OpportunityTitle: The Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program (ECDRE)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: PART III. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATIONA. Eligibility RequirementsPre-applications for the ECDRE may only be submitted by Federal agencies, national laboratories, colleges and universities, research institutions and organizations, private organizations or corporations, State Agricultural Experiment Stations, Cooperative Extension Services, individuals, or groups consisting of two or more of these entities.For those new to Federal financial assistance, NIFA&#8217;s Grants Overview page provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process.Duplicate or Multiple Submission. Duplicate or multiple submissions is not allowed. NIFA will disqualify both applications if an applicant submits duplicate or multiple submissions. For those new to Federal financial assistance, NIFA&#8217;s Grants Overview page provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process.
Description: NIFA requests pre-applications for the ECDRE program for fiscal year 2021 to address priorities identified by the Citrus Disease Sub-committee (CDS) of the National Agricultural Research, Education, Extension and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board through projects that integrate research and extension activities and use systems-based, trans-disciplinary approaches to provide solutions to U.S. citrus growers.The overarching goals and desired outcomes for the ECDRE program are:To combat Huanglongbing (HLB) and its disease complex in order to continue to be able to farm citrus in a financially sustainable way through collaborative approaches and knowledge;Transition from component-focused research to deploying research outcomes and conclusions on farms; andEncourage research teams to bring knowledge together to find grower solutions to combat and prevent HLB infection.
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