Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development

The summary for the Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, 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 as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the National Science Foundation, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development: The Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development (BREAD) Program was established in 2009 as a National Science Foundation (NSF) program supported in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). The goal of BREAD is to support innovative basic scientific research designed to address key constraints to smallholder agriculture in the developing world. Proposals submitted to BREAD must make a clear and well-defined connection between the outcomes of the proposed basic research and its direct relevance and potential application to agriculture in the developing world.

In FY 2015, activities in two focus areas will be supported: (1) Developing High Throughput, Low Cost Phenotyping Tools and Devices to facilitate assessment of field-based phenotypes, especially for root and tuber crops (PHENO), and (2) Advancing Basic Research in Crop Plants Relevant to Smallholder Agriculture in Developing Countries (ABRDC) to develop critically needed sequence and functional genomics resources to enable basic and applied research in crop plants important for smallholder agriculture.

As in past competitions, proposals are expected to address project outcomes in the context of broader societal impacts, and as appropriate to the research proposed, engage international partners in scientific collaborations.

Federal Grant Title:	Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development
Federal Agency Name:	National Science Foundation
Grant Categories:	Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	15-538
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	47.074
CFDA Descriptions:	Biological Sciences
Current Application Deadline:	Apr 27, 2015
Original Application Deadline:	Apr 27, 2015
Posted Date:	Feb 2, 2015
Creation Date:	Feb 2, 2015
Archive Date:	May 27, 2015
Total Program Funding:	$12,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	none
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	none
Expected Number of Awards:	20
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: *Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following:
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Universities and colleges [universities and two- and four-year colleges (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the U.S., acting on behalf of their faculty members. Such organizations also are referred to as academic institutions.]; U.S. non-profit research organizations, including museums, research laboratories, professional societies; or similar organizations in the U.S. that are directly associated with educational or research activities; or consortia led by the eligible organizations listed here.

A proposal from a consortium of organizations must be submitted as a single proposal with one U.S. organization serving as the lead and all other organizations as subawardees. Separately submitted collaborative proposals will not be accepted and will be returned without review.

Subawards may be made to U.S. or non-U.S. academic institutions, research organizations, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations that are directly associated with educational or research activities.

*Who May Serve as PI:

The PI must hold a position at an eligible U.S. institution or not-for-profit research organization.

Federal employees may not submit applications to the BREAD program unless the application is submitted via an appointment at an eligible U.S. Institution.
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