Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Foundational Program: Plant Health and Production and Plant Products

Plant production and health plays a critical role in the sustainability and competitiveness of U.S. agriculture and, as a result, in the success and growth of the Nation's economy. An increased understanding of plant biology from the genome to the systems level provides the foundation for development of plant varieties with increased yield, reduced production costs, enhanced quality, and new uses for food and industry. Similarly, the study of weedy plants and of insects and microbes associated with plants underpins the development of innovative approaches to increase effects of beneficial microbes and arthropods and to limit harmful effects of new or re-emerging pathogens, pests, and weeds. Single-function Research Projects and Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE) Grants are expected to address one of the Program Area Priorities in the Plant Health and Production and Plant Products area (see Foundational Program RFA for details).

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The list above is abbreviated. Others may be eligible to apply. Please refer to Part III, A of the current Foundational Program RFA for eligibility requirements. Applications from ineligible institutions will not be reviewed.

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