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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
USDA-CSREES-SRGP-000325
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Dec 06, 2006
Creation Date:
Dec 06, 2006
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Feb 07, 2007
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Feb 07, 2007
Archive Date:
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Agriculture
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$645,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s):
10.200
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Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Small businesses
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Individuals
Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Applications may be submitted by State Agricultural Experiment Stations and Federal agencies. See RFA for more detailed eligibility information.
Agency Name
CSREES
Description
The purpose of this program is to support cutting edge research that mitigates or eliminates problems caused by the Citrus tristeza virus and/or the Brown Citrus Aphid. Research using the latest technologies in new ways is encouraged. Priority will be given to applications that propose collaboration between citrus production areas, and to proposed projects that are judged most likely to result in positive short-term impacts on citrus production. Citrus tristeza is a viral pathogen of citrus vectored by several aphid species. This disease has been found in all citrus producing regions in the United States. The pathogen is of world-wide importance. Depending on viral strain, citrus plants will exhibit a variety of symptoms from mild to severe depending on the host and the environment. A new aphid vector, the Brown Citrus Aphid, has been introduced into Florida. This insect is capable of vectoring the stem-pitting strain of Citrus tristeza, which is the most severe strain.
