Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program - Methyl Bromide Transitions

The summary for the Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program - Methyl Bromide Transitions 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 Institute of Food and Agriculture, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program - Methyl Bromide Transitions: This RFA solicits applications for the Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program, Methyl Bromide Transitions (MBT). Methyl Bromide has been a pest and disease control tactic critical to agricultural, industrial, natural resource or urban pest management systems for decades. The MBT program seeks to solve critical agricultural issues, priorities, or problems through the integration of research, education, and extension activities. It is designed to address immediate needs, and the costs of transition that have resulted from the loss of availability of methyl bromide.

Federal Grant Title:	Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program - Methyl Bromide Transitions
Federal Agency Name:	National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Grant Categories:	Agriculture Education Environment Natural Resources
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-NIFA-ICGP-003790
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	10.303
CFDA Descriptions:	Integrated Programs
Current Application Deadline:	Jun 19, 2012
Original Application Deadline:	Jun 19, 2012
Posted Date:	May 09, 2012
Creation Date:	May 09, 2012
Archive Date:	Jul 19, 2012
Total Program Funding:	$1,900,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$500,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of NARETPA) (7 U.S.C. 3103) are eligible to submit applications for the Methyl Bromide Transitions (MBT) Competitive Grants Program. Section 1404 of NARETPA was amended by section 7101 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA) to define Hispanic-serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities (HSACUs) (see Part III, B. and Part VIII, E. for more information), and to include research foundations maintained by eligible colleges or universities.
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