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Opportunity Summary:

The Supplemental and Alternative Crops Competitive (SACC) Grants Program is a competitive grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA), designed to accelerate the development of canola as a practical supplemental or alternative crop in the United States. The program is focused on making canola more widely adoptable and profitable by supporting applied research and near-term technology transfer that can translate into measurable increases in production and/or planted acreage. In plain terms, the funding is meant to move canola forward from both a crop improvement and farm-management standpoint, while ensuring that the results reach producers quickly through organized outreach and Extension.

The core purpose of the program is to significantly expand canola production by funding work in three closely connected areas: (1) developing and testing superior germplasm (for example, improved varieties or breeding lines with better yield potential, stress tolerance, disease resistance, or regional adaptability), (2) improving practical production methods such as planting, cultivation, and harvesting techniques that reduce risk or improve efficiency, and (3) transferring the resulting knowledge to farmers as soon as it can be responsibly recommended. A notable requirement is that proposals must include Extension, education, and communication activities tied directly to the research being proposed. This means projects are expected to go beyond experiments and publications and also describe how producers will be engaged, how findings will be delivered, and how adoption will be supported through Extension-type programming.

Administratively, this is a discretionary grant program (Funding Opportunity Number USDA NIFA OP 004516) listed under CFDA 10.200, Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants. The estimated total funding available for the program is $780,000, with an award ceiling of $210,000 per grant and no stated minimum award amount (award floor of $0). The opportunity does not require cost sharing or matching funds, which can make participation more accessible for applicants that may not have significant non-federal resources to contribute.

Eligibility is limited to specific organization types rather than individuals. Applications may be submitted by colleges and universities, other federal agencies, and private sector entities. The notice indicates that eligibility is categorized as "Others" with clarification provided in the detailed eligibility text, but the explicit restriction is that only those organization types listed above may apply.

Key dates associated with this particular posting show it was originally posted on April 4, 2014, with an application deadline (closing date) of May 8, 2014, and an archive date of June 7, 2014. While those dates indicate the referenced announcement is historical, the structure and intent of the program as described emphasize rapid, producer-facing impact: improved canola genetics, better on-farm practices, and a clear plan to communicate results through Extension and related outreach channels so that growers can put new recommendations into practice as quickly as feasible.

For practical support, the announcement directs applicants who have trouble accessing the full materials electronically to the NIFA Help Desk at 202-401-5048 during business hours (Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, excluding federal holidays).

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