National Research Initiative - Animal Genome (A): Translational Animal Genomics

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 Animal Genome program provides science-based knowledge and technologies to generate new or improved high-quality products/processes and to promote the efficiency of agricultural production systems. This element provides the opportunity to develop new approaches to improve agriculturally important animals and their products or to aid in disease prevention. Translational genomics research employs innovative advances arising from the genome mapping projects and other basic advancements in animal genomics and applies these advances to the development of improved animal products.

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Who Is Eligible to Apply

1862 Land-Grant Institutions

1890 Land-Grant Institutions

1994 Land-Grant Institutions

Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Other or Additional Information (See below)

Private Institutions of Higher Ed

State Agricultural Experiment Stations

State Controlled Institutions of Higher Ed

More Information on Eligibility

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.

Request for Application (RFA) | Apply: Electronic | Abstracts of Funded Projects

Solicitation Date (Opening)	September 10, 2007
Letter of Intent Due Date	March 14, 2008
Due Date (Closing)	June 5, 2008
Anticipated Award Date	None
Estimated Total Program Funding	$3,000,000.00
Range of Awards	$0.00 to $550,000.00
Percent of Applications Funded Last Fiscal Year	24%
Cost Sharing Requirements	For equipment grants and for integrated proposals. See RFA for details.
For More Information Contact	Peter Burfening
Funding Opportunity Number	USDA-CSREES-NRI-001030
CFDA Number	10.206 Grants for Agricultural Research-Competitive Research
Contact for Electronic Access Problems	webcomments@csrees.usda.gov

Last Updated: October 14, 2008