National Institute of Food and Agriculture International Wheat Yield Partnership Program

Post Date

December 8th 2015

Application Due Date

May 3rd 2016

Letter of Intent (LOI) must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on March 1, 2016.

Funding Opportunity Number

USDA-NIFA-AFRI-005515

CFDA Number(s)

10.310

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Agriculture

Eligibility Categories

Other

Eligibility is linked to the project type.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $3446000

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

NIFA aims to support the G20 nationsм Wheat Initiative which is committed to coordinate wheat research in the areas of genetics, genomics, physiology, breeding and agronomy internationally. NIFA in coordination with the International Wheat Yield Partnership (IWYP), requests applications to seek breakthroughs for cereal breeding using new technologies and also discoveries that lead to significantly greater grain size, grain set and grain filling duration following embryo formation, in diverse environments, without compromising grain protein concentration in Triticeae species.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Agriculture

• Office:

  National Institute of Food and Agriculture

• Agency Contact:

  NIFA Help Desk
  Phone: 202-401-5048
  Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays

• Agency Mailing Address:

  If you have any questions related to preparing application content

• Agency Email Address:

  electronic@nifa.usda.gov

• More Information:

  National Institute of Food and Agriculture International Wheat Yield Partnership Program