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Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Pre-Applications

National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA) · Competitive · Science & Technology

At a glance

Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Pre-Applications is a federal competitive grant from National Institute of Food and Agriculture for the science & technology sector. Funding is $500K–$15M. Eligible applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification). Pre-applicants for the ECDRE must meet all the requirements discussed in this NOFO. Failure to meet the eligibility criteria by. The application deadline is November 2, 2026. Apply via the official listing at www.grants.gov.

Amount
$500K–$15M
Deadline
Nov 2, 2026
Type
Competitive
Status
Open

About this program

In FY 2026, the ECDRE program, under Assistance Listing 10.309, is soliciting proposals to develop effective tactics and strategies to control HLB and its disease complex for financially sustainable citrus production in the United States. All projects funded by the ECDRE program will incorporate collaborative approaches that integrate available knowledge to develop new solutions that can be deployed by growers to manage and prevent HLB infection in the near term.

Who can apply

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification). Pre-applicants for the ECDRE must meet all the requirements discussed in this NOFO. Failure to meet the eligibility criteria by the application deadline may result in exclusion from consideration for those new to Federal financial assistance, NIFA’s About Grants provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process. Pre-applications for the ECDRE may only be submitted by Federal agencies, national laboratories, colleges and universities, research institutions and organizations, private organizations or corporations, State Agricultural Experiment Stations, the Cooperative Extension Service, individuals, or groups consisting of two or more of these entities. Duplicate or Multiple Submission. Duplicate or multiple submissions with the same lead PD are not allowed. NIFA will disqualify both applications if an applicant submits duplicate or multiple submissions. However, an applicant may act as a Co-PD on multiple unique submissions as well as submit a single unique application as the Lead PD in the same fiscal year. USDA will not accept competitive applications for grant and cooperative agreements submitted for dangerous gain-of-function research, as defined in Section 8 of E.O. 14292.

How to apply

Apply through Grants.gov using funding opportunity number USDA-NIFA-SCRI-012018. Register your organization (SAM.gov + Grants.gov) before the deadline, then submit the application package listed in the official notice.

Apply at official source