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FY 2006 RFA for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
CSREES lists FY 2005 RFA for SBIR Phase I Program
The FY 2006 RFA for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is now posted on the CSREES website. The closing date for submitting Phase I grant applications is September 1, 2005. One of the biggest differences this year is that the agricultural part of Rural and Community Development section has been split off as a new topic area that is called Small and Mid-Size Farms. This topic area will be focused on developing new technologies to promote the sustainability and profitability of small and mid-size farms and ranches. Grant proposals have to be submitted by for-profit small business firms but university personnel can participate as consultants or subcontractors. We expect a budget next year of close to $20 million and we will fund about 90 projects in all areas of agricultural research including aquaculture.
You can obtain additional information by contacting the SBIR National Program Leader for Aquaculture:
Charles F. Cleland, Ph.D
SBIR National Program Leader
USDA/CSREES
Stop 2243, 1400 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-2243
Overnight Mail:
800 9th Street, SW, Suite 2312
Washington, D.C. 20024
Phone: 202/401-6852; Fax: 202/401-6070
E-mail: ccleland@csrees.usda.gov
USDA SBIR Website: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/sbir
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