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| Document Type: |
Modification to Previous
Grants Notice
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| Funding Opportunity Number: |
USDA-NIFA-SCRI-002672
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| Opportunity Category: |
Mandatory
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| Posted Date: |
Nov 03, 2009
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| Creation Date: |
Nov 04, 2009
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| Original Closing Date for Applications: |
Jan 14, 2010
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| Current Closing Date for Applications: |
Jan 14, 2010
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| Archive Date: |
Feb 15, 2010
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| Funding Instrument Type: |
Grant
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| Category of Funding Activity: |
Agriculture
Employment, Labor and Training
Environment
Food and Nutrition
Health
Natural Resources
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
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| Category Explanation: |
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| Expected Number of Awards: |
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| Estimated Total Program Funding: |
$47,300,000
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| Award Ceiling: |
$10,000,000
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| Award Floor: |
$0
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| CFDA Number(s): |
10.309
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SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH INITIATIVE
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| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: |
Yes
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Eligible Applicants
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Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Individuals
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
- Applications may be submitted by Federal agencies,
national laboratories, colleges and universities, research institutions
and organizations, private organizations or corporations, State
agricultural experiment stations, individuals, or groups consisting of
2 or more of these entities.
Agency Name
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National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Description
- The Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) was
established to solve critical industry issues through research and
extension activities. Specialty crops are defined as fruits and
vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and horticulture and nursery
crops, including floriculture. SCRI will give priority to projects that
are multistate, multi-institutional, or trans-disciplinary; and include
explicit mechanisms to communicate results to producers and the public.
Projects must address at least one of five focus areas: research in
plant breeding, genetics, and genomics to improve crop characteristics;
efforts to identify and address threats from pests and diseases,
including threats to specialty crop pollinators; efforts to improve
production efficiency, productivity, and profitability over the long
term; new innovations and technology, including improved mechanization
and technologies that delay or inhibit ripening; and methods to
prevent, detect, monitor, control, and respond to potential food safety
hazards in the production and processing of specialty crops.
Link to Full Announcement
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Specialty Crop Research Initiative
If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement
electronically, please contact:
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NIFA Help Desk
Phone: 202-401-5048
Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays
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