Supplemental and Alternative Crops Competitive Grants Program

The summary for the Supplemental and Alternative Crops Competitive Grants Program 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:	Supplemental and Alternative Crops Competitive Grants Program
	CFDA Number:	10.200
	CFDA Description:	Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	National Institute of Food and Agriculture
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture Energy Environment Food and Nutrition Natural Resources Science and Technology
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-NIFA-OP-003439
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Apr 25, 2011
	Creation Date:	Apr 25, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 31, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	May 31, 2011
	Archive Date:	Jun 30, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	5
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	800,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	210,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Applications may be submitted by colleges and universities, other Federal agencies, and private sector entities. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. An applicants failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the time of an application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award.
Grant Description: The goal of the Supplemental and Alternative Crops Competitive Grants Program (SACC) is to significantly increase canola crop production and/or acreage by developing and testing of superior germplasm, methods of planting, cultivation, harvesting, and then transferring new knowledge to producers (via Extension) as soon as practicable. Priority will be given to applications that provide evidence of multi-state cooperation with a minimum of three state cooperators and that utilize existing expertise of land-grant colleges and universities and government agencies, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS).
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/alt_crops.html
Grant Announcement Contact: NIFA Help Desk Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays
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