The Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research (ROAR) program deploys urgent funding to support research and outreach in response to emerging or unanticipated threats to the nation’s food supply or agricultural systems.
Donor Name: Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: All Time
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Plant and animal pests and pathogens can strike quickly, devastating crops, livestock and livelihoods. When such events occur, it often takes months to mount an effective response. Researchers must first understand these pests and pathogens before developing an effective solution. While the initial period after pest or pathogen detection is critical to stopping the threat, conventional research funding opportunities take significant time and effort to pursue.
Funding Information
FFAR awards one-year grants, up to $150,000, in response to an outbreak to develop diagnostics, monitoring and mitigation strategies.
Eligibility Criteria
- The following types of organizations are invited to apply:
- Public and private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofit organizations
- For-profit organizations
- Eligibility Criteria include:
- Requested funds should not address weather, natural disaster or food safety response efforts.
- The pest or pathogen should be an emerging or unanticipated threat to the nation’s food supply or agricultural systems.
- The pest or pathogen will result in a significant negative impact of regional or national significance (Please consider pathogenicity, potential geographic range, potential economic impact of outbreak, potential for outbreak to occur).
- The suggested research should be short-term and focused on one of the following: diagnostics, monitoring protocols, coordinating response teams and/or developing prevention/mitigation strategies that will be applied quickly through extension or other outreach methods.
- If the project includes diagnostic tools, the tools should be specific to an imminent or ongoing disease or pest outbreak and have a high potential for dissemination to the industry.
- Matching funds should be confirmed and able to be certified within eight weeks of concept submission.
For more information, visit FFAR.
