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NIH Funding on Diet Composition and Energy Balance

This funding opportunity from NIH is for research on diet composition and energy balance. It encourages applications investigating the role of diet composition in energy balance, including studies in both animals and humans. Both short and longer-term studies are encouraged, ranging from basic studies investigating the impact of micro-or macronutrient composition on appetite, metabolism, and energy expenditure through clinical studies evaluating the efficacy of diets differing in micro- or macronutrient composition, absorption, dietary variety, or energy density for weight loss or weight maintenance. The current closing date for applications is May 7, 2010 but multiple receipt dates listed.

NIFA National Integrated Food Safety Initiative

The purpose of the NIFA National Integrated Food Safety Initiative is to support food safety projects that demonstrate an integrated approach to solving problems in applied food safety research, education, or extension. Various models for integration of applied research, education, and extension will be considered for funding. Applications describing multi-state, multi-institutional, multidisciplinary, and multifunctional activities are encouraged. Application deadline is January 19, 2010.

NIFA Specialty Crop Research Initiative

The Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) was established to solve critical industry issues through research and extension activities. SCRI will give priority to projects that are multistate, multi-institutional, or trans-disciplinary; and include explicit mechanisms to communicate results to producers and the public. Application deadline is January 14, 2010.

NIFA and NSF Joint Solicitation on Disaster Resilience in Rural Communities

USDA and the National Science Foundation announce funds to support research needed to develop technologies, processes and systems to enhance disaster resilience and sustainability in rural communities. Application deadline is January 20, 2010.

NIFA State and Regional AgrAbility Program

AgrAbility increases the likelihood that individuals with disabilities and their families engaged in production agriculture become more successful. The primary outcome is enhanced quality of life for people with disabilities in agriculture. The program supports cooperative projects in which State Cooperative Extension Services based at either 1862 or 1890 Land-Grant Universities subcontract to private, non-profit disability organizations. Application deadline is December 18, 2009.

Getty Conservation Institute Offers Conservation Guest Scholar Program

The Conservation Guest Scholar Program at the Getty Conservation Institute supports new ideas and perspectives in the field of conservation, providing an opportunity for professionals to pursue scholarly research in an interdisciplinary manner across traditional boundaries. Application deadline is November 1, 2009.

Nominations Sought for 2010 Julius Shiskin Award

Nominations are invited for the annual Julius Shiskin Memorial Award for Economic Statistics. The Award is given in recognition of unusually original and important contributions in the development of economic statistics or in the use of statistics in interpreting the economy. Contributions are recognized for statistical research, development of statistical tools, application of information technology techniques, use of economic statistical programs, management of statistical programs, or developing public understanding of measurement issues.Information is available on the ASA Website.

US Meat Export Federation Request for Proposals

The US Meat Export Federation Request for Proposals regarding potential country specific import requirements for animal / product traceability and the impact on U.S. red meat exports. The funding period is from January 1, 2010-December 31, 2010. Funding for these research projects will be through the USDA/FAS Market Access Program. Recipients will be required to follow the USDA regulations for MAP funding.

NIFA Higher Education Challenge (HEC) Grants Program

USDA announced funding for the Higher Education Challenge Grants Program. Application deadline is February 5, 2010.

NIFA Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program

This competitive grants program is intended to promote and strengthen the ability of Hispanic-Serving Institutions to carry out higher education programs in the food and agricultural sciences. Application deadline is February 16, 2010.