OpportunityTitle: IR-4 Minor Crop Pest Management
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Applications may only 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.), and accredited schools or colleges of veterinary medicine for the purpose of facilitating or   expanding ongoing state-federal food and agricultural research programs (Competitive, Special and   Facilities Research Grant Act of August 4, 1965 [7 U.S.C. 3157(c)(1)(B)]).    Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations   are necessary for the conduct of the project. Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by  application being excluded from consideration  or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award.
Description: The purpose of the IR-4 program is to enable the crop protection industry to provide safe, effective, and economical crop protection products for growers and consumers of minor/specialty crops. The crop protection industry cannot justify the costs associated with the research and development, registration, production, and marketing of crop protection products for minor/specialty crops due to the smaller market base and limited sales potential. The IR-4 program provides the assistance needed to ensure that new and more effective crop protection products are developed and made available to minor/specialty crop producers. These efforts require effective collaborations among federal agencies, the crop protection industry, and land-grant colleges and universities.
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