National Clean Plant Network Cooperative Agreements Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	National Clean Plant Network Cooperative Agreements Program
	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-060409-001
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jun 04, 2009
	Creation Date:	Jun 04, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 10, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 06, 2009
	Archive Date:	Aug 05, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	10
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$4,250,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Land-Grant Universities, Non Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture, State Agricultural Experiment Stations
Grant Description: This program implements funding for FY 2009 as provided under the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (commonly called the Farm Bill of 2008) Section 10202; the National Clean Plant Network.The NCPN provides high quality, asexually propagated plant material free of targeted plant pathogens and pests that cause economic loss to protect the environment and ensure the global competitiveness of specialty crop producers.Priorities for this program include: 1) establishing and supporting clean plant network governance and related administrative and support systems; 2) providing for operations needed for the rapid and safe introduction, diagnosis, treatment, foundation block establishment, and release of clean plant materials for planting from foreign and domestic sources for commercial development; 3) conducting research and methods development to accurately test, develop therapies, and support the establishment of guidelines and standards for different crop species for certification maintenance; 4) developing partnerships with land-grant and other university-based extension and outreach services to interact with commercial nurseries, industry associations, and producers; and 5) developing and implementing audit and quality controls.Funding will be provided to Land-Grant Universities, Non Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture, State Agricultural Experiment Stations and State Governments to support implementation and ongoing activities of the NCPN. Applications for cooperative agreement funding are given priority if they are based on specialty crop specific, coordinated plans for developing and maintaining a comprehensive, cohesive, and efficient network.
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 difficulties accessing the full announcement, please email [eileen.m.berke@aphis.usda.gov]
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