Specialty Crop Research Initiative
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- USDA-NIFA-SCRI-010974
- Agency
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National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
- Applications due
- Award size
- $50,000 to $2,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Agriculture
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) program, offered by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, provides grants to support research and extension activities addressing critical needs of the specialty crop industry. These include work on plant breeding, pest and disease management, production efficiency, new technologies, and food safety. Applicants must submit a pre-application by November 8, 2024, addressing at least one of five focus areas. NIFA will conduct an industry relevance review and invite selected applicants to submit full proposals. Eligible applicants include federal agencies, universities, research institutions, and private organizations.
The SCRI program has approximately $75,440,000 in available funding for fiscal year 2025. Two project types are offered: Coordinated Agricultural Projects (up to $2 million per year for 5 years) and Standard Research and Extension Projects (up to $1 million per year for 5 years). A one-year, $50,000 Research and Extension Planning Project is also available to assist with developing future SCRI proposals. Work is anticipated to take place at university research facilities, experimental farms, and commercial growing operations across specialty crop producing regions nationwide.
Synopsis
The purpose of the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) program is to address the critical needs of the specialty crop industry by awarding grants to support research and extension that address key challenges of national, regional, and multi-state importance in sustaining all components of food and agriculture, including conventional and organic food production systems. Projects must address at least one of five focus areas:
Research in plant breeding, genetics, genomics, and other methods to improve crop characteristics
Efforts to identify and address threats from pests and diseases, including threats to specialty crop pollinators
Efforts to improve production efficiency, handling and processing, productivity, and profitability over the long term (including specialty crop policy and marketing)
New innovations and technology, including improved mechanization and technologies that delay or inhibit ripening
Methods to prevent, detect, monitor, control, and respond to potential food safety hazards in the production efficiency, handling and processing of specialty crops
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| FY25-SCRI-Pre-App-RFA-P.pdf |
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