Specialty Crop Research Initiative

Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-NIFA-SCRI-004959 Opportunity Category: MandatoryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: AgricultureCFDA Number: 10.309Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: USDA-NIFAClosing Date: Mar 30, 2015Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: Mar 03, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: The purpose of the SCRI program is to address the critical needs of the specialty crop industry by awarding grants to support research and extension that address key challenges of national, regional, and multi-state importance in sustaining all components of food and agriculture, including conventional and organic food production systems. Projects must address at least one of five focus areas: Research in plant breeding, genetics, genomics, and other methods 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, handling and processing, productivity, and profitability over the long term (including specialty crop policy and marketing); 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 efficiency, handling and...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Agriculture Source Type: funding