Please be advised of a funding opportunity: The Fertilizer Research and
Education Program (FREP) of the California Dept. Food and Agriculture is
soliciting suggestions for research, demonstration and education projects
to advance the environmentally safe and agronomically sound use and
handling of fertilizer materials. CDFA/FREP has supported 44 projects in
the last 5 years, most dealing with increasing fertilizer use efficiency
and preventing nitrate contamination of groundwater in California's
multiple cropping systems. Projects should be of practical relevance to
California growers. Project suggestions due Feb. 21, 1996.
TIMELINE
Request for Project Suggestions (RPS) released January 16, 1996
Project Suggestions due February 21, 1996
Request for Proposals released March 12, 1996
Proposals due April 17, 1996
Award Notification July 1996
PRIORITY AREAS (Not in order of importance)
1- Development, testing & demonstration of the use and benefits of
practical field monitoring tools
2- Education and public information
3- Nutrient/pest interactions
4- Irrigation interactions - water management as related to fertilizer use
efficiency and the reduction of groundwater contamination
5- Fertilization practices - nutrient balance, crop nutrient uptake and
partitioning
6- Practical application of GIS approaches/modeling and site specific
fertilizer technology
7- Handling, transfer and storage of fertilizer materials
ADDITIONAL AREAS
Other projects that support the program objectives will also be considered.
MULTIPLE-YEAR PROJECTS
Multiple-year project suggestions will be accepted.
WHO MAY APPLY
Any individual or group licensed for business in the State of California is
eligible and encouraged to submit a project suggestion.
SUMMARY
Proponents need to submit a double-sided page project suggestion. A
selection committee will review the project suggestion and determine
whether it matches program goals and current priorities. If a project
suggestion is selected, program staff will provide proponents with
guidelines to prepare a detailed proposal. Selected project suggestion
topics will be listed in the Request for Proposals (RFP) and advertised in
the State Contracts Register. A limit of $30,000 per year per project is
suggested, but larger projects will be considered.
For more information or a complete description of the RPS, please contact
Casey Walsh Cady, or Kertrina Anderson, Fertilizer Research and Education
Program, California Dept. of Food and Agriculture, 1220 N Street,
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 653-5340.
e-mail address: lwcady@ucdavis.edu
Casey Walsh Cady (916) 653-5340
California Dept. Food & Agriculture (916) 653-2407 fax
Fertilizer Research & Education Program lwcady@ucdavis.edu
1220 N St. Sacramento, CA 95814