Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Plant Biology: Growth and Development

The plant research community is poised to apply recent advances in plant genomics to traits of economic value in important agricultural species. For this application to occur, the fundamental knowledge on plant growth and development must be well understood. The goal of this program element is to provide such knowledge over various phases of the plant life cycle to improve crop and forest plants through modification of plant growth patterns or developmental processes. This will provide greater profit and less risk for U.S. farmers in the ever more competitive global market. This program makes single function research awards.

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This is a non-integrated program. Please refer to Part III, A of the current Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Request for Applications for the complete eligibility requirements.

Request for Application (RFA) | Apply: Electronic

Solicitation Date (Opening)	December 17, 2008
Letter of Intent Due Date	March 2, 2009
Due Date (Closing)	May 19, 2009
Anticipated Award Date	None
Estimated Total Program Funding	$4,000,000.00
Range of Awards	$0.00 to $350,000.00
Percent of Applications Funded Last Fiscal Year	0%
Cost Sharing Requirements	For equipment grants. See RFA for details.
For More Information Contact	Liang-Shiou Lin
Funding Opportunity Number	USDA-CSREES-AFRI-002010
CFDA Number	10.310 - Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
Contact for Electronic Access Problems	webcomments@csrees.usda.gov

Last Updated: December 18, 2008