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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
USDA-NIFA-FAPR-003632
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Jan 05, 2012
Creation Date:
Jan 05, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Feb 13, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Feb 13, 2012
Archive Date:
Mar 14, 2012
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Agriculture
Business and Commerce
Education
Environment
Food and Nutrition
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$3,840,000
Award Ceiling:
$960,000
Award Floor:
$450,000
CFDA Number(s):
10.200
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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)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Applications may be submitted by State agricultural experiment stations, colleges and universities, other research institutions and organizations, private organizations, corporations, and individuals (7 U.S.C. 3155).
Agency Name
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Description
A Policy Research Center (PRC) is defined to have the analytical capacity to either perform policy analysis across multiple sets of public policy issues or have a specialized capacity in a single policy area. A center may reside in a single institution or be a collaborative effort across multiple institutions. These centers will conduct research and education programs that are objective, operationally independent, and external to the Federal Government and that concern the effect of public policies and trade agreements on the following areas: (1) The farm and agricultural sectors (including commodities, livestock, dairy, and specialty crops); (2) the environment; (3) rural families, households, and economies; and (4) consumers, food, and nutrition.
