NOVEMBER 9, 1995
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION
SERVICE
FY-1996: SOLICITATION OF PROPOSALS
Special Research Grants Program, Pest Management Alternatives
Research
PURPOSE:
Proposals are invited for competitive grant awards under the Special
Research Grants Program-- Pest Management Alternatives Research
(the "Program") for fiscal year (FY) 1996.
The purpose of this program is to develop alternatives for critical
needs to ensure that farmers, foresters, ranchers and urban pest
management specialists and other users have reliable methods of
managing pest problems. Emphasis is placed on current and potential
loss of select pesticides due to increased worker and food safety and
environmental concerns leading to regulator review and actions, and
the loss of pest management practices due to performance failures
such as those caused by genetic changes in pests.
ELIGIBILITY:
Under this program, subject to the availability of funds, the Secretary
may make grants for periods not to exceed five years, to State
agricultural experiment stations, all colleges and universities, other
research institutions and organizations, Federal agencies, private
organizations or corporations, and individuals for the purpose of
conducting research to facilitate or expand promising breakthroughs in
areas of the food and agricultural sciences of importance to the United
States.
Proposals from scientists at non-United States organizations are not
eligible for funding nor are scientists who are directly or indirectly
engaged in the registration of pesticides for profit, however, their
collaboration with funded projects is encouraged.
AVAILABLE FUNDING:
Subject to the availability of funds, the anticipated amount available
for support of the program in FY 1996 is $1,584,000. Proposals
should be for no more than a two-year period.
HOW TO OBTAIN APPLICATION MATERIALS:
Copies of this solicitation, the administrative provisions for the
program (7 CFR part 3400), and the Application Kit, which contains
required forms, certifications, and instructions for preparing and
submitting applications for funding, may be obtained by contacting:
Proposal Services Branch, Awards Management Division, Cooperative
State Research, Education, and Extension Service, USDA, Ag. Box
2245, Washington, DC 20250-2245; Telephone: (202) 401- 5048
Application materials may also be requested via internet by sending a
message with your name, mailing address (not e-mail) and telephone
number to psb@reeusda.gov that states that you wish to receive a
copy of the application materials for the FY 1996 Special Research
Grants Program-- Pest Management Alternatives Research. The
materials will then be mailed to you (not e-mailed) as quickly as
possible.
PROGRAMMATIC CONTACT:
For additional information on the Program, please contact:
Dr. Barry Jacobsen, Phone: (202) 401- 6627
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION:
Proposals must be received by 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on
Dec 12, 1995.
FROM:
Denis Ebodaghe
National Program Leader
Small Farms/Soil Science
USDA/CSREES-PAPPP
Phone: 202-401- 4385
Fax: 202- 401- 5179
E-Mail: debodaghe@reeusda.gov