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The new FY 2009 USDA CSREES Specialty Crop RFP has been released. The program is similar to last year - there is still the 100% cost sharing . General information is here: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/specialtycropresearchinitiative.cfm Download the RFP here: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas...

Although we don't have a federal budget yet, we anticipate that the Specialty Crops Research Initiative RFP will be released in January 2009 with a 60 day open period. Begin your planning now. DLV

From Penn State - about their funded Specialty Crop Research Initiative Penn State project to bolster Mid-Atlantic specialty crop industry Wednesday, October 22, 2008 University Park, Pa. — More than a third of all farm sales comes from specialty crops such as fruits, vegetables and tree nuts. With consumers...

Colleagues: USDA CSREES announced today those funded via the Special Crops Research Initiative for FY 2008 funding. USDA ARS PBARC (Francis Zee) received funding to do ohelo berry research. That was the only Hawaii project funded. If you were not funded and/or wish to submit next year, the types of projects...

USDA CSREES announced today that more than 9 million in Specialty Crop funding was awarded. See the press release . Total Fiscal Year 2008 grants of $150,000 to $5,439,591 were awarded to: Institution Grant Amount University of Arizona $319,000 University of California-Davis $362,500 University of California...

A couple of revisions have been made to the USDA CSREES Specialty Crop Research Initiative RFP. See below: Please Note: On July 24, 2008, pages of this RFA were revised " ALL applicants are required to provide appropriate matching documentation in each application (see Part IV (B) (5) (a) (1), for...

USDA CSREES has released the SCRI program. Proposals must be submitted via Grants.gov by 5:00 pm EDT (11:00 HST) on August 14, 2008. 2008 Project Types: Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) The intent of the SCRI is to promote collaboration, open communication, the exchange of information, and the...

Specialty Crop Research Initiative RFP released today. Deadline is August 14, 2008. It will be out on Grants.gov on Monday, July 14, 2008.

This is an e-mail from USDA CSREES regarding cost sharing from Colien Hefferan, the CSREES Administrator. From: "Hefferan, Colien" < CHEFFERAN@csrees.usda.gov > Reply-To: "Hefferan, Colien" < CHEFFERAN@csrees.usda.gov > Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:30:26 -0400 To: W Agricultural...

Below is an e-mail from H. Michael Harrington with more information about Cost Sharing for the SCRI. Mike is the Executive Director (ED) of the Western Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors. _________________________________________________________________ From: H. Michael Harrington...