Andy
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Date: Tue, 1 Oct 1996 13:45:06 EST
>SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS
>
>1997 PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
>
>USDA/CSREES is soliciting proposals, subject to the availability of
>funds, for support of high priority research of importance to
>agriculture, forestry, and related environmental sciences, in the
>following Research Categories (ANTICIPATED FY 1997 funding and ACTUAL
>FY 1996 funding, rounded to the $0.1M, follows in parentheses):
>
>--Natural Resources and the Environment (FY97: $16.1M, FY96: $16.2M)
>--Nutrition, Food Quality, and Health (FY97:$6.8M, FY96:$6.8M)
>--Plant Systems (FY97:$33.8M, FY96:33.8M)
>--Animal Systems (FY97:$21.7M, FY96:$21.7M)
>--Markets, Trade, and Policy (FY97:$3.7M, FY96:3.7M)
>--New Products and processes (FY97:$6.4M, FY96:$6.4M)
>
> DEADLINE DATES/PROGRAM AREAS
>
> -----November 15, 1996 ------postmarked date
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>Plant Responses to the Environment
>Forest/Range/Crop/Aquatic Ecosystems
>Soils and Soil Biology
>Improving Human Nutrition for Optimal Health
>Weed Science
>
> -------December 15, 1996------postmarked date
>Plant Genome
>Plant Genetic Mechanisms
>Plant Growth and Development
>Photosynthesis and Respiration
>Markets and Trade
>Rural Development
>Food Characterization/Process/Product Research
>
> --------- January 15, 1997------postmarked date
>Ensuring Food Safety
>Enhancing Animal Reproductive Efficiency
>Sustaining Animal Health and Well-Being
>Plant Pathology
>Entomology
>Nematology
>Biologically Based Pest Management
>Improved Utilization of Wood and Wood Fiber
>
> -----February 15, 1997----postmarked date
>Improving Animal Growth and Development
>Identifying Animal Genetic Mechanisms and Gene mapping
>Nitrogen Fixation/Nitrogen Metabolism
>Research Career Enhancement Awards
>Equipment Grants
>Seed Grants
>Agricultural Systems
>
>For questions concerning this PROGRAM, please call (202) 401-5022
>E-mail: nricgp@reeusda.gov
>
>HOW TO OBTAIN APPLICATION MATERIALS
>Please note that potential applicants who are on the NRICGP mailing
>list, who submitted applications in FY1996, or who recently requested
>placement on the list for FY 1997, will automatically receive copies
>of this solicitation and the NRICGP Application Kit. All others may
>request copies from:
>NRICGP c/o Proposal Services Unit/OEP/CSREES/USDA
>STOP 2245, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-2245
>Telephone: (202) 401-5048
>E-mail: psb@reeusda.gov; send your name, mailing address
> (not e-mail), phone number, and list of materials requested.
>The materials will then be mailed to you (not e-mailed) as quickly as
>possible.
>
>Materials Available on Internet, USDA/CSREES homepage www.reeusda.gov
>NRICGP Program Description
>NRICGP Application Kit
>NRICGP Abstracts of Funded Research
>NRICGP Annual Report
>