Special Research Grants Program Potato Research
Agency: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Assistance Listings
- 10.200 -- Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
Important dates
- Archived: May 16, 2021
- Closed: April 16, 2021
Award details
- Expected project funding: $2,560,000
- Expected awards: Not specified
Award min.
$130,000
Award max.
$900,000
- Funding opportunity number:USDA-NIFA-SRGP-008078
- Cost sharing or matching requirement:No
- Funding instrument type:
- Grant
- Opportunity Category:Discretionary
- Opportunity Category Explanation:Not specified
- Category of Funding Activity:
- Agriculture
- Category Explanation:Not specified
History
- Posted date: December 28, 2020
- Archive date: May 16, 2021
- Version: 1
Summary
Jump to documentsThe purpose of this grant program is to support potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) research programs that focus on varietal development and testing and potato varieties for commercial production. As used herein, varietal development and testing is research using conventional breeding and/or biotechnological genetics to develop improved potato varieties. Aspects of evaluation, screening and testing must support variety development.
Eligibility
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information on eligibility
A. Eligible Applicants
Applications may only be submitted by State agricultural experiment stations, land-grant colleges and universities, research foundations established by land-grant colleges and universities, colleges and universities receiving funds under the 1962 McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Act, Pub. L. 87-778, as amended (16 U.S.C. 582a et seq.), and accredited schools or colleges of veterinary medicine. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the time of application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award.
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| FY21-PBR-Mod-RFA-508.pdf | FY2021-Request-for-Application-Special-Research-Grants-Program-Potato-Research-Mod-RFA | Dec 29, 2020 03:06 PM UTC |
| FY21-PBR-RFA-508.pdf | FY2021-Request-for-Application-Special-Research-Grants-Program-Potato-Research-RFA | Dec 28, 2020 09:24 PM UTC |
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