OpportunityTitle: Critical Issues:  Emerging and New Plant and Animal Pests and Diseases
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Applications may be submitted by State agricultural experiment stations, land-grant colleges and universities, research foundations established by land-grant colleges and universities, colleges and universities receiving funds under the Act of October 10, 1962 (16 U.S.C. 582a et seq.) McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Act, and accredited schools or colleges of veterinary medicine for the purpose of facilitating or expanding ongoing State-Federal food and agricultural research programs that:    (i)  promote excellence in research on a regional and national level;   (ii)  promote the development of regional research centers;  (iii)  promote the research partnership between the Department of Agriculture, colleges and universities, research foundations, and State agricultural experiment stations for regional research efforts; and   (iv)  facilitate coordination and cooperation of research among States through regional research grants.     Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project.  An applicant&#146;s failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the time of an application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award.
Description: This program is designed to provide one-time seed funding to help initiate work requiring immediate attention until other longer-term resources can be secured to address the issue. NIFA will be soliciting proposals on an as-needed basis during the year to address specific new or emerging issues. For this particular solicitation NIFA is requesting proposals that address specific aspects of the following plant pest and disease issues: Redbay ambrosia beetle in avocados; Brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) in agronomic, fruit and vegetable crops; Trochanter mealybug (Pseudococcus sorghiellus) in soybeans; Uganda (Ug99) Strain of Wheat Stem Rust; and Glyphosate resistant broadleaf weeds. Priority will be given to proposals that demonstrate evidence of collaboration and communication with working groups and approved multi-state research committees, however all applicants qualified to conduct the research are encouraged to apply.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Help Desk
GrantorContactText: NIFA Help Desk  &lt;br/&gt;Phone: 202-401-5048  &lt;br/&gt;Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET. &lt;br/&gt;