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Disaster Resilience for Rural Communities
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 10.310 |
Program
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http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/disaster.h
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| Sponsor |
USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service |
| Deadlines |
January 20, 2010 |
| Purpose |
A new competitive grant program to provide funding for fundamental and applied research, extension, and education to address food and agricultural sciences. Grants shall be awarded to address priorities in United States agriculture in the following areas:
A) Plant health and production and plant products;
B) Animal health and production and animal products;
C) Food safety, nutrition, and health;
D) Renewable energy, natural resources, and environment;
E) Agriculture systems and technology; and
F) Agriculture economics and rural communities. |
| Eligibility |
Eligible applicants for the grant program implemented under this subpart include: (1) State agricultural experiment stations; (2) colleges and universities (including junior colleges offering associate degrees or higher); (3) university research foundations; (4) other research institutions and organizations; (5) Federal agencies, (6) national laboratories; (7) private organizations or corporations; (8) individuals who are U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents; and (9) any group consisting of 2 or more entities identified in (1) through (8). Eligible institutions do not include foreign and international organizations, unless otherwise provided in this RFA.
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Geographic
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Nationwide |
Amount of
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There is no commitment by USDA or the NSF to fund any particular application or to make a specific number of awards. Depending on budget appropriation and the number of applications recommended for funding by the peer review panel, NSF will make available approximately $1 million and CSREES will make available approximately $2 million to fund applications in FY 2009/2010 for a total approximate amount of $3 million. |
Application
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Only electronic applications may be submitted via Grants.gov to CSREES in response to this RFA.
Prior to preparing an application, it is suggested that the PD/PI first contact an Authorized Representative (AR)(also referred to as Authorized Organizational Representative or AOR) to determine if the organization is prepared to submit electronic applications through Grants.gov. If the organization is not prepared, the AR should see http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp for steps for preparing to submit applications through Grants.gov.
2. The application package must be obtained via Grants.gov, go to http://www.grants.gov, click on “Apply for Grants” in the left-hand column, click on "Step 1: Download a Grant Application Package and Instructions," enter the funding opportunity number USDA-CSREES-AFRI-002564 in the appropriate box and click "Download Package." From the search results, click “Download” to access the application package.
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For more information contact:
For technical questions: Dr. Suresh Sureshwaran, National Program Leader, Competitive Programs Unit; Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service; U.S. Department of Agriculture; STOP 2215; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20250-2215; Telephone: 202 720 7536 or Fax: 202 401 6070; E-mail: ssureshwaran@csrees.usda.gov
Robert O‘Connor, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington VA 22230, Telephone: 703-292-7263; Fax: 703-292-9068 e-mail: roconnor@nsf.gov
Dennis Wenger, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington VA 22230, Telephone: 703-292-8606; Fax: 703-292-9068 e-mail: dwenger@nsf.gov.
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information. |
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