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Past Funding Opportunities

May 2019

USDA-NIFA-OP-006749 Supplemental and Alternative Crops (SAC)

Deadline:
  • Iowa qualifies for Projects in Other States (POS) Projects
  • Up to $100,000 total costs for POS projects
  • No match requirement

The Supplemental and Alternative Crops (SAC) Competitive Grants Program will support the development of canola as a viable supplemental and alternative crop in the United States. The goal of the SAC program is to significantly increase crop production and/or acreage by developing and testing of superior germplasm, improving methods of planting, cultivation, and harvesting, and transferring new knowledge to producers (via Extension) as soon as practicable. Extension, education, and communication activities related to the research areas above must be addressed in the proposal.

FFAR Egg Tech Prize

Deadline:
  • $400,000 total costs for 12-24 months
  • Funding $2 million; expect 0-5 awards

FFAR and the Open Philanthropy Project have teamed up to offer up to $6 million to the firm, group, or individual who successfully develops technology that can accurately and rapidly determine a chick’s sex as early as possible in the egg production process.

USDA-NRCS-IA-CIG-19-GEN0010088 Conservation Innovation Grants for the State of Iowa

Deadline:
  • $25,000 to $75,000 for 1-3 years
  • Funding: $500,000
  • Cost share – 1:1 required

The purpose of CIG is to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies in conjunction with agricultural production. CIG projects are expected to lead to the transfer of conservation technologies, management systems, and innovative approaches (such as market-based systems) to agricultural producers, into NRCS technical manuals and guides, or to the private sector. CIG generally funds pilot projects, field demonstrations, and on-farm conservation research.

FFAR-McDonalds Smart Broiler Research Initiative Preproposal

Deadline:
  • Phase I: 1 million for 18 months
  • Funding 4 million – 1-4 awards expected
  • Phase II – by invitation only

The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) and McDonald’s Corporation have teamed up to offer multiple grants to the groups or individuals who successfully develop and commercialize  automated monitoring tools that can objectively assess key animal welfare indicators in broiler chickens. Existing methods for assessing animal welfare rely on human observation and subjective scoring. This initiative aims to identify Sensors, Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technologies (SMART) solutions to provide objective and comprehensive information about broiler welfare across the supply chain.

April 2019

NSF 19-548 Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI): Elements and Framework Implementations

Deadline:
  • Element projects - $600,000 total for up to 3 years - target small groups that will create and deploy robust services for which there is a demonstrated need, and that will advance one or more significant areas of science and engineering
  • Framework Implementation projects - $200,000 to $1 million per year for 3-5 years - target larger, interdisciplinary teams organized around the development and application of common services aimed at solving common research problems faced by NSF researchers in one or more areas of science and engineering, resulting in a sustainable community framework providing CI services to a diverse community or communities.
  • Funding $46.5 million, up to 25 Element awards, up to 10 FI awards
  • PIs, Co-PIs, and Senior Personnel may only participate in 1 proposal

The CSS

Letter of Intent USDA-NIFA-SRGP-006738 Special Research Grants Program Aquaculture Research

Deadline:
  • Standard research projects: $300,000 for 2 years
  • Small research seed projects: $50,000-$100,000 for 1 year
  • Funding $2 million;  # awards not specified
  • Cost share not required

The Aquaculture Research program will fund projects that directly address major constraints to the U.S. aquaculture industry and focus on one or more of the following program priorities: (1) genetics of commercial aquaculture species; (2) critical disease issues impacting aquaculture species; (3) design of environmentally and economically sustainable aquaculture production systems; and (4) economic research for increasing aquaculture profitability

NSF 19-553 Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) (Joint NSF) Competitive Grants Program

Deadline:
  • Small projects - $500,000 total for up to 3 years
  • Medium projects - 1.2 million total for up to 3 years
  • Funding $51.5 million, 35-45 awards

The CPS program aims to develop the core research needed to engineer these complex CPS, some of which may also require dependable, high-confidence, or provable behaviors. Core research areas of the program include control, data analytics, autonomy, design, information management, internet of things (IoT), mixed initiatives including human-in- or on-the-loop, networking, privacy, real-time systems, safety, security, and verification.

USDA-NIFA-AFRI-006772 FAS Program: 7. Crosscutting programs; 7d. Food and Agriculture Cyber informatics Tools (FACT)

Deadline:

7d. Food and Agriculture Cyber informatics Tools (FACT) A1541

  • Up to $500,000 for up to four years
  • Up to $1 million for up to five years for Coordination Innovation Networks
  • Research or Integrated Projects only
  • Standard, Conference

Applications for research projects must address one or more of the following priorities:

Gates Foundation: Emerging Technologies for New Solutions in Global Health Priority Areas (Round 23)

Deadline:
  • Phase I: $100,000 for 18 months
  • Phase II: up to $1 million

Seeking proposals that apply an emerging technology – or a combination of emerging technologies – for new and potentially transformative solutions in global health priority areas.

USDA-NIFA-AFRI-006772 FAS Program: 4. Bioenergy, natural resources, and environment; 4a. Soil Health

Deadline:

4a. Soil Health A1401

  • Up to $500,000 for up to four years
  • Research Projects only
  • Standard, Conference

Applications may address one or more of the following:

  • Evaluation of the effects of management practices on soil microbial community’s function and their contribution to healthy soils and sustainable agroecosystems; or
  • Assessment and/or development of innovative and/or appropriate (in the environmental, cultural and economic context) approaches, practices, techniques, tools and technologies that enhance the understanding and/or management of the physical and biogeochemical processes that contribute to soil health and agricultural resilience and sustainability.

APLU Council on Research CoR Research Leader Fellowship Program

Deadline:

This program seeks to provide training and skill development for individuals who work closely in various capacities as or with Vice Presidents and/or Provosts for Research (VPR) and Vice Chancellors for Research (VCR) at APLU member institutions, including those who aspire to transition into VPR/VCR positions in the future. The CoR Research Leader Fellowship is not a monetary award; rather, it is a structured program that provides coordination, networking, training materials, and guidance.

FFAR Seeding Solutions Grants Program

Deadline:
  • From $300,000 to $1 million total  for between 1 and 5  years
  • 1:1 cost share required from non-federal sources, at least 50% cash

Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research expects to fund at least one proposal in each of its six newly redesigned challenge areas:  Health-Agriculture Nexus, Advanced Animal Systems, Sustainable Water Management, Soil Health, Next Generation Crops and Urban Food Systems.

CALS faculty planning to submit a pre-proposal are asked to notify Joe Colletti (colletti@iastate.edu) as soon as possible.

USDA NIFA NCR-SARE Research and Education (R&E) Grant Program Graduate Student Grant Program

Deadline:
  • $15,000 for up to 3 years
  • Funding $300,000; in FY18 20 of 49 applications awarded

SARE funds applied projects that engage farmers/ranchers. NCR-SARE strongly encourages having farmers, ranchers, local organizations, or others who will use or benefit from the project involved in its planning, design, and implementation. This participation enhances the relevance and impact of a sustainable agriculture research or education project. Successful projects should contribute to all three of the following NCR-SARE broad-based outcomes: i) Improving the profitability of farmers/ranchers and associated agricultural businesses.

USDA NIFA NCR-SARE Research and Education (R&E) Grant Program Professional Development Program

Deadline:
  • Up to $90,000 for up to 3 years
  • ~10 awards expected

The North Central Region (NCR) Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) proposals for professional development must be targeted to educators within the Cooperative Extension Service (CES), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), other governmental agencies, and/or educators and other relevant personnel in the non-profit and for-profit sectors serving farmers and ranchers. Applicants are also strongly encouraged to contact the State Sustainable Agriculture Coordinator(s) in the state(s) where activities are being proposed.

USDA-AMS-TM-FSMIP-G-19-0004 Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP), USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)

Deadline:
  • Up to $250,000 for up to 3 years; 1:1 cost share required in cash or allowable in-kind direct or indirect costs
  • Funding: $1 million; In FY18 funded 6 of 28 proposals received

Funding to explore new market opportunities for U.S. food and agricultural products, and encourage research and innovation aimed at improving the efficiency and performance of the U.S. agricultural marketing system. FSMIP funds a wide range of applied research projects that address barriers, challenges, and opportunities in marketing, transportation, and distribution of U.S. food and agricultural products domestically and internationally.

USDA-NIFA-CPPM-006698 Crop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants Program

Deadline:

Detailed program information and RFA available here.

In FY 2019, NIFA will only accept applications for funding in the Applied Research and Development Program Area (ARDP) of the CPPM program, with all funds provided in Y1 of the project

USDA-NIFA-FBMB-006694 Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Competitive Grants Program (FBMB)

Deadline:

Program information and RFA available here.

  • Up to $500,000 total for up to 3 years
  • Funding $1.3 million, 4-6 awards

Aim - to improve the farm management knowledge and skills of agricultural producers by maintaining and expanding a national, publicly available farm financial management database to support improved farm management.

Cochran Fellowship Program Opportunities

Deadline:

The objective is to assist eligible countries to develop agricultural systems necessary to meet the food and fiber needs of their domestic populations; and strengthen and enhance trade linkages between eligible countries and agricultural interests in the United States.  Contact ayk@iastate.edu for a notice of funding opportunity.

Cochran Fellowship Program Opportunities

Deadline:

Asia Region. The objective is to assist eligible countries to develop agricultural systems necessary to meet the food and fiber needs of their domestic populations; and strengthen and enhance trade linkages between eligible countries and agricultural interests in the United States.  Contact ayk@iastate.edu for a notice of funding opportunity.

Dear Colleague Letter: NSF Convergence Accelerator Pilot (NSF C-Accel) Recearch Concept Outline

Deadline:

Detailed submission information available here.

Cochran Fellowship Program Opportunities

Deadline:

Asia Region. The objective is to assist eligible countries to develop agricultural systems necessary to meet the food and fiber needs of their domestic populations; and strengthen and enhance trade linkages between eligible countries and agricultural interests in the United States.  Contact ayk@iastate.edu for the notice of funding opportunity.

NSF 19-559 Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes (QLCI)

Deadline:

Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes are large-scale interdisciplinary research projects that aim to advance the frontiers of quantum information science and engineering.  Research at these Institutes will span the focus areas of quantum computation, quantum communication, quantum simulation and/or quantum sensing.  The institutes are expected to foster multidisciplinary approaches to specific scientific, technological, educational workforce development goals in these fields.  Two types of awards will be supported under this program: (i) 12-month Conceptualization Grants (CGs) to support teams envisioning subsequent Institute proposals and (ii) 5-year Challenge Institute (CI) awards to establish and operate Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes

USDA-NIFA-OP-006691 Alfalfa Seed and Alfalfa Forage System Program (ASAFS)

Deadline:

The ASAFS will fund projects that have great potential for producing results that lead to the use and expansion of alfalfa acreage through increased forage or seed yields, forage quality, and profitability. The ASAFS program encourages applicants to work through multi-state research teams to address priority regional science needs of the alfalfa industry. By bringing together multi-generational expertise found across multiple universities, federal agencies, and industry organizations, the ASAFS seeks to posture alfalfa research for significant contributions to sustainable solutions to future food and agriculture challenges.

March 2019

Preproposal - DE DE-FOA-0002060 Genomics-Enabled Plant Biology for Determination of Gene Function (pdf)

Deadline:

Systems biology research on plant genomes, gene systems, and molecular processes within the DOE BER mission-space of research in bioenergy and the environment. Innovative combinations of ‘omics (e.g., genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, phenomics, etc.) and computational methodologies to deduce gene function that integrate multiple disciplines, including more traditional fields of plant biology, are strongly encouraged.

DOE Pre-proposal - DE-FOA-0002060 Genomics-Enabled Plant Biology for Determination of Gene Function

Deadline:
  • $250,000-$1 million/year for 2 -3 years
  • Funding: $10 million, 10-12 awards

Systems biology research on plant genomes, gene systems, and molecular processes within the DOE BER mission-space of research in bioenergy and the environment. Innovative combinations of ‘omics (e.g., genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, phenomics, etc.) and computational methodologies to deduce gene function that integrate multiple disciplines, including more traditional fields of plant biology, are strongly encouraged.

LOI - NIH PAR 19-204 Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (RM1 Clinical Trial Optional)

Deadline:
  • Up to $1.75 million direct costs/year for up to 5 years
  • Funds for specialized equipment in excess of the limit may be requested if well justified

The Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) program establishes academic Centers for advanced genome research.  Each CEGS award supports a multi-investigator, interdisciplinary team to develop transformative genomic approaches to address a biomedical problem.  A CEGS project will address a critical issue in genomic science, genomic medicine, or computational genomics, proposing a highly innovative solution that would be a major advance.  Maximum length of support for a center with renewal is 10 years.

LOI: NSF 19-550 Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR): Transdisciplinary Research in Principles of Data Science Phase I (HDR TRIPODS Phase I)

Deadline:
  • Small collaborative institutes – develop theoretical foundations of data science; build capacity and ability to scale activities
  • $500,000/year for 3 years
  • Funding $22 million, 14-20 awards in FY19

Harnessing the Data Revolution: Transdisciplinary Research In Principles Of Data Science (HDR TRIPODS) aims to bring together the electrical engineering, mathematics, statistics, and theoretical computer science communities to develop the theoretical foundations of data science through integrated research and training activities. Phase I, described in this solicitation, will support the development of small collaborative Institutes.

USDA-FAS-10962-0700-10.-19-0007 Cochran Fellowship Program (Latin America and the Caribbean) (pdf)

Deadline:
  • Up to $60,000, for 3 months

USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is seeking to identify U.S. universities willing to host mid-level agricultural managers from lower and middle-income countries under the Cochran Fellowship Program.  These Fellows have been competitively selected based on training priorities identified by the U.S. Embassy in their country and their own qualifications.

Cochran Fellowship Program Opportunities

Deadline:

Latin America and the Caribbean.The objective is to assist eligible countries to develop agricultural systems necessary to meet the food and fiber needs of their domestic populations; and strengthen and enhance trade linkages between eligible countries and agricultural interests in the United States.  Contact ayk@iastate.edu for a notice of funding opportunity.

  • Up to $60,000, for 3 months
  • USDA-FAS-10962-0700-10.-19-0007 Caribbean: U.S. Food Safety and Regulatory Systems  

October 2018

NSF Advanced Technological Education (ATE)

Deadline:

September 2018

NOAA FY19 Bluefin Tuna Research Program

Deadline:

August 2018

USDA NIFA Innovations in Food and Agricultural Science and Technology (I-FAST) Prize Competition

Deadline:

Pre-applications, awards up to $50,000 per team.