BLM OR-WA Native Geno-Types - Comparative Yields in Commercial Field Production, Medford District

Post Date

July 21st 2014

Application Due Date

August 15th 2014

Funding Opportunity Number

L14AS00228

CFDA Number(s)

15.231

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $100000

• Award Range:

  $1 - $22300

Grant Description

This project will evaluate the reliability and predictability (risks) of native grass species yields over a 5 to 10 year timeframe from wild-land collected sources and compare yields by species, genotypes, and environmental factors of source locations where available. The project will compare and analyze yields of wildland collected geno-types cultivated in an agricultural setting to determine the range of yields in the first, second, and third year of production, and describe the reliability of seed yields of a species and geno-types from different geographic areas. Data sets will be assembled for statistical analysis, additional field and environmental factors, and assessed by species including native geno-types, cultivars of the same species, cultivation practices and seed quality and weather events that effected yields. Changes in yields by species will be compared by Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Bureau of Land Management

• Agency Contact:

  SheriDowley, Grants Management Officer, 503-808-6243
  sdowley@blm.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Native Plant Geno-types

• Agency Email Address:

  sdowley@blm.gov

• More Information:

  Click on APPLICATION tab above to download full announcement instructions and application package.