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OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES http://intranet.okstate.edu/Fiscal_Affairs/fund_opp.htm
~~~~~~~~~ Title:
National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program
Conventional
Projects (a) Standard Research Grants: Research will be supported that is
fundamental or mission-linked, and that is conducted by individual
investigators, co-investigators within the same discipline, or multidisciplinary
teams. Any State agricultural experiment station, college, university, other
research institution or organization, Federal agency, national laboratory,
private organization, corporation, or individual may apply. Agency:
USDA Deadline:
15-Nov-01 Total
Funds Available: 98,300,000 Eligible
Applicants: The deadline listed above is the earliest deadline listed in the
NOFA. Deadlines depend on specific program areas. See full federal register
document for program details. Federal
Register: DOCID:fr16au01-116, published 16-Aug-01 See
the complete NOFA from the Government Printing Office at: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2001_register&docid=01-20632-filed For
more information, contact: USDA/CSREES/NRI. Phone: 202-401-5022 Applications
are available at: Proposal Services Unit, Office of Extramural Programs, CSREES,
USDA. Phone: 202-401-5048 Online Applications available at: www.reeusda.govthe
Internet (see URL listed with each opportunity to view full record). ~~~~~~~~~ Title:
Nutrient Science for Improved Watershed Management Program
Submissions
are due on November 6, 2001. CSREES
and the National Center for Environmental Research (NCER), part of the Environmental
Protection Agency, are soliciting proposals for an estimated $7 million in
grants for the Nutrient Science for Improved Watershed Program. The
awards will go to the most-qualified proposals outlining plans for integrated
research and extension management of nutrients on the watershed level. The
nutrients of interest for this program are nitrogen and phosphorus. For
the entire Request for Proposals in a Word Perfect format, including mailing
addresses and contact information, click on the link below. Otherwise, please
contact: Dr. Michael O'Neill
National
Program Leader for Water Quality
CSREES
U.S.
Department of Agriculture
STOP
2210
1400
Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20250-2210
Phone:
(202) 205-5952
e-mail:
moneill@reeusda.gov ~~~~~~~~~ Title:
Agricultural and Food Biotechnology - SBIR NSF 01-28 Sponsor:
NSF, ENG, DMII, SBIR and Biotechnology (BT). Deadline:
January 17, 2002 Abstract:
The National Science Foundation (NSF) solicits Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) in the following four broad areas:
The
Biotechnology topic addresses the rapidly advancing frontiers in the biosciences
that are strongly stimulating the creation and growth of small businesses based
on biotechnology. These small businesses connect bioscience discoveries to
society through the commercialization of new products, devices, processes, or
services. The Biotechnology program area solicits proposals targeted toward the
generation of innovative new products, devices, processes, or services. The
program's main thrust, in accordance with applicable legislation and the NSF
mission, is to transform scientific discovery into social benefits and to
emphasize private sector commercialization. Innovative biotechnology proposals
that cut across technical disciplines are eagerly sought. The Biotechnology
program solicits proposals on the Agricultural and Food Biotechnology subtopic.
Proposals should address how biotechnology can be applied to crops and food products
or how it can enhance food safety. Biological control of pests is included in
this subtopic. URL:
http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=41150 ~~~~~~~~~ Title:
Producer Grant Program Sponsor:
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Cooperative State Research,
Education, and Extension Service (CSREES), and Sustainable Agriculture Research
and Education (SARE) Southern Region – SARE. Deadline:
January 25, 2002 Amount:
$15,000 Abstract:
The Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)
Program recognizes the value and importance of on-farm, producer experience in
developing solutions to agricultural production problems. In order to capture
this producer experience, the Southern Region SARE Producer Grant Program is
requesting grant proposals from producers or producer organizations interested
in conducting research or education projects related to sustainable agriculture.
This program is a complement to the SARE research and education-granting
program. A Producer Grant is a research, marketing, or education project in the
area of sustainable agriculture. Projects must be developed, coordinated, and
conducted by farmers, ranchers, or a producer organization. Producer
organizations should be comprised primarily of farmers or ranchers and must have
majority farmer representation on their governing board. Producers or producer
organizations complete a proposal describing their project and explaining how it
will help other producers understand and adopt sustainable agriculture
practices. URL:
http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=42300 ~~~~~~~~~ Title:
Grants Sponsor:
Laird Norton Endowment Foundation Amount:
$8,000 Deadline:
February 01, 2002 Abstract:
The mission of the Laird Norton Endowment Foundation is to fund distinctive
programs in conservation and forestry education. Through the year 2004 the
granting focus is on sustainable forestry. The foundation defines sustainable
forestry as the "practice of forestry that restores, enhances, and then
sustains a full range of forest values, both ecological and economic."
Other common names for this practice are ecoforestry, low-impact forestry, new
forestry, and forest stewardship. The foundation will accept letters of inquiry
for projects in the following areas: 1.
Development and implementation of independent third-party sustainable forestry
certification, audit, and chain-of-custody standards. 2.
Promotion and training for the above mentioned priority. 3.
Marketing of products from certified forests. 4.
Forestland owner education and assistance programs related to sustainable
forestry. 5.
Development and implementation of collaborative stewardship programs in
forest-dependent communities. 6.
Restoration forestry, including research, demonstration, and implementation. 7.
K-12 sustainable forestry education programs. 8.
Sustainable-forestry-related internships for college-level students. 9.
Incorporation of sustainable-forestry concepts and full-cost accounting systems
into professional education standards. 10.
"Distinguished Visitor Programs" to bring leaders in sustainable
forestry to schools of forestry and environmental studies at universities and
college 11.
Ecosystem-based approaches to forestry in genera. URL:
http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=29547 ~~~~~~~~~ Title:
Microbiologist- RA-00-001L Sponsor:
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
and Postdoctoral Research Associate Positions. Amount:
$96,400 Abstract:
The research associate will be a member of a research group studying the
picornavirus that causes foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). A portion of this effort
is dedicated to understanding the speed of replication and specificity (host
range) of this important disease in cattle and swine. The specific project that
the associate will complete is the characterization of the genetic basis of the
altered host range of FMD that caused the multibillion-dollar outbreak in Taiwan
in the spring of 1997. Studies will target the altered 3A-coding region of this
virus, which we have previously shown to be a major factor in preventing this
virus from spreading to cattle in the outbreak in Taiwan (Beard and Mason, 2000,
J. Virol. in press). The associate will utilize state-of-the-art molecular
biology techniques to study how the 3A protein interacts with host-cell
components, as well as other viral components, during infection. Experiments
will draw on existing knowledge of FMDV molecular biology, virus structure,
cell-biology, and pathogenesis, and should lead to important new discoveries in
animal disease research. The center is located in Long Island Sound; requiring
daily boat rides from Orient Point, New York or Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Work
will be performed in a biocontainment facility. URL:
http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=64398 ~~~~~~~~~ Title:
Written Species Accounts for Plants That Are Potentially Negatively Affected by
Ungulate Grazing. Sponsor:
Department of Agriculture, USDA Forest Service. Abstract:
Southwestern Region intends to contract for written species accounts for plants
that are potentially negatively affected by ungulate grazing. The accounts will
include the basic biology and ecology of the species, the affects of grazing on
the plants, any possible management of the species and references. A Regional
Forest Service team has identified an initial species list of plants that maybe
negatively affected. The vendor will review this list and modify the list as
needed, adding or deleting species. The vendor must have... ~~~~~~~~~ Title:
Call for Proposals in Sustainable Agriculture Sponsor:
Earthwatch Institute, Interdisciplinary Amount:
$130,000 Abstract: The Center for Field Research (CFR) invites proposals for field research in sustainable agriculture. CFR is the program development arm of Earthwatch Institute, a private, nonprofit organization established in 1971 to promote significant scholarship and to improve communication between scholars and the public through participant funding. All field grant awards are derived from funds contributed by volunteer participants on the research team who are members of Earthwatch. These volunteers are qualified non-specialists, recruited and screened according to your needs. To date, Earthwatch Institute has supported over 1,000 research expeditions in 118 countries with more than 50,000 volunteers contributing $37 million to scholarship. Examples of projects funded to date have used volunteers to: -
Survey Belizean farmers about their cropping strategies; -
Investigate the efficacy of recycling sludge on agricultural fields in
Ohio; -
Collect potato varieties in the highlands of Peru; -
Interview small-scale farmers in Grenada to explore the nutritional
impact of cash cropping; -
Monitor and harvest potato crops to compare yields in organic and
conventional farming systems in Scotland; -
Collect information from Sherpa farmers in Nepal on the cultivation and
use of amaranth; -
Chronicle traditional pest management strategies used by small farmers in
Andhra Pradesh, India; -
Assess the environmental and economic effects of an ecological farming
system in the Yangtze -
River delta region of China; and -
Record rice yields and production practices in Ifugao rice terraces to
help devise strategies for sustainability. -
Ecology of tropical peat swamp forests and their economic and
environmental importance (Indonesia);
-
Assessment and management of the biodiversity of African indigenous
cultural and religious Forest (Kenya); -
Evaluation of stand based sampling for quantification of root disease
(United States); the role of Russian forests in the global carbon cycle
(Russia); -
Acid rain: rehabilitation of the air pollution damaged headwaters of
North Bohemia (Czech Republic); -
The impact of white-tailed deer on forest communities in the eastern
United States; -
Mammalian herbivores as determinants of tropical forest diversity
(Panama); and -
Insects and their impacts in the subtropical and tropical forests of
Australia. -
Chronicle the use and knowledge of medicinal plants in Argentina, Brazil,
Kenya, and India; -
Map villages for sampling purposes in Peru; -
Follow and record the activities of villagers in northern Cameroon for
use in the estimation of energy expenditure patterns; -
Interview farmers in the Caribbean to collect income and expenditure data
in order to assess the impact of cash cropping on home consumption patterns for
a farming systems research project; -
Collect potato cultivars in the Andean highlands and interview farmers
about their tuber storage and cultivation practices; -
Document indigenous methods of amaranth cultivation and use in eastern
Nepal; -
Chronicle natural resource use at the household level in Kerala, India;
and -
Collect information on traditional pest management techniques known by
small scale farmers in India. URL:
http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=12495 ~~~~~~~~~ Sponsor:
Herb Society of America, Inc. Deadline:
January 31, 2002 Abstract:
The Herb Society of America is dedicated to promoting the knowledge, use, and
delight of herbs through educational programs, research, and sharing the
experience of its members with the community. The purpose of the research grant
program is to further the knowledge and use of herbs and contribute the results
of the study and research to the records of horticulture, science, literature,
history, art, or economics. URL:
http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=11750 ~~~~~~~~~ Sponsor:
International Society of Arboriculture Deadline:
November 01,
2001 Amount: $5,000Abstract:
For the benefit of people and the environment, the mission of the International
Society of Arboriculture Research Trust is to identify significant
environmental, biological, social, and economic needs of arboriculture and urban
forestry, including tree genetics, management, and care; and provide funding for
innovative, basic, and applied research and education projects. The goal of the
John Z. Duling Grant Program is to provide seed money to support research
projects that address topics that have the potential of benefiting the everyday
work of arborists. Priority areas and critical issues for research and technology transfer include: -
Ecological benefits of the urban forest; -
Economic benefits of the urban forest; -
Innovative tree care techniques and practices; -
Urban tree genetics; -
Impact of the urban forest on energy consumption; and -
Basic tree biology. URL:
http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=23281 ~~~~~~~~~ Sponsor:
International Society of Arboriculture Abstract:
Research
funded by the trust must be in keeping with its mission statement, i.e., focus
on the biology, management, and care of trees, and their relation to
environmental, social, and economic benefits and must fall within one or more of
the following research priority areas: -
Ecological benefits of the urban forest; -
Economic benefits of the urban forest; -
Innovative tree-care techniques and practices; -
Urban tree genetics; -
Impact of the urban forest on energy consumption; and -
Basic tree biology. URL:
http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=7216 Below
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