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The Center for Targeted Studies @ the SRDC announces new round of grants
The SRDC is excited to announce the "Request for Proposals" (RFP) associated with the new RIDGE Center for Targeted Studies @ the SRDC. The SRDC is pleased to join forces with the Economic Research Service, USDA on this important initiative. Please review the Request for Proposals for this year's RIDGE competitive grants program. The deadline for submission of a completed proposal is July 15 (must be postmarked by that date). Grants of up to $35,000 will be available to support those projects that are ultimately selected by a multidisciplinary team of reviewers. If you, or any of your colleagues, want to know more about the 2010 RIDGE Center for Targeted Studies grant program, please plan to take part in either of the two Webinars we will be hosting in June. The Webinars are a great place to learn about the details of this year's RFP and to have any of your questions answered. For more information about RIDGE, visit the SRDC RIDGE homepage.
NIFA Plans to Release Agriculture and Food Research Initiative RFA in March
USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) expects to release its request for applications (RFA) for the 2010 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) in March 2010.
AFRI is NIFA’s flagship competitive grant program and was established under section 7406 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, otherwise known as the 2008 Farm Bill. AFRI will support work in the following priority areas: plant health and production and plant products; animal health and production and animal products; food safety, nutrition, and health; renewable energy, natural resources, and environment; agriculture systems and technology; and agriculture economics and rural communities. Programs focused on these areas will use a disciplinary-based approach to building a foundation of knowledge critical for solving current and future problems.
