CRITICAL ISSUES: Emerging and New Plant & Animal Diseases

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	Federal Grant Title:	CRITICAL ISSUES: Emerging and New Plant & Animal Diseases
	CFDA Number:	10.200
	CFDA Description:	Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	CSREES
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture Environment Food and Nutrition Natural Resources Science and Technology
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-CSREES-OP-002302
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	May 20, 2009
	Creation Date:	May 20, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 25, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 25, 2009
	Archive Date:	Jul 25, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$98,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$98,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Applications may be submitted by State agricultural experiment stations, land-grant colleges and universities, research foundations established by land-grant colleges and universities, colleges and universities receiving funds under the Act of October 10, 1962 (16 USC 582a et seq.) McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Act, and accredited schools or colleges of veterinary medicine for the purpose of facilitating or expanding ongoing State-Federal food and agricultural research programs that: (i) promote excellence in research on a regional and national level; (ii) promote the development of regional research centers; (iii) promote the research partnership between the Department of Agriculture, colleges and universities, research foundations, and State agricultural experiment stations for regional research efforts; and (iv) facilitate coordination and cooperation of research among States through regional research grants. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. An applicant's failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the time of an application deadline will result in CSREES not accepting the application, or even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude CSREES from making an award.
Grant Description: The program is designed to provide one-time seed funding to help initiate work requiring immediate attention until other longer-term resources can be secured to address the issue. CSREES will be soliciting proposals on an as-needed basis during the year to address specific new or emerging issues. For this particular solicitation CSREES is requesting proposals that address specific aspects of the following issue: Development of a Rapid Field Assay for Detection of Vibrio Tubiashii and/or its secreted Metalloproteases toxin in Commercial Shellfish Hatcheries and Nurseries.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/critical_issues.html
Grant Announcement Contact: CSREES Help Desk Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET.
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