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Critical Issues: Emerging and New Plant and Animal Pests and Diseases

United States Department of Agriculture

 
Synopsis
       


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Description of Modification

This solicitation represents the second and final Critical Issues solicitation for FY 2008. CSREES requests applications for Critical Issues funding to adress Johne’s Disease Vaccination Modeling and Porcine High Fever Disease (PHFD). Future requests will be forthcoming in FY 2009.

Document Type: Modification to Previous  Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-CSREES-OP-001054
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Sep 25, 2007
Creation Date: May 05, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Sep 30, 2008    NOTICE: EACH "CRITICAL ISSUES PROGRAM" SOLICITATION WILL HAVE INDIVIDUAL CLOSE DATES. SEE CURRENT REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION.
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jun 18, 2008    NOTICE: EACH "CRITICAL ISSUES PROGRAM" SOLICITATION WILL HAVE INDIVIDUAL CLOSE DATES. SEE CURRENT REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION.
Archive Date: Jul 18, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Food and Nutrition
Environment
Agriculture
Natural Resources
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Category Explanation: For this particular solicitation, CSREES is requesting proposals that address specific aspects of the following issues: • Johne’s Disease Vaccination Modeling • Porcine High Fever Disease (PHFD)
Expected Number of Awards: 5
Estimated Total Program Funding: $500,000
Award Ceiling: $200,000
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number(s): 10.200  --  Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

Eligible Applicants

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
 

Additional Information on Eligibility:

Applications may be submitted by State agricultural experiment stations, land-grant colleges and universities, research foundations established by land-grant colleges and universities, colleges and universities receiving funds under the Act of October 10, 1962 (16 U.S.C. 582a et seq.) McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Act, and accredited schools or colleges of veterinary medicine for the purpose of facilitating or expanding ongoing State-Federal food and agricultural research programs that: (i) promote excellence in research on a regional and national level; (ii) promote the development of regional research centers; (iii) promote the research partnership between the Department of Agriculture, colleges and universities, research foundations, and State agricultural experiment stations for regional research efforts; and (iv) facilitate coordination and cooperation of research among States through regional research grants.

Agency Name

CSREES

Description

The program is designed to provide one-time seed funding to help initiate work requiring immediate attention until other longer-term resources can be secured to address the issue. CSREES will be soliciting proposals on an as-needed basis during the year to address specific new or emerging issues. For this particular solicitation CSREES is requesting proposals that address specific aspects of the following issues: • Johne’s Disease Vaccination Modeling • Porcine High Fever Disease (PHFD)

Link to Full Announcement

Critical Issues: Emerging and New Plant and Animal Pests and Diseases RFA #2

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Phone: 202-401-5048
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Synopsis Modification History

The following files represent the modifications to this synopsis with the changes noted within the documents. The list of files is arranged from newest to oldest with the newest file representing the current synopsis. Changed sections from the previous document are shown in a light grey background.

File Name Date
Modification #1 Sep 26, 2007
Original Synopsis Sep 25, 2007