Emerald Ash Borer Program - RFP

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	Federal Grant Title:	Emerald Ash Borer Program - RFP
	CFDA Number:	10.025
	CFDA Description:	Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care
	Federal Agency Name:	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-GRANTS-071411-001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jul 14, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jul 14, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 08, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 08, 2011
	Archive Date:	Sep 07, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	8
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	1,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Land-Grant Universities; Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture; other colleges and Universities; State Agricultural Experiment Stations; State Governments; Federal Agencies
Grant Description: This program offers funding for FY 2011 as provided under the emerald ash borer program. The priorities for the emerald ash borer program are to: 1) develop management tools and strategies that minimize the impacts of the emerald ash borer, 2) minimize the spread, and 3) facilitate trade in impacted items. The emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis, is an invasive pest that threatens the ash resources in the United States. Since discovery near Detroit, it has spread to 15 states and killed tens of millions of ash trees. The focus of this RFP is to promote the development or improvement in technology for management of this pest. Preference will be given to those proposals that are focused on biological control, development of resistant host trees, and improvements in survey technology. Secondarily, other areas of proposed investigations will be considered, such as development of regulatory treatments, pesticides, strategies to slow or stop the spread, and strategies to exploit the behavior or biology of these insects to lower populations and lesson damage. Funding will be provided to Land-Grant Universities, Non Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture, and other Universities and Colleges, State Agricultural Experiment Stations, State Governments, and Federal Agencies to support development of EAB management technology. Applications for cooperative agreement funding are given priority if they meet the priorities outlined in this RFP and cost share.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/mrpbs/fmd/announcements.shtml
Grant Announcement Contact: Eileen Berke Management Analyst Phone 301-734-8330

for technical difficulties, please email [eileen.m.berke@aphis.usda.gov]
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