Request for Proposal List

Purpose: The purpose of the Federal SBIR program is to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector, strengthen the role of small business in meeting Federal research or research and development (R/R&D) needs, and improve the return on investment from Federally-funded research for economic and social benefits to the Nation. The specific purpose of NIDILRR’s SBIR program is to improve the lives of people with disabilities through R/R&D products generated by small businesses, and to increase the commercial application of NIDILRR-supported research results and development products. Phase II is intended to expand upon the results of and to further pursue the development of Phase I ... » More ...

Dear Center and Site Directors:
We would like to inform you that we can support an additional number of INTERN, REU, VRS and RET supplements.
Please let us know by COB May 30, 2018 (or earlier) if you plan on requesting support.
We will communicate with all that have responded by the above deadline to coordinate their submission based on the request and budget availability.
Please review the guidelines below for the various supplements.
Thank you,
IUCRC Program Directors
Dr. Prakash Balan
Dr. Andre Marshall
Dr. Dmitri Perkins
Dr. Rebecca Ferrell

Food Safety Outreach Program (FSOP) for fiscal year (FY) 2018 to develop and implement food safety training, education, extension, outreach and technical assistance projects that address the needs of owners and operators of small to mid-sized farms, beginning farmers, socially-disadvantaged farmers, small processors, or small fresh fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers.

PILOT PROJECT PROGRAM (2018-2019)

The University of Washington’s PNASH Center is dedicated to the prevention of illness and injury among
agricultural producers, workers and their families. The Center focuses on safe and sustainable agricultural
workplaces and communities with an emphasis on injury and illness prevention, especially among hired
laborers, migrant/seasonal workers, and children. Our approach includes:
 Working in partnership with employers, workers, agencies and other research and
service organizations.
 Conducting innovative research and intervention programs that focus on problem
solving.
 Taking solutions to the workplace and community through training, outreach, and
participatory research.

The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announces that it is inviting proposals for the 2019 Quality Samples Program (QSP). The QSP is administered by personnel of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) on behalf of CCC. The intended effect of this notice is to solicit proposals from eligible applicants for fiscal year 2019 and to set out the criteria for the awarding of funds under the program. Future announcements of funding availability for the QSP program will be made through the Grants.gov website. DATES: To be considered for funding, applications must be received by 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, on Friday, June 8, 2018. Any proposals received ... » More ...

The purpose of this competitive undergraduate scholarship grant program is to increase the multicultural diversity of the food and agricultural scientific and professional workforce, and advance the educational achievement of all Americans by providing competitive grants to colleges and universities. Colleges and Universities can use this funding to support undergraduate scholarships that increase the multicultural diversity of the food and agricultural scientific and professional workforce, and advance the educational achievement of all Americans by providing competitive grants to colleges and universities. The Multicultural Scholars Program is available every year. The program is open to Land Grants, colleges and universities with significant minority enrollments that provide ... » More ...

We wanted to share the solicitation for applications for SBA’s Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program. The FAST Partnership Program provides one year funding for organizations to execute state/regional programs to increase the number of SBIR/STTR proposals (through outreach and financial support); increase the number of SBIR/STTR awards (through technical assistance and mentoring); and better prepare SBIR/STTR awardees for commercialization success (through technical assistance and mentoring).

The funding opportunity announcements for FAST are now open: May 4, 2018 through June 20, 2018. See www.grants.gov for full announcement information:

FAST-2018-R-0012 (general applicants, $2 million available for awards up to $125,000)
FAST-2018-R-0012A (SBTDCs, ... » More ...

NIFA requests applications for the Food and Agriculture Education Information System (FAEIS) for fiscal year (FY) 2018 to maintain a national food and agricultural education information system that contains information on enrollment, degrees awarded, faculty, employment placement, and other similar information in the food and agricultural sciences.

The Food and Agriculture Education Information System (FAEIS) is a comprehensive database that gathers information, on a voluntary basis, from degree granting institutions of higher education on student enrollment in Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Human Sciences (FANH) sciences, degrees awarded, and graduate placement at all degree levels and by gender, race, and other relevant categories. In addition, ... » More ...

Pre-applications for Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension (CDRE) for fiscal year (FY) 2018 to address priorities identified by the Citrus Disease Sub-committee (CDS) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board through the integration of research and extension activities that use systems-based, trans-disciplinary approaches.

Letter of Intent due Aug. 19, 2018

Letter of Intent due: June 27, 2018
The amount available for new grants in this FY 2018 SAS RFA is $80 million, for awards of up to $10-million each.
This RFA solicits Coordinated Agricultural Project Grants, and Strengthening Coordinated Agricultural Project Grants (Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE)), whereas project type solicited in this RFA is Integrated project. See Part I, C (Program Area Description) for grant and project types solicited, and Part II, C, for a description of each individual grant type and project type.
Applications to the FY 2018 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative – Sustainable Agricultural Systems (SAS) Request ... » More ...