National Research Initiative: Porcine Genome Sequencing

The National Research Initiative (NRI) was not reauthorized in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-246; i.e., the 2008 Farm Bill). We encourage you to explore funding opportunities under the new Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive grants program at www.csrees.usda.gov/business/reporting/stakeholder/an_stakeholder_afri. The NRI Porcine Genome Sequencing Program will support high-throughput sequencing of the porcine genome. The goal of the program is to obtain a draft sequence of 90 percent of the porcine genome. This program will contribute to the international effort of the Swine Genome Sequencing Consortium to obtain an approximate six-fold sequence coverage of the porcine genome. The outcome of draft sequencing projects is expected to include generation of high quality sequence data, organization of the sequence reads into contiguous sequences (contigs), draft assembly of the sequence, and deposition of all information into a publicly accessible, preexisting database.

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Individuals are eligible for research projects only. The above list is abbreviated. Others may be eligible to apply. Please refer to Part III of the current National Research Initiative Request for Applications for the complete eligibility requirements.

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