726, business hours are M-F, 7:00 am – 9 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays.  Note:  It is suggested that for immediate assistance call Grants.gov, rather than email.

Useful Links:
CSREES Grant Application Information: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/application_info.html

Grants.gov Help:  http://www.grants.gov/help/help.jsp