The Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program (CDRE) is authorized in the Agricultural Act of 2014 (H.R. 2642) to award grants to eligible entities to conduct research and extension activities, technical assistance and development activities to: (a) combat citrus diseases and pests, both domestic and invasive and including huanglongbing and the Asian citrus psyllid, which pose imminent harm to United States citrus production and threaten the future viability of the citrus industry; and (b) provide support for the dissemination and commercialization of relevant information, techniques, and technologies discovered pursuant to research and extension activities funded through SCRI/CDRE and other research and extension projects targeting problems caused by citrus production diseases and invasive pests.
Who is eligible to apply:
Applications may be submitted by Federal agencies, national laboratories, colleges and universities, research institutions and organizations, private organizations or corporations, State Agricultural Experiment Stations, Cooperative Extension Services, individuals, or groups consisting of two or more of these entities.
Posted Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Closing Date for First Call Pre-Applications: Friday, May 12, 2017
Please refer to Request for Pre-Applications for additional deadlines related to this funding opportunity.
Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-NIFA-SCRI-006348
Estimated Total Program Funding: $21,800,000
Filed under: funding | Tagged: Asian citrus psyllid, CDRE, citrus diseases, huanglongbing, NIFA, NIFA RFA, SCRI, University Extension, USDA |
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