Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development
(BREAD)
BREAD Program Website
Please refer to the BREAD Program Website at http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503403 for updates and additional information regarding this solicitation.
CONTACTS
PROGRAM GUIDELINES
Solicitation
09-566
As announced on May 21st, proposers must prepare and submit proposals to the National
Science Foundation (NSF) using the NSF FastLane system at
http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/.
This approach is being taken to support efficient Grants.gov operations during this busy
workload period and in response to OMB direction guidance issued March 9, 2009. NSF will
continue to post information about available funding opportunities to Grants.gov FIND and
will continue to collaborate with institutions who have invested in system-to-system
submission functionality as their preferred proposal submission method. NSF remains
committed to the long-standing goal of streamlined grants processing and plans to
provide a web services interface for those institutions that want to use their
existing grants management systems to directly submit proposals to NSF.
Please be advised that the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) includes
revised guidelines to implement the mentoring provisions of the America COMPETES Act (ACA)
(Pub. L. No. 110-69, Aug. 9, 2007.) As specified in the ACA, each proposal that requests
funding to support postdoctoral researchers must include a description of the mentoring
activities that will be provided for such individuals. Proposals that do not comply
with this requirement will be returned without review (see the PAPP Guide Part I:
Grant Proposal Guide Chapter II for further information about the implementation of
this new requirement).
SYNOPSIS
The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) are partnering to support a new research program to be administered by NSF. The objective of the BREAD Program is to support innovative scientific research designed to address key constraints to smallholder agriculture in the developing world. A significant distinction between BREAD and other NSF programs is that proposals to BREAD must make a clear and well-defined connection between the outcomes of the proposed research and its direct relevance and potential application to agriculture in the developing world. The BREAD Program will take the activities of the PGRP to the next level by supporting a broader range of scientific research and by enabling funding to be allocated to international collaborators through subawards.
The Program's focus is on novel, transformative research at the proof-of-concept stage rather than its application or development. Especially encouraged are original proposals that address major constraints to the productivity of crops important to smallholder farmers, or on the development of novel and efficient production practices. Although the Program places an initial emphasis on crop improvement, it will also consider innovative research proposals from scientists in all fields of research and engineering as long as the proposed research is consistent with the Program objectives. Proposals are also expected to address project outcomes in the context of broader societal impacts, and as appropriate to the research proposed, engage international partners in scientific collaborations.
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development (BREAD) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (NSF 09-061)
Developing Country Collaborations in Plant Genome Research (Dear Colleague Letter) (NSF 04-563)
RELATED PROGRAMS
Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development
Plant Genome Research Program
RELATED URLS
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
National Plant Genome Initiative Five Year Plan (2009-2013)
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
Emerging Technologies to Benefit Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia (National Academy of Science, 2009)
IFDC - An International Center for Soil Fertility & Agricultural Development
InterAcademy Council - Publications
International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development
The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2008 (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2008)
United Nations Millennium Development Goals
World Development Report 2008: Agriculture for Development (World Bank, 2007)
THIS PROGRAM IS PART OF
Opportunities that Highlight International Collaboration
Abstracts of Recent Awards Made Through This Program
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