This is a monthly publication of announcements of
funding opportunities. For more information, please contact Adele Tongco
(adel@okstate.edu) at 4-5398 in Ag Hall 139 or
Jan Madole (jkd1703@okstate.edu) at 4-7196. More information
about each announcement is accessible on the internet (see URL listed with each
opportunity to view full record).
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Title:
Mosmiller Scholar Program
Sponsor: American Floral Endowment (AFE)
Deadline: November 01, 1999; March 15, 2000
Amount: $2,000
Eligibility: Any student enrolled in
floriculture/environmental horticulture or
business program in an accredited two-year college or four-year
university is eligible to apply. A student must be achieving a "C" or
better grade and be making satisfactory progress toward a certificate
or degree. Students must take part in the training while an
undergraduate or immediately after graduation.
Abstract:
The Mosmiller Scholar Program provides quality professional training for selected,
motivated floriculture and environmental horticulture students and focuses on assisting
students in business and floriculture and ornamental horticulture pursuits. The program
will last for 10 to 16 weeks. Training may be conducted in floral retail, wholesale, and
allied trade companies.
Funding Type: Training, Scholarship, or Fellowship
URL: http://fundingopps2.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=32812
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* Title: Pork Quality
Sponsor: National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) Research
Deadline: November 24, 1999
Amount: $30,000
Abstract: The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) Quality
Solutions
Committee has funds for projects examining key properties in the
determination of overall pork quality. Proposals for projects dealing
with the following topics are being requested:
-development of fundamental biological and physical explanations of
why porcine muscle varies in water holding capacity, color,
tenderness, flavor, and intramuscular fat,
-new technologies for the detection and quantification of water holding
capacity, color, tenderness, flavor, and intramuscular fat in pre-rigor
muscle. Preference will be given to more applied technology.
-improvement or increase in the functionality of postmortem tissue in
terms of water holding capacity, color, tenderness, flavor, and
intramuscular fat. Again, preference will be given to more applied
technology.
Funding Type: Research
URL: http://fundingopps2.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=37846
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Title: Catalyst Grants Program
Sponsor: Rainforest Alliance
Deadline Note: Continuous. Applications are accepted throughout the year.
Upper Amount: $3,000
Abstract:
The Rainforest Alliance has been assisting promising community-based forest
conservation initiatives in tropical nations since 1986. Having witnessed the impressive
conservation potential of these projects, the alliance formally established Catalyst
Grants in 1993. The alliance provides grants to carefully selected conservation projects
where the infusion of a relatively modest amount of money can dramatically increase the
effectiveness of a specific endeavor. Priority is given to groups who are out of the
"funding loop" of international or local sources due to size or geographic
location. Recognizing that women play a pivotal role as conservationists and maintainers
of the environment, particularly in the rural areas of developing countries, a special
emphasis has been placed on women's issues since 1995. The program is a part of the
alliance's approach to developing ecologically and socially sound alternatives to the
economic practices that cause tropical forest destruction.
Funding Type: Program or Curriculum Development or Provision or Research
URL: http://fundingopps2.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=31297
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Title: Land Cover Land
Use Change Program
Sponsor: NASA; Office of Earth Science (OES)
Deadline: September 29, 1999
Abstract:
NASA intends to solicit proposals for data analysis and theoretical studies as an
Investigator in the Land Cover Land Use Change Program (LCLUC). The purpose of this NASA
Research Announcement (NRA) is to solicit scientific investigations on the topic of land
cover and land use change that combine remotely-sensed data with information and knowledge
from other sources. The scope of this NRA will be directed at two important elements of
the LCLUC Program: 1. Human and natural disturbance and the implications for carbon
dynamics, and 2. Development of remote sensing techniques and data sets that could lead to
operational forest monitoring systems. LCLUC aims to develop and use NASA remote
sensing technology to improve the understanding of human interaction with the terrestrial
environment. This improved understanding will be used to provide a foundation for
sustainable use and management of our natural resources.
Funding Type: Research
URL: http://fundingopps2.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=43998
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Title:
John Z. Duling Grant Program
Sponsor:
International Society of Arboriculture
Deadline: November
01, 1999
Upper Amount: $5,000
Abstract:
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.
URL: http://fundingopps2.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=23281
Funding Type: Research
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Title:
Stewardship Contracting Pilot Projects
Sponsor: USDA; Forest Service
Deadline: Continuous. Applications will be accepted
until the contracts are awarded.
Abstract:
The Forest Service is implementing pilot projects to study whether alternate means of
contracting on National Forest System lands can better accomplish program objectives.
Section 347 of the FY 1999 Omnibus Appropriations Act authorizes the Forest Service to
enter into twenty-eight "stewardship end result contracting demonstration
projects" to pilot test an array of new authorities for giving national
forest managers greater administrative flexibility to improve forest conditions and
address the needs of local communities.
Funding Type: Contract
URL: http://fundingopps2.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=43879
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Title:
Agronomic Research Grants
Sponsor: Potash &
Phosphate Institute (PPI)
Deadline: November 01, 1999;
July 01, 2000
Deadline Note: Proposals for spring planted crops should be received by the
Research Committee by November 1 of the previous year. Proposals for fall planted crops
should be received by July 1 of the year in which the crops would be seeded.
Abstract: The Potash & Phosphate
Institute (PPI) seeks to strengthen and
support agronomic research, identify critical research needs and
opportunities, and to implement research and educational programs.
Each project is recommended by PPI field staff. FAR supported
research is systems oriented, with attention being given to various
production inputs including nutrient management, crop protection,
tillage, planting date, seeding rate, variety selection, and harvest
management.
Funding Type: Research
URL: http://fundingopps2.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=3351
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Title:
Agronomic Research Grants
Sponsor: Potash & Phosphate Institute (PPI)
Deadline: November 01, 1999; July 01, 2000
Abstract: The Potash & Phosphate Institute (PPI)
seeks to strengthen and
support agronomic research, identify critical research needs and
opportunities, and to implement research and educational programs.
Each project is recommended by PPI field staff. FAR supported
research is systems oriented, with attention being given to various
production inputs including nutrient management, crop protection,
tillage, planting date, seeding rate, variety selection, and harvest
management.
Funding Type: Research
URL: http://fundingopps2.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=3351
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Title:
J. Fielding Reed Fellowship Program
Sponsor:
Potash & Phosphate Institute (PPI)
Deadline:
January 15, 2000
Amount:
$2,000
Eligibility:
Graduate students in soil and plant science, attending a U.S. or Canadian degree-granting
institution are eligible. Candidates for either the M.S. or Ph.D. degrees are eligible.
Abstract:
The J. Fielding Reed Fellowship Program offers awards to deserving graduate students
studying soil or plant science. Priority will be given to students in agronomy and
horticulture majoring in soil fertility, but those in soil chemistry, crop physiology, and
other areas related to plant nutrition will be given every consideration.
Funding Type: Training, Scholarship, or Fellowship
URL: http://fundingopps2.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=44196
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Title:
Awards in Tropical Botany
Sponsor: Garden Club of
America
Deadline: December 31, 1999
Amount: $5,500
Abstract:
The purpose of the Awards in Tropical Botany is to promote the preservation of tropical
forests by enlarging the body of botanists with field experience.
Funding Type: Prize or Award
URL : http://fundingopps2.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=21295
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Title:
Robert E. Wagner Award
Sponsor: Potash &
Phosphate Institute (PPI)
Deadline: December 31, 1999
Amount: $5,000
Eligibility:
The award has two categories: one for a senior scientist, and one for a younger scientist
under the age of 40. Private or public sector agronomists, crop scientists, and soil
scientists from all countries are eligible for nomination.
Abstract:
The award recognizes distinguished contributions to advanced crop yield through maximum
yield research (MYR) and maximum economic yield (MEY) management. The MEY concept, also
known as most efficient yield, provides a solid foundation for meeting world food needs.
The award recognizes outstanding achievements in research, extension, or education which
focuses on efficient management of plant nutrients and their positive interaction in fully
integrated crop production systems.
Funding Type: Prize or Award
URL : http://fundingopps2.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=44243
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Title:
Awards in Tropical Botany
Sponsor:
Garden Club of America
Deadline:
December 31, 1999
Amount:
$5,500
Abstract:
The purpose of the Awards in Tropical Botany is to promote the preservation
of tropical forests by enlarging the body of botanists with field experience.
Funding Type: Prize or Award
URL: http://fundingopps2.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=21295
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Title:
GCA Awards for Summer Environmental Studies
Sponsor:
Garden Club of America
Deadline:
February 10, 2000
Amount:
$1,500
Abstract:
The purpose of the Garden Club of America (GCA) Awards for Summer
Environmental Studies is to encourage studies and careers in the environmental
field. The awards provide financial aid toward summer studies in the
environment field for college students following their freshman or sophomore
or junior year.The specific course of study in the field of ecology and site of
study are chosen by the student. Some of the summer programs that students
have completed recently include the following course topics: - endangered
plant species,- conservation biology, - ecological resotration, - plant resources
of the tropics, - historical vegetation, - wetland/marine ecology, -
environmental legislation, - mapping, and - environmental journalism.
Funding Type: Training, Scholarship, or Fellowship
URL : http://fundingopps2.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=3330
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Title: College and University Affiliations
Program
Sponsor: United States Information Agency
SUMMARY: USIA announces an open competition for an assistance award program.
Accredited, post-secondary educational institutions meeting the provisions described in
IRS regulation 26 CFR 1.501(c) may apply to pursue institutional or departmental
objectives in international partnerships whose goals will strengthen, through teaching,
scholarship, and professional outreach from the partner institutions, mutual understanding
and cooperation on specified themes of mutual interest to the United States and eligible
foreign institutions. Eligible fields are education or educational administration; the
social, political, economic, or environmental sciences; law; business;
public administration; or communications. In the College and University Affiliations
Program, partner institutions may pursue specific institutional goals with support from
the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs through exchanges of teachers,
administrators or, in limited circumstances, students for any appropriate combination of
teaching, consultation, research, and outreach, for periods ging from one week (for
planning visits) to an academic year.
To provide adequate time to meet institutional goals, the program awards grants for
periods of approximately three years (36 months to 40 months). The maximum award in the
FY2000 competition will be $150,000. Requests for amounts smaller than the maximum are
eligible.
Grants awarded to organizations with less than four years of experience in conducting
international exchange programs will be limited to $60,000. Grants are subject to the
availability of funds for Fiscal Year 2000.
DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: All copies must be received at the Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs by 5 p.m. Washington, D.C. time on Monday, November 15, 1999.
Approximate program dates: Activities should begin on or about May 1, 2000.
Duration: May 1, 2000 - April 30, 2003 (or until September 30, 2003).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Office of Academic Programs; Advising,
Teaching, and Specialized Programs Division; College and University Affiliations Program
(CUAP), (E/ASU), Room 349, U.S. Information Agency, 301 4th Street, S.W., Washington,
D.C. 20547, phone: (202) 619-5289, fax: (202) 401-1433. affiliat@usia.gov.
Also distributed by Agriculture Grants & Contracts are information on the
following:
State Department of
Education
Telecommunications RFP
EPA
Sustainable Development Challenge Grants
USDA
Southern Region SARE
IPEC
Fourth Round Request for Proposals
USDA
Call for Proposals for First Sustainable Ag Grants
USDA/Csrees
Stakeholder Priorities Website Announced
Leopold Cntr. for Sustainable
Ag
Request for Preproposals- FY 2001
Nat'l Pork Producers
Council
Pork Quality
*More detailed announcement for this
opportunity was also distributed to departments this past month by Ag. Grants and
Contracts. If you did not receive a copy, please check with your department staff,
department head, or AGCO.
