Funding Opportunities for the Western Region
National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Announces FY 2011 RFA for Critical Issues: Emerging and New Plant and Animal Pests and Diseases (Deadline is August 1, 2011)
From: Kathy Kimble-Day
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 12:13 PM
To: Integrated Pest Management Coordinators -- USDA, EPA, Private Industry, and University Contacts
Subject: Critical Issues RFA has been Released
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is pleased to announce the release of the FY 2010/2011 Request for Applications (RFA) for the Critical Issues: Emerging and New Plant and Animal Pests and Diseases (Critical Issues). The purpose of the Critical Issues program is to provide one-time seed funding to help initiate work requiring immediate attention until other longer-term resources can be secured to address the issue. For this particular solicitation, NIFA is requesting proposals that address specific aspects on:
- The Bagrada bug, Bagrada hilaris, (also known as the painted bug or harlequin bug) on vegetable crops;
- Rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonenis, and associated disease transmission to humans;
- Groundnut ringspot virus (GRSV) in tomato.
Please feel free to forward this announcement to those that might be interested in applying.
Deadline: Applications must be received by Grants.gov by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on August 1, 2011.
Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-NIFA-OP-003462
NIFA Funding Opportunity Page:
www.nifa.usda.gov/fo/criticalissuesfy20102011bagradahilarisratlungwormandgroundnutringspotvirus.cfm. This page includes links to the request for applications (RFA), the NIFA Grants.gov Application Guide, the application package, and abstracts of funded projects.
Grants.gov Synopsis Page:
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=rP9kTD3Pz2dv42Yg21LsY5jlrn9V89jKHVySMxLVJ9t2HfFPJjJm!966857159?oppId=101013&mode=VIEW. This page includes a synopsis of the funding opportunity, a link to the full announcement (RFA) and the application package.
Grants.gov Application Package:
http://apply07.grants.gov/apply/GetGrantFromFedgrants;jsessionid=Gb22TD3ZpCc36Rx5v87Hg331pWrKvnpX4fw5nxLjGX6kQWCPPyJc!966857159?opportunity=USDA-NIFA-OP-003462&agencycode=USDA-NIFA. This page links to the application instructions and the application package.
If you have questions regarding the RFA, please contact: Dr. Rick Meyer, hmeyer@nifa.usda.gov or (202) 401-4891.
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, 24 hour support, excluding Federal holidays.
Useful Links:
NIFA Grant Application Information: www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/application_info.html;
Grants.gov Help: www.grants.gov/help/help.jsp.
Kathy Kimble-Day
Program Specialist
Division of Plant Systems - Protection
Institute of Food Production and Sustainability
National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA
Phone: (202) 401-4420
Fax: (202) 401-1782
Website: www.nifa.usda.gov
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