Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NIFA SCRI 010556
The Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program (ECDRE) pre-application opportunity is a USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) grant program focused on delivering practical, farm-level solutions for U.S. citrus growers facing Huanglongbing (HLB) and the broader citrus disease complex. The program is designed around priorities set by the Citrus Disease Sub-committee (CDS) of the National Agricultural Research, Education, Extension and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board, and it emphasizes projects that tightly integrate research and extension rather than treating them as separate tracks. In other words, the intent is not only to generate new knowledge, but to move proven approaches into real-world citrus production as quickly and effectively as possible.
A central theme of the ECDRE program is shifting away from narrow, component-focused work toward systems-based, trans-disciplinary efforts that combine expertise across fields and institutions. NIFA is explicitly looking for collaborative teams that can connect scientific discovery with grower decision-making, implementation, and measurable outcomes in commercial orchards. The overarching outcomes described for the program include helping the citrus industry continue farming in a financially sustainable way despite HLB pressure, accelerating the transition from research conclusions to on-farm deployment, and encouraging teams to synthesize existing and emerging knowledge into actionable solutions that reduce infection risk and improve management of HLB and its impacts.
For FY 2024, funded proposals are expected to present a clear plan to address one or more of nine priority needs identified by the CDS, with the priorities ranked in order of importance. While the notice does not list the nine priorities in the excerpt provided, it does clarify the selection lens: proposals should be strongly oriented toward grower needs and producer implementation. The program also highlights mechanisms that speed adoption, such as open communication, active information exchange, and development of shared resources that help translate science and technology into usable tools, practices, or strategies at the farm level.
Eligibility is broad and includes federal agencies, national laboratories, colleges and universities, research institutions and other organizations, private organizations or corporations, State Agricultural Experiment Stations, Cooperative Extension Services, individuals, and consortia or groups made up of two or more of these entity types. The opportunity is structured as a pre-application solicitation, meaning applicants submit an initial proposal stage for consideration before any later invited full application steps (if applicable under the program rules). NIFA also flags a key submission rule: duplicate or multiple submissions under the same lead Project Director (PD) are not allowed, and NIFA will disqualify both applications if duplicates occur. At the same time, a person may serve as a co-PD on multiple different submissions, and may still submit one unique application as the lead PD in the same fiscal year.
Administrative details from the listing include the funding opportunity title "Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program - Pre-Applications," opportunity number USDA NIFA SCRI 010556, and CFDA number 10.309. The agency is USDA NIFA, the funding instrument is a grant, and the activity category is agriculture. The original closing date for pre-applications is March 28, 2024. The award ceiling is listed as $15,000,000, and NIFA anticipates making about 7 awards, indicating relatively large, high-impact projects are expected. The opportunity is categorized as mandatory in the listing, and NIFA points new applicants to its Grants Overview resources to better understand federal financial assistance requirements and processes.Apply for USDA NIFA SCRI 010556
- The National Institute of Food and Agriculture in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program - Pre-Applications" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.309.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-02-14.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-03-28. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $15,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 7 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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