Plant Feedstocks Genomics for Bioenergy: A Joint Research Funding Opportunity Announcement USDA, DOE
The U. S. Department of Energy's Office of Science, Biological and EnvironmentalResearch (BER), and the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), hereby announce their interest in receiving applications for genomics- based research that will lead
to the improved use of plant biomass and feedstocks for the production of biofuels and renewable chemical feedstocks.
Applications are sought for research on candidate herbaceous and woody plants with improved resistance/tolerance to disease and disease complexes, and non-food oil seed crops with improved winter cold tolerance/survivability and agronomic traits.
Research to overcome these biological barriers to the low-cost, high quality, scalable and sustainable production of dedicated bioenergy biomass feedstocks using the tools of genetics and genomics are encouraged.
Applications are sought for research on candidate herbaceous and woody plants with improved resistance/tolerance to disease and disease complexes, and non-food oil seed crops with improved winter cold tolerance/survivability and agronomic traits.
Research to overcome these biological barriers to the low-cost, high quality, scalable and sustainable production of dedicated bioenergy biomass feedstocks using the tools of genetics and genomics are encouraged.
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
http://science.energy.gov/grants/foas/open/
Additional Information of Eligibility:
See the announcement including Section III for additional eligibility information
Full Opportunity Web Address:
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
Agency Email:
kim.laing@science.doe.gov
Date Posted:
2016-11-09
Application Due Date:
2017-02-18
Archive Date:
2017-03-17
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