The National Institute of Food and Agriculture is accepting applications for its National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN) program to reduce the vulnerability of the United States food and agricultural system to chemical or biological attack.
Donor Name: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/06/2022
Size of Grant: $700,000
Grant Duration: 48 m0nths
Details:
The network coordinates the development, implementation, and enhancement of diverse capabilities for addressing threats to the Nation’s agricultural economy and food supply. To attain these purposes, the overarching goals of the NPDN are to: produce educated and capable first responders (Detection), provide accurate, reliable, and timely diagnostics and surveillance (Diagnosis), and supply useful, real-time data from innovative information and communication systems (Reporting).
Grant Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $700,000
- Award Floor: $240,000
- Grant Duration: 48 m0nths
Eligibility Criteria
State agricultural experiment stations, State cooperative extension services, all colleges and universities, other research or education institutions and organizations, Federal and private agencies and organizations, individuals, and any other contractor or recipient, either foreign or domestic, to further research, extension, or teaching programs in the food and agricultural sciences of the Department of Agriculture.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
