Potato Breeding Research
The summary for the Potato Breeding Research grant is detailed below.
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Potato Breeding Research: The purpose of this grant program is to support potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) research programs that focus on varietal development and testing and potato varieties for commercial production. As used herein, varietal development and testing is research using conventional breeding and/or biotechnological genetics to develop improved potato varieties. Aspects of evaluation, screening and testing must support variety development.
| Federal Grant Title: | Potato Breeding Research |
| Federal Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) |
| Grant Categories: | Agriculture |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-SRGP-011275 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 10.200 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | March 20th, 2025 |
| Original Application Deadline: | March 20th, 2025 |
| Posted Date: | January 17th, 2025 |
| Creation Date: | January 17th, 2025 |
| Archive Date: | April 19th, 2025 |
| Total Program Funding: | $3,707,255 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $1,500,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $500,000 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 4 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
| Last Updated: | January 17th, 2025 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Applications may only be submitted by 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 1962 McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Act, Pub. L. 87-778, as amended (16 U.S.C. 582a et seq.), and accredited schools or colleges of veterinary medicine for the purpose of facilitating or expanding ongoing State-Federal food and agricultural research, extension, or education programs. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the time of 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.
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- Potato Breeding Research
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