Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program: National Integrated Food Safety Initiative

The purpose of the National Integrated Food Safety Initiative is to support food safety projects that demonstrate an integrated approach to solving problems in applied food safety research, education, or extension. Various models for integration of applied research, education, and extension will be considered for funding. Applications describing multi-state, multi-institutional, multidisciplinary, and multifunctional activities (and combinations thereof) are encouraged. Applicants are strongly encouraged to address at least two of the three functional areas of research, education, and extension (i.e., research and extension, research and education, or extension and education).

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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 Controlled Institutions of Higher Ed

More Information on Eligibility

Institutions must be accredited. Please see the RFA for details.

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

Solicitation Date (Opening)	October 25, 2007
Letter of Intent Due Date	December 7, 2007
Due Date (Closing)	January 11, 2008
Anticipated Award Date	August 29, 2008
Estimated Total Program Funding	$12,700,000.00
Range of Awards	$600,000.00 to $2,000,000.00
Percent of Applications Funded Last Fiscal Year	22%
Cost Sharing Requirements	If commodity-specific benefits, dollar-for-dollar match required. See RFA for details.
For More Information Contact	Jan Singleton
Funding Opportunity Number	USDA-CSREES-ICGP-001111
CFDA Number	10.303 INTEGRATED PROGRAMS
Contact for Electronic Access Problems	webcomments@csrees.usda.gov

Last Updated: October 25, 2007