Special Research Grants Program: Potato Research

The summary for the Special Research Grants Program: Potato Research Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Special Research Grants Program: Potato Research
	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 Health Natural Resources
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-CSREES-SRGP-002156
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 26, 2009
	Creation Date:	Mar 26, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 27, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 27, 2009
	Archive Date:	May 27, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	4
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$900,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$900,000
	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: 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, as amended (16 U.S.C. 582a et seq.), and accredited schools or colleges of veterinary medicine. IMPORTANT! See RFA for specific eligibility requirements.
Grant Description: The purpose of this grant program is to support potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) research that focuses on varietal development/testing and whose output will be or include potato varieties. As used herein, varietal development/testing is research using traditional and biotechnological genetics to develop improved potato variety(ies). Aspects of evaluation, screening and testing must support or complement the development of improved varieties.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/potato.html
Grant Announcement Contact: CSREES Help Desk Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET.
CSREES Help Desk [electronic@csrees.usda.gov]
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