Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative

Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-NIFA-ICGP-005517 Opportunity Category: MandatoryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: AgricultureCFDA Number: 10.307Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: USDA-NIFAClosing Date: Mar 10, 2016Award Ceiling: $2,000,000Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: Dec 10, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: The OREI seeks to solve critical organic agriculture issues, priorities, or problems through the integration of research, education, and extension activities. The purpose of this program is to fund projects that will enhance the ability of producers and processors who have already adopted organic standards to grow and market high quality organic agricultural products. Priority concerns include biological, physical, and social sciences, including economics. The OREI is particularly interested in projects that emphasize research, education and outreach that assist farmers and ranchers with whole farm planning by delivering practical research-based information. Projects should plan to deliver applied production information to producers. Fieldwork must be done on certified organic land or on land in transition to organic certification, as appropriate to project goals and objectives. Refer to the USDA National Organic Program (http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop) for organic production standards. Visit the NIFA web...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Agriculture Source Type: funding