Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program - National Integrated Food Safety Initiative

Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-GRANTS-100103-001
Posted Date:	Oct 01, 2003
Original Due Date for Applications:	Dec 19, 2003
Current Due Date for Applications:	Dec 19, 2003
Archive Date:
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture Consumer Protection Education Employment, Labor and Training Food and Nutrition Health Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Expected Number of Awards:	Not Available.
Estimated Total Program Funding:	Not Available.
Award Ceiling:	None.
Award Floor:	None.
CFDA Number:	10.303 -- Integrated Programs
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Eligible Applicants

Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)

Agency Name

Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Office of Extramural Programs, 901 D Street, NW Room 2245, Washington, DC, 20024

Description

The purpose of the National Integrated Food Safety Initiative is to support food safety projects that demonstrate an integrated approach to solving problems in applied food safety research, education, or extension. The National Integrated Food Safety Initiative requests integrated research, education, and extension applications that address a broad spectrum of food safety concerns - from on-farm production, post-harvest processing, and distribution, to food selection, preparation, and consumption. Various models for integration of applied research, education, and extension will be considered for funding. Applications describing multi-state, multi-institutional, multidisciplinary, and multifunctional activities (and combinations thereof) are encouraged.

The National Integrated Food Safety Initiative creates opportunities for new collaborations between individuals and institutions in an effort to address problems in new ways and/or improve communication with high risk, under-served, or hard-to-reach populations. Collaborations with local, state, and/or Federal governments, professional associations, public or private organizations, and/or international entities are also strongly encouraged.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to address at least two of the three functional areas of research, education, and extension (i.e., research and extension, research and education, or extension and education). Applications that focus on one functional area (i.e., research only, education only, or extension only) will also be considered for funding. However, applications that focus on one functional area must: (1) provide a strong rationale for the limited focus; and (2) explain how addressing that separate functional area will meet the overall goal of a total integrated, multifunctional research, education, and extension approach.

Link to Full Announcement

For the entire Request for Applications document, including mailing addresses and contact information, as well as required forms, click on this link.

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Fulks, Joe, Webmaster, Phone 202-720-4112, Fax 202-720-0857, Email webmaster@csrees.usda.gov Fulks, Joe

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