New grant opportunity on Grants.gov: Methyl Bromide Transition Program

Funding Opportunity ID: 313360 Opportunity Number: USDA-NIFA-ICGP-006690 Opportunity Title: Methyl Bromide Transition Program Opportunity Category: Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Agriculture Category Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 10.303 Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Additional Information on Eligibility: Applications may only be submitted by colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (NARETPA)) (7 U.S.C. 3103) to the 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) and to include research foundations maintained by eligible colleges or universities. Section 406(b) of AREERA (7 U.S.C. 7626), was amended by section 7206 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to add the 1994 Land-Grant Institutions as eligible to apply for grants under this authority. Agency Code: USDA-NIFA Agency Name: Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture Posted Date: Mar 01, 2019 Close Date: Apr 15, 2019 Last Updated Date: Mar 01, 2019 Award Ceiling: $500,000 Award Floor: $0 Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,800,000 Expected Number of Awards: Description: The methyl bromide transition program (MBT) addresses the immediate needs and the costs of transition that have resulted from the scheduled phase-out of the pesticide methyl bromide. Methyl bromide has been a pest and disease control tactic critical to pest management systems for decades for soilborne and postharvest pests. The program focuses on integrated commercial-scale research on methyl bromide alternatives and associated extension activity that will foster the adoption of these solutions. Projects should cover a broad range of new methodologies, technologies, systems, and strategies for controlling economically important pests for which methyl bromide has been the only effective pest control option. Research projects must address commodities with critical issues and include a focused economic analysis of the cost of implementing the transition on a commercial scale. Version: 1

Published at: March 01, 2019 at 09:15PM
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