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[FUNDING OPPORTUNITY] Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI)

16 Jul 2008 14:58:42 GMT

Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI)

The Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) was established to solve critical industry issues through research and extension activities. Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits and nursery crops including floriculture. SCRI will give priority to projects that are multistate, multi-institutional, or trans-disciplinary; and include explicit mechanisms to communicate results to producers and the public. Projects must address at least one of five focus areas: research in plant breeding, genetics, and genomics to improve crop characteristics; efforts to identify and address threats from pests and diseases, including threats to pollinators; efforts to improve production efficiency, productivity, and profitability over the long term; new innovations and technology, including improved mechanization and technologies that delay or inhibit ripening; and methods to prevent, detect, monitor control, and respond to potential food safety hazards in the production and processing of specialty crops.

Special Notation

More SCRI Information

Who Is Eligible to Apply

1862 Land-Grant Institutions

1890 Land-Grant Institutions

1994 Land-Grant Institutions

For-profit Organizations Other Than Small Businesses

Individuals

Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS status, other than Institutions of Higher Ed

Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS status, other than Institutions of Higher Ed

Other or Additional Information (See below)

Private Institutions of Higher Ed

State Agricultural Experiment Stations

State Controlled Institutions of Higher Ed

More Information on Eligibility

Applications may be submitted by Federal agencies, national laboratories, colleges and universities, research institutions and organizations, private organizations or corporations, State agricultural experiment stations, individuals, or groups consisting of 2 or more of these entities.

Request for Application (RFA) | Apply: Electronic

Solicitation Date (Opening)	July 14, 2008
Letter of Intent Due Date	None
Due Date (Closing)	August 14, 2008
Anticipated Award Date	None
Estimated Total Program Funding	$28,400,000.00
Range of Awards	$0.00 to $6,000,000.00
Percent of Applications Funded Last Fiscal Year	0%
Cost Sharing Requirements	100 %
For More Information Contact	Thomas (Tom) Bewick
Funding Opportunity Number	USDA-CSREES-SCRI-001765
CFDA Number	10.309 Specialty Crop Research Initiative
Contact for Electronic Access Problems	webcomments@csrees.usda.gov

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[IN FOCUS] CSREES hosts REE mission area science and education seminar series focusing on agriculture, renewable energy, and sustainability.

2 May 2008 18:06:24 GMT

REE Seminar Series

Under the leadership of Under Secretary Gale Buchanan, the USDA Research, Education, and Economics Mission Area (REE) launched a science and education seminar series featuring the themes of agricultural science and technology with an emphasis on sustainability issues relating to the environment, economic viability, and rural development. CSREES is hosting this seminar series, which is cosponsored by the USDA Office of Energy Policy and New Uses.

As the nation seeks alternatives to petroleum and natural gas, these seminars will spotlight agriculturally related energy alternatives and the impact these alternatives could have on agriculture viability and sustainability. Recurring themes will be agricultural science and technology; cutting edge research, education, and economics; and social, environmental, and economic sustainability. Other topics will include new and improved ways to use and manage natural resources, as well as educational programs that teach best management practices to enhance environmental and economic benefits and human well-being.

The REE seminars present diverse, nationally-recognized speakers from industry, academia, and projects from the four agencies in the REE Mission Area: the Agricultural Research Service; Economic Research Service; National Agricultural Statistics Service; and CSREES.

Recent seminars include:

A Tool to Measure Sustainability, April 23, 2008, a life-cycle performance model that measures social, environmental, and economic factors, Barbara Lippiatt, economist, National Institute for Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce.
The BioEnergy Science Center – an integrated strategy to understand and overcome biomass recalcitrance, Martin Keller, Ph.D., BESC Director.
From Grow to Go … Building a Bioeconomy from the Ground Up, February 14, 2008, Dr. Kelly Tiller, Director of External Operations, Office of Bioenergy Programs, Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Tennessee; Dr. Tim Rials, Tennessee Forest Products Center Director and Director of Research for Bioenergy Initiatives, Office of Bioenergy Programs, Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Tennessee; and Dr. Martin Keller, Director of the Biosciences Division of the Biological and Environmental Sciences Directorate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
A Novel Microbial Catalyst for Cellulosic Ethanol Production, January 23, 2008, Dr. Susan Leschine, University of Massachusetts, Institute for Massachusetts Biofuels Research, and SunEthanol
Energy and Extension: Linking Centralized and Decentralized Technology Transfer Approaches, August 15, 2007, Washington State University (WSU) Extension Service Energy Program, Linda Kirk Fox, Director, WSU Cooperative Extension Service; Jake Fey, Director, WSU Extension Energy Program; and Lee Link, Division Manager, WSU Extension Energy Program
Producing Ethanol from Wood, September 17, 2007, Alan Rudie, Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service
Pyrolysis of Biomass and Soil Storage of Charcoal, October 23, 2007, David Laird, National Soil Tilth Research Laboratory, USDA Agricultural Research Service

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