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NBCI Grant and Cooperative Agreement Programs

Since launching its Federal financial assistance (Grants and Cooperative Agreements) programs in 1990, NBCI has funded over 210 projects for a total of over $2,750,000 plus an added $100,000 in related NBCI customer workshops and staff development activities through 1998.

NBCI's specific Facilitation Grant and Cooperative Agreement Program was formalized in 1992 for the purpose of supporting information, education, and communications programs. The Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant and Cooperative Agreement Program was formalized in 1994 and funded systematics work of critical importance to biological control program. The Implementation Grant and Cooperative Agreement Program began in 1996 and provided assistance for partnerships with State agencies that transfer and implement biological control programs.

Total funding available for NBCI's Grant and Cooperative Agreement Programs and related activities has varied over the years as follows:

  • 1990 - $ 237,932
  • 1991 - $ 452,751
  • 1992 - $ 171,150
  • 1993 - $ 148,349
  • 1994 - $ 345,938
  • 1995 - $ 334,840
  • 1996 - $ 192,859
  • 1997 - $ 356,132
  • 1998 - $ 515,283
    • Facilitation Grant and Cooperative Agreement Program - Closed on March 26, 1999

    The NBCI Facilitation Grant and Cooperative Agreement Program offers Federal financial assistance to cooperators to facilitate information, education, or communications needs of the biological control community. Generally, funding available under this program will be allocated to proposals under $5,000.

    Implementation Grant and Cooperative Agreement Program - Closed on March 12, 1999

    The NBCI Implementation Grant and Cooperative Agreement Program offers Federal financial assistance for groups to form partnerships to increase and improve biological control implementation. Generally, funding available under this program will be allocated to proposals under $15,000.

    Postdoctoral Program in Systematics - Closed on April 09, 1999

    The NBCI Post-Doctoral Fellowship Grant and Cooperative Agreement Program is specific to Systematics and offers federal financial assistance for studies in Systematics of organisms of critical importance to the biological control of agricultural pests. This program offers grants of generally up to $40,000 each and funds permitting may be extended by NBCI for up to $35,000 for a second year.

    Financial assistance provided by NBCI through its three Small Grant and Cooperative Agreement Programs have gone to fund projects usually placed into one of several topical categories of importance to biological control, including:

    1. General Facilitation and Implementation Projects (65 projects funded to date)
    2. Education and Information Projects (29 projects funded to date)
    3. Monitoring, Evaluations, and Economics Projects (19 projects funded to date)
    4. Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Systematics (13 projects funded to date)
    5. Development of Databases and Computer Systems (22 projects funded to date)
    6. Meetings and Symposia (34 projects funded to date)
    7. Publications (23 projects funded to date)
    8. International Programs (12 projects funded to date)
    9. Regulatory Issues (2 projects funded to date)

    Other Funding

    The following information on grants, loans, and other forms of Federal and non-Federal assistance is provided by NBCI as a service for the general use of the biological control and other communities. The information is gathered from various public sources. This is not a solicitation for proposals by any party, including NBCI nor is NBCI liable or otherwise responsible for the accuracy of the information presented below. The list below may be a partial list of available resources and the data presented in this list may be incomplete.

    The availability of grants, loans, and other assistance and all other necessary information should be determined or otherwise gotten through contact with the provider.


    The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

    Program: "Conservation and the Environment"
    Organizational Status: Non-Profit Foundation
    Funding Type: Grants
    Program Description: "Devoted to basic research on how natural ecosystems work. It emphasizes the support of leading institutions, innovative research, and the training of promising doctoral and post-doctoral researchers. ...Within the broad field of ecosystems research and training, [the Conservation and the Environment program focuses] on botany and terrestrial ecosystems... ."
    Other Information: "The Foundation does not support advocacy, nor does it make grants for work in such areas as energy, global change, biodiversity, sustainability, wildlife, management, agriculture, pollution, or policy."
    Eligible Recipients: Contact the Foundation for additional information.
    Grant Amount: Contact the Foundation for additional information.
    Deadlines and Dates: Contact the Foundation for additional information.
    Contact, More Information, and Applications:
    William Robertson IV, Program Officer
    The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
    140 East 62nd Street
    New York, NY 10021
    (212) 838-8400, e-mail: wr@mellon.org

    Information Source: http://www.mellon.org/ce.html


    The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

    Program: "Program Security and Sustainability/Ecosystem Conservation"
    Organizational Status: Non-Profit Foundation
    Funding Type: Grants
    Program Description: "To help conserve renewable natural resources in selected ecosystems where biodiversity is threatened and to promote the sustainable use of those resources. ...The Foundation focuses its ecosystems conservation work in a small number of tropical biogeographical zones in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. ...In addition, the Foundation supports ecosystem conservation work in tropical areas of the United States." Select program areas include: 1) Conservation science and training, 2) Environmental law and policy, and 3) Conservation and sustainable economic development.
    Other Information: "The Program encourages interaction among people, institutions, ideas, and methods. …its focus on collaborative projects among individuals and institutions, especially those that bring together the varied perspectives of northern and southern countries; its efforts to forge links among areas of interest; and its efforts to integrate research, policy, and practice."
    Eligible Recipients: Contact the Foundation for additional information.
    Grant Amount: Contact the Foundation for additional information.
    Deadlines and Dates: Contact the Foundation for additional information.
    Contact, More Information, and Applications:
    The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
    Office of Grants Management
    140 S. Dearborn Street
    Chicago, IL 60603
    (312) 726-8000

    Information Source: http://www.macfdn.org/programs/gss/gss.htm


    National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)

    Program: "Challenge Grant Program"
    Organizational Status: Private, Non-Profit Organization established by the U.S. Congress.
    Funding Type: Grants
    Program Description: "The NFWF…is…dedicated to the conservation of natural resources – fish, wildlife, and plants. Among its goals are species habitat protection, environmental education, public policy development, natural resources management, habitat and ecosystem rehabilitation and restoration, and leadership training for conservation professionals. It meets these goals by forging partnerships between the public and private sectors and by supporting conservation activities that pinpoint and solve root causes of environmental problems. …The Foundation invests in the best possible solutions to these problems by awarding challenge grants using its Federally appropriated funds to match private sector funds."
    Other Information: The NFWF funds proposals in several categories, including: 1) Conservation Education, 2) Fisheries Conservation and Management, 3) Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation, 4) Wetlands and Private Lands (includes wetlands acquisition, restoration, and enhancement), and 5) Wildlife and Habitat (includes invasive exotic species management).
    Eligible Recipients: Includes colleges and universities, Federal, State, and Provincial agencies, domestic and international conservation organizations.
    Grant Amount: Contact the NFWF for additional information.
    Deadlines and Dates: Preproposals by July 15 and November 30; full proposals, based on preproposals meeting NFWF guidelines, invited by August 1 and December 15 respectively.
    Contact, More Information, and Applications:
    The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
    1120 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 900
    Washington, DC 20036
    (202) 857-0166

    Information Source: http://www.nfwf.org/


    Organic Farming Research Foundation

    Program: "Organic Research Grants"
    Organizational Status: Nonprofit, Research Organization
    Funding Type: Grants
    Program Description: The Organic Farming Research Foundation is offering funds for organic farming methods research, dissemination of research results to organic farmers and growers interested in making the transition to organic production and consumer education in organic farming.
    Other Information: Projects should involve farmers in design and execution, and take place or working farms when possible.
    Eligible Recipients: Contact the Foundation for additional information.
    Grant Amount: $3,000-$5,000
    Deadlines and Dates: Contact the Foundation for additional information.
    Contact, More Information, and Applications:
    Organic Farming Research Foundation
    P.O. Box 440
    Santa Cruz, CA 95061
    831-426-6606 voice
    831-426-6670 fax

    Information Source: http://www.ofrf.org

    Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

    Program: "Promoting the Success of Underrepresented Minorities in Mathematics, Science and Engineering"
    Organizational Status: Philanthropic, Non-Profit Institution
    Funding Type: Grants - Ph.D. Student Support
    Program Description: "The primary focus of the Sloan Foundation program to Promote the Success of Underrepresented Minorities in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering is to increase the number of underrepresented minority students (African American, Hispanic American, and Native American) receiving Ph.D.'s in mathematics, science, and engineering."
    Other Information: Grants have funded student activities in select fields germane to biological control, including: Entomology, Plant Systematics, and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
    Eligible Recipients: "Grants are made to eligible faculty to support their students, not to individual students."
    Grant Amount: "…support is limited to $30,000 per expected additional minority Ph.D. …"
    Deadlines and Dates: Contact the Institution for additional information.
    Contact, More Information, and Applications:
    Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
    Suite 2550
    630 Fifth Avenue
    New York, NY 10111-0242
    (212) 649-1649

    Information Source: http://www.sloan.org/


    USDA, Agricultural Research Service (ARS)

    Program: "Binational Agricultural Research and Development (BARD) Fund"
    Organizational Status: Federal Agency
    Program Description: "BARD funds cooperative agricultural research between scientists of the United States and Israel on topics considered to be of mutual benefit to the agriculture of both countries. BARD also supports international workshops and provides post-doctoral fellowships."
    Other Information: Select funded agricultural disciplines include: 1) Agricultural Economics, 2) Animal Protection, 3) Aquaculture, 4) Field and Garden Crops, 5) Fruit Tree Crops, and 6) Plant Protection.
    Eligible Recipients: Contact BARD for additional information.
    Grant Amount: Contact BARD for additional information.
    Deadlines and Dates: Contact BARD for additional information.
    Contact, More Information, and Applications:
    In The United States
    USDA, ARS, OIRP, BARD
    Building #005
    BARC-West
    Beltsville, MD 20705
    (301) 504-5605
    In Israel
    BARD, P.O. Box 6
    Bet Dagan 50250, ISRAEL
    (Phone) 972-3-9683230

    Information Source: http://www.bard-isus.com/main.htm


    USDA, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)

    Program: "Community-Based Environmental Education"
    Organizational Status: Federal Agency
    Funding Type: Grants
    Program Description: "....support pilot programs that utilize and adapt the resources of government and nongovernmental agencies that assist communities in applying appropriate environmental education as part of their sustainable development effort. The objectives of this program are to: 1) encourage local adoption of community-based environmental education models, 2) build the capacity of regional, state, and community agencies to coordinate their work through formal and nonformal education institutions and systems, and 3) to increase the ability of communities to plan and implement development that integrates economic, environmental, and social capacities for the next generation."
    Other Information: N/A
    Eligible Recipients: "Any 1862, 1890, or 1994 land-grant institution.... with no more than one proposal for any one institution."
    Grant Amount: Contact CSREES for additional information.
    Deadlines and Dates: Contact CSREES for additional information.
    Contact, More Information, and Applications:
    Greg Crosby, National Program Leader
    USDA/CSREES/NRE
    Ag Box 2210, Aerospace Building, Room 826
    Washington, DC 20250-2210
    (202) 401-6050, e-mail: gcrosby@reeusda.gov

    Information Source: http://www.reeusda.gov/environment/rfp.htm


    USDA, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)

    Program: "Critical Issues Program"
    Organizational Status: Federal Agency
    Funding Type: Grants
    Program Description: The Critical Issues Program supports emerging or reemerging plant research issues.
    Other Information: Recently, sorghum ergot was the major plant issue considered.
    Eligible Recipients: Contact USDA, CSREES for additional Information.
    Grant Amount: $100,000
    Deadlines and Dates: Contact USDA, CSREES for additional Information.
    Contact, More Information, and Applications:
    Robin Huettel
    USDA, CSREES
    (202) 401-5804/6869, e-mail: rhuettel@reeusda.gov

    Information Source: N/A


    USDA, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)

    Program: "Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 Program"
    Organizational Status: Federal Agency
    Funding Type: Grants
    Program Description: "....new and innovative extension programs for Native American communities and Tribal Colleges to be conducted through cooperative agreements with the 1862 Land-Grant Institutions. ....Awards will be made under the program in support of one or more of the following program areas: Agriculture; Community Resource and Economic Development; Family Development and resource Management; 4-H and Youth Development; Leadership and Volunteer Development; Natural Resources and Environmental Management; and Nutrition, Diet and Health."
    Other Information: N/A
    Eligible Recipients: Select 1862 land-grant universities to be used in cooperation with 1994 land-grant institutions (Native American and American Indian).
    Grant Amount: Up to $66,000 for each eligible 1994 institution.
    Deadlines and Dates: Contact CSREES for additional information.
    Contact, More Information, and Applications:
    Joan F. Gill
    CSREES, USDA
    STOP 2213, 1400 Independence Ave., S.W.
    Washington, DC 20250-2213
    (202) 720-6487

    Information Source: http://www.reeusda.gov/part/1994rfp.htm


    USDA, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)

    Program: "Fund for Rural America Program - Research, Education, and Extension Activities"
    Organizational Status: Federal Agency
    Funding Type: Grants
    Program Description: "....provides an opportunity to develop a new program to compliment USDA's existing portfolio of fundamental and applied research, extension, and higher education programs. [It]....allows....the integration of research, education, and extension activities for joint funding. [It]....will encourage collaboration among educators, research scientists, and extension personnel to jointly identify and solve problems relevant to rural communities."
    Other Information: "....available for applied, developmental, and adaptive research; technology transfer; extension and related outreach activities; and education. Projects will be awarded for short and intermediate term application of existing investments in research and development (R&D) through integration of research, extension, and education activities. [It]....will give priority to projects that are designed and proposed by eligible grant recipients in collaboration with institutions, organizations, and communities of interest."
    Eligible Recipients: "Federal research agencies, national laboratories, colleges or universities or research foundations maintained by a college or university, or private research organizations."
    Grant Amount: Contact USDA, CSREES, Office of Extramural Programs for additional information.
    Deadlines and Dates: Contact USDA, CSREES, Office of Extramural Programs for additional information.
    Contact, More Information, and Applications:
    Proposal Services Unit, Grants Management Branch
    Office of Extramural Programs
    USDA/CSREES
    Stop 2245
    Washington, DC 20250-2245
    (202) 401-5048

    Information Source: http://www.reeusda.gov/fra/fund.htm


    USDA, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)

    Program: "Fund for Rural America Program - Rural Information Infrastructure Program"
    Organizational Status: Federal Agency
    Funding Type: Grants
    Program Description: "The purpose of this program is to examine ways to improve delivery of rural economic, community development, and agricultural knowledge to rural communities in order to provide the same economic opportunity for those living in small towns and rural areas as those living in cities."
    Other Information: "....will support projects in three program categories: 1) Rural Telecommunications Technologies and Systems; 2) Information Infrastructure; and 3) Human Capacity Building."
    Eligible Recipients: "Federal research agencies, national laboratories, colleges or universities or research foundations maintained by a college or university, or private research organizations."
    Grant Amount: Contact USDA, CSREES, Office of Extramural Programs for additional information.
    Deadlines and Dates: Contact USDA, CSREES, Office of Extramural Programs for additional information.
    Contact, More Information, and Applications:
    Proposal Services Unit, Grants Management Branch
    Office of Extramural Programs
    USDA/CSREES
    Stop 2245
    Washington, DC 20250-2245
    (202) 401-5048

    Information Source: http://www.reeusda.gov/fra/fundrfa.htm


    USDA, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)

    Program: "National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program (NRICGP)"
    Organizational Status: Federal Agency
    Funding Type: Grants
    Program Description: "....funding research on key problems of national and regional importance in biological, environmental, physical, and social sciences relevant to agriculture, food, and the environment on a peer-reviewed, competitive basis. The NRICGP supports a spectrum of research ranging from basic, fundamental questions relevant to agriculture in the broad sense to research that bridges the basic and applied sciences and results in practical outcomes."
    Other Information: The NRICGP has a significant number of funding programs that might be of interest to the biological control community, including: 1) Plant Responses to the Environment, 2) Forest/Range/Crop/Aquatic Ecosystems, 3) Plant Pathology, 4) Entomology & Nematology, 5) Weed Biology and Management, 6) Biological Control Research, 7) Assessing Pest Control Strategies, 8) Biologically Based Pest Management, and 9) Rural Development.
    Eligible Recipients: Scientists at all academic institutions, Federal research agencies, private and industrial organizations, and individuals.
    Grant Amount: Contact the NRICGP for additional information.
    Deadlines and Dates: Contact the NRICGP for additional information.
    Contact, More Information, and Applications:
    NRI, CSREES, USDA
    Room 323 Aerospace Center, Stop 2241
    1400 Independence Ave., S.W.
    Washington, DC 20250-2241
    (202) 401-5022, e-mail: nricgp@reeusda.gov

    Information Source: http://www.reeusda.gov/nri


    USDA, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)

    Program: "Pest Management Alternatives Program (PMAP)"
    Organizational Status: Federal Agency
    Funding Type: Grants
    Program Description: The 1999 Pest Management Alternatives Program (PMAP) Request for Proposals (RFP) was published in the Federal Register on March 30, 1999. The RFP invites interested applicants to submit proposals that address anticipated changes in the pest management of food, feed, livestock, and ornamental commodities resulting from implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996. The goals of this program are to: (1) develop and demonstrate alternatives and possible mitigation strategies to ensure that producers have reliable methods of managing pests; and (2) develop crop profiles that summarize production practices, pesticide use/usage data, and available pest management alternatives for pesticides considered a high priority for tolerance reassessment under FQPA. PMAP was established to support the development and implementation of pest management alternatives when regulatory action by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or voluntary cancellation by the registrant results in the unavailability of certain agricultural pesticides or pesticide uses. These activities pertain to pesticides identified for possible regulatory action under FQPA. This competitive grants program supports efforts to modify existing pest management approaches or develop new methods that address needs created by the implementation of FQPA. The program also addresses the need for collection of information for regulatory decision making and for prioritization of research and education needs.
    Other Information: For more information on the RFP see a copy of the Federal Register for March 30, 1999 (part IV).
    Eligible Recipients: Contact USDA, CSREES, PMAP for additional Information.
    Grant Amount: The amount available for support of this program in fiscal year 1999 is approximately $1,500,000. It is anticipated that EPA will also provide support to the program.
    Deadlines and Dates: The deadline for applications is June 1, 1999.
    Contact, More Information, and Applications:
    Steve Yaninek
    USDA, CSREES
    Aerospace Building #837
    901 D Street SW
    Ag Box 2220
    Washington, DC 20250-2220
    (202) 401-6702/6869, e-mail: syaninek@reeusda.gov

    Information Source: http://www/reeusda.gov/ipm/pmaprfp99.htm


    USDA, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)

    Program: "Regional IPM Program"
    Organizational Status: Federal Agency
    Funding Type: Grants
    Program Description: The Regional IPM Program is designed to focus on issues selected by regional IPM committees.
    Other Information: Requests for proposals are announced on a regional basis soon after the beginning of the Federal fiscal year.
    Eligible Recipients: Contact your regional IPM coordinator or USDA, CSREES for additional Information.
    Grant Amount: Contact your regional IPM coordinator or USDA, CSREES for additional Information.
    Deadlines and Dates: Contact your regional IPM coordinator or USDA, CSREES for additional Information.
    Contact, More Information, and Applications:
    Your regional IPM coordinator
    or
    Mike Fitzner
    USDA, CSREES
    (202) 401-4939/5077 [pause] 0021, e-mail: mfitzner@reeusda.gov

    Information Source: http://www.reeusda.gov/ipm/funding.htm


    USDA, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)

    Program: "Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)" - "SARE Producer Grants Program"
    Organizational Status: Federal Agency
    Funding Type: Grants
    Program Description: " The SARE program has funded hundreds of projects to explore and apply economically profitable, environmentally sound and socially supporting farming systems."
    Other Information: The SARE Producer Grants "…involve on-farm trials with crops or livestock, but some have focused on marketing or educational activities. Producers are expected to team with an extension professional or other agricultural advisor and include an outreach plan for their results."
    Eligible Recipients: Contact SARE for additional information.
    Grant Amount: "Generally ranging from $500-$5,000."
    Deadlines and Dates: Contact SARE for additional information.
    Contact, More Information, and Applications:
    Contact your Regional SARE representative for additional information
    (Consult the www for addresses)
    or
    SARE
    In Washington, DC
    (202) 720-5203

    Information Source: http://www.sare.org/san


    USDA, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)

    Program: "Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)" - "SARE Professional Development Grants Program"
    Organizational Status: Federal Agency
    Funding Type: Grants
    Program Description: " The SARE program has funded hundreds of projects to explore and apply economically profitable, environmentally sound and socially supporting farming systems."
    Other Information: The SARE Professional Development Grants "…have been used for competitive grants and state-specific funding. SARE professional development grants are used for a variety of approaches, ranging from conducting workshops to creating educational videos to hosting on-farm training sessions for extension workers."
    Eligible Recipients: Contact SARE for additional information.
    Grant Amount: "Generally ranging from $10,000-$100,000."
    Deadlines and Dates: Contact SARE for additional information.
    Contact, More Information, and Applications:
    Contact your Regional SARE representative for additional information
    (Consult the www for addresses)
    or
    SARE
    In Washington, DC
    (202) 720-5203

    Information Source: http://www.sare.org/san


    USDA, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)

    Program: "Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)" - "SARE Research and Education Grants Program"
    Organizational Status: Federal Agency
    Funding Type: Grants
    Program Description: " The SARE program has funded hundreds of projects to explore and apply economically profitable, environmentally sound and socially supporting farming systems."
    Other Information: The SARE Research and Education Grants "…fund projects that usually involve scientists, producers, and others in an interdisciplinary approach. Many funded projects involve on-farm research trials with crops and/or livestock; other projects have studied quality of life, agricultural marketing, integrated farming systems, and soil and water conservation. Successful proposals typically include economic analysis and outreach components. The program also funds education and demonstration projects, including the development of farmer-to-farmer networks." Note: SARE's Agriculture in Concert with the Environment (ACE) Grants program is administered under SARE's Research and Education program. "ACE funds research and education projects that find and expand ways to prevent agriculture-related resources degradation. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding is matched with SARE dollars to create ACE." Proposals for ACE should be submitted to the SARE Research and Education Grants Program.
    Eligible Recipients: Contact SARE for additional information.
    Grant Amount: "Generally ranging from $30,000-$200,000."
    Deadlines and Dates: Contact SARE for additional information.
    Contact, More Information, and Applications:
    Contact your Regional SARE representative for additional information
    (Consult the www for addresses)
    or
    SARE
    In Washington, DC
    (202) 720-5203

    Information Source: http://www.sare.org/san


    USDA, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)

    Program: "Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)"
    Organizational Status: Federal Agency
    Funding Type: Grants
    Program Description: "The SBIR program … makes grants that are competitively awarded to qualified small businesses for the purpose of supporting high quality research proposals containing advanced concepts related to important scientific problems and opportunities in agriculture that could lead to significant public benefit if the research is successful. …Objectives of the SBIR Program are to stimulate technological innovations in the private sector, strengthen the role of small businesses in meeting Federal research and development needs, increase private sector commercialization of innovations derived from USDA-supported research and development efforts, and foster and encourage participation by women-owned and socially and economically disadvantaged small business firms in technological innovations".
    Other Information: "The SBIR does not make loans and does not award grants for the purpose of helping a business get established."
    Eligible Recipients: "Each organization submitting a proposal must qualify as a small business concern for research or research and development purposes."
    Grant Amount: Contact SBIR for additional information.
    Deadlines and Dates: Contact SBIR for additional information.
    Contact, More Information, and Applications:
    Dr. Charles F. Cleland, Director
    Small Business Innovation Research Program, CSREES/USDA
    Stop 2243, 1400 Independence Ave., SW
    Washington, DC 20250-2243
    (202) 401-4002, e-mail: ccleland@reeusda.gov

    Information Source: http://www.reeusda.gov/sbir/


    USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), International Cooperation and Development (ICD), Research and Scientific Exchanges Division (RSED)

    Program: "Scientific Cooperation Program (SCP)"
    Organizational Status: Federal Agency
    Funding Type: Grants
    Program Description: "The Scientific Cooperation Program (SCP) provides financial support for international cooperation in research efforts that benefit U.S. agriculture and forestry. The SCP facilitates interaction through a variety of activities, from short-term exchange visits of U.S. and foreign scientists to longer term collaborative research. The program supports cooperation between American and foreign researchers on projects directed at potential threats to U.S. agriculture and forestry, development of new technologies, and enhancement of trade in foreign markets."
    Other Information: Target areas for funding may include projects that: 1) "Refine Integrated Resource Management and Integrated Pest Management systems", 2) "Develop techniques for minimizing use of agricultural chemicals, and 3) Improve ecosystem management for sustained productivity."
    Eligible Recipients: "Scientists submitting proposals must be affiliated with a U.S. university, federal or state agency, or private non-profit organization."
    Grant Amount:
    Short-term scientific visits --- $5,000
    Research projects --- $30,000
    Deadlines and Dates: Contact RSED, SCP for additional information.
    Contact, More Information, and Applications:
    Ms. Helen Neil
    USDA, FAS, ICD, RSED, SCP
    Stop 1091
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, DC 20250-1091
    (202) 720-3282, e-mail: neil@fas.usda.gov

    Information Source: http://www.reeusda.gov/whatnew/fas99.htm


    USDA, Rural Development, Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS)

    Program: "Business and Industry (B&I) Direct Loan Program"
    Organizational Status: Federal Agency
    Funding Type: Loans
    Program Description: "....provides loans to public entities and private parties who cannot obtain credit from other sources."
    Other Information: "Loans to private parties can be made for improving, developing, or financing business and industry, creating jobs, and to improve the economic and environmental climate in rural communities (including pollution abatement)."
    Eligible Recipients: "....rural areas (this includes all areas other than cities of more than 50,000 people and their immediately adjacent urban or urbanizing areas). Eligible entities include cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, trusts or other profit or nonprofit entities, Indian Tribes or Federally recognized tribal groups, municipalities, counties, any other political subdivision of a State, or individuals."
    Loan Amount: "The maximum aggregate B&I Direct Loan amount to any one borrower is $10 million."
    Deadlines and Dates: Contact RBS for additional information.
    Contact, More Information, and Applications:
    Consult with your USDA, Rural Development State Office
    or
    RBS National Office
    (202) 720-0813

    Information Source: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/agency/rbcds/html/biloan.htm


    USDA, Rural Development, Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS)

    Program: "Business and Industrial (B&I) Guaranteed Loan Program"
    Organizational Status: Federal Agency
    Funding Type: Loan Guarantees
    Program Description: "To improve, develop, or finance business, industry, and employment, and to improve the economic and environmental climate in rural communities, including pollution abatement and control."
    Other Information: "....[program purposes are] achieved through bolstering the existing private credit structure through guarantee of quality loans which will provide lasting community benefits."
    Eligible Recipients: "....businesses located in areas outside any city with a population of 50,000 or more and its immediate adjacent urbanized or urbanizing area."
    Loan Amount: "The maximum aggregate B&I Guaranteed Loan(s) amount that can be offered to any one borrower under this program is $25 million."
    Deadlines and Dates: Contact RBS for additional information.
    Contact, More Information, and Applications:
    Consult with your USDA, Rural Development State Office
    or
    RBS National Office
    (202) 720-0813

    Information Source: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/agency/rbcds/html/biloan.htm


    USDA, Rural Development, Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS)

    Program: "Intermediary Relending Program Loans"
    Organizational Status: Federal Agency
    Funding Type: Loans
    Program Description: "To finance business facilities and community development projects in rural areas including cities...."
    Other Information: "Loans made by the intermediaries to ultimate recipients from the revolving loan fund are limited to $150,000 per ultimate recipient."
    Eligible Recipients: "Nonprofit corporations, public bodies, Indian Tribes, and cooperatives. ....An ultimate recipient cannot be located in a city with a population of 25,000 or more."
    Loan Amount: "Currently up to $2 million. The average loan amount approved is about $1 million."
    Deadlines and Dates: Contact RBS for additional information.
    Contact, More Information, and Applications:
    Consult with your USDA, Rural Development State Office
    or
    RBS National Office
    (202) 720-0813

    Information Source: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/agency/rbcds/html/biloan.htm


    USDA, Rural Development, Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS)

    Program: "Rural Business Enterprise Grants"
    Organizational Status: Federal Agency
    Funding Type: Grants
    Program Description: "To help public bodies, nonprofit corporations, and Federally recognized Indian Tribal groups finance and facilitate development of small and emerging business enterprises...."
    Other Information: "Costs that may be paid from grant funds include the acquisition and development of land and the construction of buildings, plants, equipment, access streets and roads, parking areas, utility and service extensions, refinancing, fees for professional services, technical assistance, startup operating costs and working capital, providing financial assistance to a third party, production of television programs to provide information to rural residents, and creation, expansion, and operation of rural distant learning networks."
    Eligible Recipients: "....[entities]located in areas outside the boundary of a city of 50,000 or more and its immediately adjacent urbanized or urbanizing area."
    Grant Amount: "Based on need and available appropriated funds."
    Deadlines and Dates: Contact RBS for additional information.
    Contact, More Information, and Applications:
    Consult with your USDA, Rural Development State Office
    or
    RBS National Office
    (202) 720-0813

    Information Source: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/agency/rbcds/html/biloan.htm


    USDA, Rural Development, Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS)

    Program: "Rural Economic Development Grant Program"
    Organizational Status: Federal Agency
    Funding Type: Grants
    Program Description: "Provides grants to Rural Utilities Service borrowers to promote rural economic development and job creation projects. Grants are used to establish revolving loan funds to provide infrastructure or community facilities in rural areas that will lead to economic stability. ....Grants are targeted to certain purposes such as community development assistance, education and training for economic development, medical care, telecommunications for education, job training or medical services, business incubators, and technical assistance."
    Other Information: "Grant applications are scored on job creation potential, sustainability of projects, suitability of project to the area, diversification of employment in the area, amount of supplemental funds, relative income, and employment levels."
    Eligible Recipients: "Rural Utilities Service Electric and Telecommunication borrowers...."
    Grant Amount: "A maximum of $330,000 per grant application may be requested."
    Deadlines and Dates: Contact RBS for additional information.
    Contact, More Information, and Applications:
    Consult with your USDA, Rural Development State Office
    or
    RBS National Office
    (202) 720-0813

    Information Source: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/agency/rbcds/html/biloan.htm


    USDA, Rural Development, Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS)

    Program: "Rural Economic Development Loan Program"
    Organizational Status: Federal Agency
    Funding Type: Loans
    Program Description: "Provides zero-interest loans to Rural Utilities Service borrowers to promote rural economic development and job creation projects. Funds are passed on to third party borrowers as zero-interest loans for projects that create jobs in rural areas, or that provide infrastructure or community facilities in rural areas that will lead to economic stability."
    Other Information: "Loan applications are scored on job creation potential, sustainability of projects, suitability to the area, diversification of employment in the area, amount of supplemental funds, relative income, and employment levels."
    Eligible Recipients: "Rural Utilities Service Electric and telecommunication borrowers with outstanding loans, and not delinquent on loans.... Loans are provided to finance a broad array of projects, including for-profit businesses."
    Loan Amount: "A maximum of $750,000 per loan application may be requested."
    Deadlines and Dates: Contact RBS for additional information.
    Contact, More Information, and Applications:
    Consult with your USDA, Rural Development State Office
    or
    RBS National Office
    (202) 720-0813

    Information Source: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/agency/rbcds/html/biloan.htm


    USDC (U.S. Department of Commerce), National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

    Program: "National Sea Grant - Nonindigenous Species Research and Outreach"
    Organizational Status: Federal Agency
    Funding Type: Grants
    Program Description: "....innovative, creative research and outreach projects that address aspects of the problem of non-indigenous species in U.S. coastal and Great Lakes ecosystems." Research and outreach proposals addressing nonindigenous species problems are encouraged in the following program areas: 1) Biology and Life History, 2) Effects on Ecosystems, 3) Socio-Economic Analysis: Costs and Benefits, 4) Control and Mitigation, 5) Preventing New Introductions, and 6) Reducing the Spread of Established Populations.
    Other Information: "The National Sea Grant College Program is a partnership between a national network of 29 Sea Grant Colleges and institutional programs and ....NOAA." Additionally, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) [a federally chartered nonprofit organization] is a partner with NOAA in this National Sea Grant program and "....encourages proposals for individual student fellowships that will build the student's capacity to use marine systems as an effective tool in protecting the indigenous components of marine ecosystems from non-indigenous introductions."
    Eligible Recipients: Contact NOAA/National Sea Grant program for additional information. Additionally, "Research undertaken jointly with industry, business, or other agencies with interest in the problem will be seen as being meritorious."
    Grant Amount: $50,000-$100,000 --- National Sea Grant
    $10,000-$15,000 --- NFWF
    Deadlines and Dates: Contact NOAA, National Sea Grant program or the NFWF as appropriate for additional information.
    Contact, More Information, and Applications:
    National Sea Grant Office Program Directors
    (Please see the NOAA, National Sea Grant web page for information)
    or
    NFWF
    (202) 857-0166

    Information Source: http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/NSGO/research/nonindigenous/index.html


    USDI (U.S. Department of the Interior), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

    Program: "Small Grants Program - Wetlands Conservation Projects"
    Organizational Status: Federal Agency
    Funding Type: Grants
    Program Description: "....to promote long-term conservation of North American wetland ecosystems and the waterfowl and other migratory birds, fish and wildlife that depend upon such habitats through partnerships. Principle conservation actions supported.... are acquisition, creation, enhancement, and restoration of wetlands and wetlands-associated habitat."
    Other Information: "....proposals must represent on-the-ground projects, and any overhead in the project budget mat be no greater than 10 percent of the grant amount."
    Eligible Recipients: Contact the FWS/Small Grants Coordinator for additional information.
    Grant Amount: Up to $50,000
    Deadlines and Dates: Contact the FWS/Small Grants Coordinator for additional information.
    Contact, More Information, and Applications:
    Dr. Keith A. Morehouse, Small Grants Coordinator
    USDI, FWS
    North American Waterfowl and Wetlands Office
    4401 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 110
    Arlington, VA 22203
    (703) 358-1784

    Information Source: Federal Register - Volume 63, Number 22


    US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

    Program: "Sustainable development Challenge Grant (SDCG) Program"
    Organizational Status: Federal Agency
    Funding Type: Grants
    Program Description: "The SDCG program provides an opportunity to develop place-based approaches to problem solving that can be replicated in other communities. Approaches should address problems related to current patterns of growth and public investment/disinvestment that accelerate loss of open space and wetlands, fragment habitat, and increase consumption of fossil fuels for energy and transportation. These grants are intended to encourage communities to recognize and build upon the fundamental connection between environmental protection, economic prosperity and community well-being." Also, "....these grants are intended to: catalyze community-based projects to promote environmentally and economically sustainable development; build partnerships which increase a community's capacity to take steps that will ensure the long-term health of ecosystems and humans, economic vitality, and community well being; and leverage public and private investments to enhance environmental quality by enabling sustainable community efforts to continue beyond the period of EPA funding."
    Other Information: "The SDCP Grant Program strongly encourages partnering among community members, business and government entities to work cooperatively to develop flexible, locally-oriented approaches that link place-based environmental management and quality of life activities with sustainable development and revitalization."
    Eligible Recipients: "(1) Incorporated non-profit (or not-for profit) private agencies, institution and organizations, and (2) public (state, county, regional or local) agencies, institutions and organizations, including those of Native Americans (American Indians and Alaskan Native Villages). While state agencies are eligible they are encouraged to work in partnership with community groups to strengthen their proposals. Federal agencies are not eligible for funding, however, they are also encouraged to work in partnership with state and local agencies on these projects."
    Grant Amount: "Applicants may compete for funding from EPA in two ranges ....(1) requesting $50,000 or less, and (2) requesting between $50,001 and $200,000. Proposals will compete with other proposals in the same range...."
    NOTE: "Applicants in each category are required to provide a minimum 20% match from non-federal funding sources."
    Deadlines and Dates: Contact EPA, SDCG Program for additional Information.
    Contact, More Information, and Applications:
    Contact the regional EPA representative for your state
    or
    Juanita Smith
    U.S. EPA
    Office of Air & Radiation (MC 6101)
    401 M Street SW
    Washington, DC 20460
    (202) 260-6812, e-mail: smith.juanita@epa.gov

    Information Source: http://www.epa.gov/ecocommunity

    Links To Funding Directories

    For more grant information follow these links:

  • USDA, CSREES - All CSREES Grant and Funding Opportunities

  • USDA, FAS - Directory of International Funding and Collaborative Opportunities


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