Summer 2005 (v17n2)
Sources of Funding
WESTERN SARE ANNOUNCES PROJECTS, OFFERS FUNDS
The Western Region USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program recently announced its selection of grants for 2005. Five projects were funded in California for a total of $120,805.Funded projects
One research and education grant was awarded to: Creek Hull, Renewable Energy in Sustainable Agriculture.Producer and Ag Professional+Producer Grants were also awarded to the following groups and individuals:
- Bill Burrows and Wolfgang Pitroff, Goats in the Chaparral: Determining Forage Quality, Location and Seasonal Variation.
- Judith Redmond and Mario Moratorio, Sustaining an Agricultural Region: Capay Valley Grown.
- Douglas Bush and Fred Conte, Evaluation of Abalone Effluent for Reclamation.
- Stephen Pedersen and Richard Smith, Weed Control in Summer Cover Crops on California's Central Coast.
New WSARE funding available
Western SARE is now accepting proposals for the next round of funding. December 1, 2005 is the deadline for farmer/rancher and ag professional-producer grants; November 15, 2005 is the deadline for the Professional Development Program grants. The Calls for Proposals are available on the Web at http://wsare.usu.edu or by calling the Western SARE office at Utah State University, (435) 797-2257.SMALL, MID-SIZE FARM GRANTS
Small and mid-size farms are included in the 2006 USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CREES) grants for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. Grant information is now posted on at http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/ rfas/sbir_rfa.html. The closing date for submitting Phase I grant applications is September 1, 2005. This year the agricultural section of Rural and Community Development has been split off as a new topic area called "Small and Mid-Size Farms," which focuses on new technologies to promote the sustainability and profitability of small and mid-size farms and ranches. Grant proposals must be submitted by for-profit small business firms, but university personnel may participate as consultants or subcontractors. It is expected that there will be a budget of close to $20 million; approximately 90 projects in all areas of agricultural research will be funded.FEDERAL GRANT ROUNDUP
The USDA-CREES' Western Integrated Pest Management Center has an updated list of federal calls for proposals at www.wripmc.org/ Research/index.html. The Western IPM Center (www.wripmc.org) is one of four centers established to strengthen USDA's connection with production agriculture, research and extension programs, and agricultural stakeholders throughout the U.S. It is housed in the Department of Environmental Toxicology at the University of California, Davis.ORGANIC RESEARCH GRANTS
The Organic Farming Research Foundation offers research grants of up to $15,000. Funds have been offered for organic farming research, dissemination of research results to organic farmers and growers interested in making the transition to organic production and for consumer education on organic farming issues. The grants program is currently undergoing an internal evaluation and is expected to resume with a new request for proposals issued in September 2005. For details, please check the OFRF Web site at www.ofrf.org.INTERNATIONAL FUNDING DATABASE
Community of Science (COS) Funding Opportunities is a comprehensive international database of published grants, scholarships, fellowships and awards with more than 23,000 entries that have been formatted in a searchable database. Other services available are COS Expertise, a worldwide database of profiles of researchers, scholars and other experts, and COS Abstract Management System, a comprehensive Web-based system for managing the submission, review and approval of abstracts. For more information see www.cos.com.