Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA GRANTS 032414 001
Apply for USDA GRANTS 032414 001
- The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Clean Plant Network Request for Applications" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.025 Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 15, 2014 and posted on Mar 24, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 23, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $4,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 9 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Land Grant Universities Non Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture State Agricultural Experiment Stations State or Local Governments Federal Agencies
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Clean Plant Network Request for Applications (Funding Opportunity Number USDA GRANTS 032414 001) is a FY 2014 discretionary grant opportunity administered by the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under CFDA 10.025 (Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care). It provides cooperative agreement funding to support the National Clean Plant Network (NCPN), a national effort aimed at making reliable, high-quality asexually propagated planting material available to U.S. agriculture. The core purpose is to ensure that planting stock used for specialty crops is free from targeted plant pathogens and pests that can cause significant economic losses, while also protecting environmental resources and strengthening the global competitiveness of U.S. specialty crop producers.
NCPN focuses specifically on crops commonly propagated asexually (for example through cuttings, grafting, tissue culture, or other vegetative methods), because these pathways can inadvertently carry viruses, bacteria, fungi, nematodes, and other pests from one generation of plant material to the next. By supporting coordinated testing, therapy, and maintenance systems, the program helps reduce the spread of damaging plant diseases and pests, improves the health and uniformity of planting material, and supports the broader plant health infrastructure needed for domestic production and trade.
The program outlines five major priority areas for proposed projects. First, it supports establishing and strengthening NCPN governance, along with the administrative and support systems needed to run a coordinated national network. Second, it funds operational activities that enable the rapid and safe introduction, diagnosis, treatment, foundation block establishment, and release of clean planting materials, including plant materials entering from foreign sources as well as domestic sources intended for commercial development. Third, it supports methods development, including improving diagnostic testing accuracy, developing therapies to eliminate pathogens, and building or refining guidelines and standards that different crop species need for certification and ongoing maintenance of clean status. Fourth, it emphasizes partnerships and outreach, particularly collaboration with land-grant and other universities, extension programs, and state departments of agriculture to engage commercial nurseries, industry associations, and producers who ultimately rely on clean plant material. Fifth, it prioritizes the development and implementation of audit systems and quality controls to ensure that clean plant activities are consistent, credible, and verifiable across the network.
Funding is intended for institutions and agencies positioned to carry out plant health diagnostics, clean plant production, and network-level coordination. Eligible applicants include Land Grant Universities, Non Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture, State Agricultural Experiment Stations, state or local governments, and federal agencies. The total estimated funding for this opportunity was $4,000,000, with an anticipated 9 awards, and there was no cost sharing or matching requirement. Because the funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, applicants should expect substantial federal involvement compared with a standard grant, often meaning closer coordination with the agency on objectives, performance, and implementation.
Applications receive priority consideration when they are built around specialty-crop-specific, coordinated plans that contribute to a comprehensive, cohesive, and efficient national network. In practice, this means proposals are expected to fit into a broader system rather than operating as isolated projects, demonstrating how they will contribute to shared standards, shared infrastructure, coordinated pipelines for clean stock, and consistent quality assurance. The opportunity was posted March 24, 2014, created May 15, 2014, and closed May 23, 2014, with an archive date of June 22, 2014.
For access issues related to the full announcement, the listed contact was Eileen Berke, Management Analyst, at 301-851-2856.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the National Clean Plant Network (NCPN) Request for Applications?
It is a FY 2014 discretionary federal funding opportunity administered by the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to support the National Clean Plant Network (NCPN). The funding supports cooperative agreements that strengthen a national system for producing and maintaining reliable, high-quality clean planting materials for U.S. agriculture.
What is the funding opportunity number for this program?
The Funding Opportunity Number is USDA GRANTS 032414 001.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
This opportunity is under CFDA 10.025, titled "Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care."
What type of funding instrument is used?
The instrument is a cooperative agreement. This typically involves substantial federal involvement compared with a standard grant, including closer coordination with USDA APHIS on objectives, performance, and implementation.
What is the overall purpose of the National Clean Plant Network?
The core purpose is to ensure that planting stock used for specialty crops is free from targeted plant pathogens and pests that can cause significant economic losses, while also protecting environmental resources and strengthening the global competitiveness of U.S. specialty crop producers.
What kinds of crops does NCPN focus on?
NCPN focuses on crops commonly propagated asexually, such as plants produced through cuttings, grafting, tissue culture, or other vegetative methods.
Why does the program emphasize asexually propagated planting material?
Asexual propagation pathways can unintentionally carry viruses, bacteria, fungi, nematodes, and other pests from one generation of plant material to the next. NCPN supports coordinated systems to reduce that risk.
What activities does the program support to keep planting material clean?
The program supports coordinated testing, therapy, and maintenance systems designed to reduce the spread of damaging plant diseases and pests and to improve the health and uniformity of planting material.
How does this program benefit U.S. agriculture?
It helps reduce the spread of damaging plant pathogens and pests, supports plant health infrastructure needed for domestic production and trade, protects environmental resources, and supports the competitiveness of U.S. specialty crop producers.
What are the major priority areas for projects under this opportunity?
The opportunity identifies five major priority areas: (1) governance and administrative/support systems for a coordinated national network; (2) operational activities for rapid and safe introduction, diagnosis, treatment, foundation block establishment, and release of clean planting materials (including foreign and domestic sources); (3) methods development (diagnostics, therapies, guidelines/standards); (4) partnerships and outreach (universities, extension, state departments of agriculture, nurseries, industry associations, producers); and (5) audit systems and quality controls to ensure consistency and credibility across the network.
What does "governance" mean in the context of NCPN projects?
Governance refers to establishing and strengthening the administrative structure and support systems needed to operate NCPN as a coordinated national network.
What operational activities are specifically highlighted as priorities?
Prioritized operational activities include rapid and safe introduction of plant material, diagnosis, treatment, foundation block establishment, and release of clean planting materials, including material entering from foreign sources and domestic sources intended for commercial development.
What is meant by "methods development" in this program?
Methods development includes improving diagnostic testing accuracy, developing therapies to eliminate pathogens, and developing or refining guidelines and standards needed for different crop species to support certification and ongoing maintenance of clean status.
Why are partnerships and outreach emphasized?
Partnerships and outreach are emphasized to connect the clean plant system to the stakeholders who use it, including collaboration with land-grant and other universities, extension programs, and state departments of agriculture to engage commercial nurseries, industry associations, and producers.
What are audit systems and quality controls intended to do?
They are intended to ensure that clean plant activities are consistent, credible, and verifiable across the national network.
Who is eligible to apply for this funding opportunity?
Eligible applicants include Land Grant Universities, Non Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture, State Agricultural Experiment Stations, state or local governments, and federal agencies.
What kinds of organizations are this funding opportunity intended for?
Funding is intended for institutions and agencies positioned to carry out plant health diagnostics, clean plant production, and network-level coordination.
How much total funding was estimated for this opportunity?
The total estimated funding was $4,000,000.
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated 9 awards.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated that there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What kinds of applications receive priority consideration?
Applications receive priority consideration when they are built around specialty-crop-specific, coordinated plans that contribute to a comprehensive, cohesive, and efficient national network.
What does it mean for a proposal to be "coordinated" under NCPN?
It means the proposal is expected to fit into a broader system rather than operate as an isolated project, showing how it contributes to shared standards, shared infrastructure, coordinated pipelines for clean stock, and consistent quality assurance.
Which agency administers this program?
The program is administered by the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
When was the opportunity posted, created, and closed?
It was posted on March 24, 2014; created on May 15, 2014; and closed on May 23, 2014.
When was the archive date?
The archive date was June 22, 2014.
Who was the contact for access issues related to the full announcement?
The listed contact was Eileen Berke, Management Analyst.
What phone number was provided for the contact?
The phone number provided was 301-851-2856.
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