Request for Proposals June 2008
The Florida Citrus Production Research Advisory Council (FCPRAC) is pleased to announce its June 2008 Request for Proposals. This page contains all the information you need to apply for funds for the upcoming 2008 term. The FCPRAC is proud to partner with the National Academy of Sciences to administrate proposal requests.
General information about the program is provided immediately below. This is followed further down on this same page by a detailed submission checklist to ensure you meet deadlines and get the proper information to the right people. The submission guidelines are presented in a way to make the process easy to understand and follow. You will need to act soon to participate in this program since the first deadline falls on July 14, 2008.
The overall goals of this research program are to rapidly find both short- and long-term solutions to the current disease crises affecting the Florida citrus industry. Projects should be planned so that they facilitate rapid commercialization of solutions.
If You Have Any Questions
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The first place to look if you have questions is to check the Information Forum. Many questions about proposals are answered under the FAQs about NAS Proposals topic, which is where we post updates about the application process. Only if you do not find your question answered in the Information Forum should you contact the NAS at the address at the bottom of this page. To ensure that you do not miss other alerts and announcements from our organization, register for the Information Forum and ensure that your SPAM filters are set to allow emails from the ecostat.info domain. To reduce SPAM, our Information Forum uses an opt-in email notification system, so be sure to toggle your Information Forum profile to send emails to you for the topics in which you are interested.
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Timeline and Calendar
| The Proposal Submission Timeline contains important milestone dates for you to be aware of as you prepare your proposals. Due dates, announcements and funding timelines are also presented to assist you in planning your project. |  |
Print the Wall Calendar (972 kb hi-res pdf)
June 16, 2008: Request for Proposals Announcement
July 14, 2008: Pre-proposal Summary Submission Deadline
August 1, 2008: Comments on Preproposals go to Applicants
September 5, 2008: Proposal Submission Deadline
October 31, 2008: Award Notification from FCPRAC
November 21, 2008: Start Date for Project.
Background Information and Literature
Bove: About Citrus Greening (1.8 mb hi-res pdf)
www.fcprac.com (general background)
| Background literature is provided to familiarize you with the issues faced by the Florida citrus industry. Huanglangbing disease (also called citrus greening or HLB) is considered by most to be the current research priority. Other important diseases include citrus canker and exotic diseases such as CVC (citrus variegated chlorosis). Information about these issues will also be provided soon. |  |
Currently Funded Projects
Currently Funded Projects (57 kb MS Excel file)
You probably want to know what is being funded currently (2007-2008) to help you avoid proposing a duplicate project (unless you have a better way, of course). The FCPRAC announces its updated listing of approved 2007-2008 projects accessible from the link above. This information is presented in a correctly structured single-table MS Excel file.
Summaries of the information are presented on a separate worksheet using the Pivot Table reporting feature of MS Excel. (If you do not know how to use Pivot Tables, you should. It is one of the least used, but most powerful features of MS Excel.) Users may generate new Pivot Tables to summarize the information in any desired configuration.
Select Agent Program
APHIS Rule (external link)
APHIS Select Agent Program Web Site (external link)
Projects funded by the FCPRAC must comply with applicable laws and regulations, including those from the Agricultural Select Agent Program. This is especially true of researchers working with citrus greening disease. Refer to the above two links for more information about these regulations and how to comply.
Proposal Submission Checklist
The checklist below contains all the information and links to forms you need to submit a proposal to the FCPRAC and NAS. You should be able to follow through this checklist in order to complete all the information you need to properly meet deadlines and ensure that the proper information is routed to the right people.
___ 1. List of Research Priorities
Overall NRC Priority Research Topics (50 kb hi-res pdf)
| An NRC Expert Panel reviewed an extensive list of citrus research topics and ranked them according to priority research areas. Review the listing above to determine how your research fits into the needs and priorities of the FCPRAC. |  |
Canker is another serious bacterial disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Xanthomonas, which is endemic to the state. FCPRAC also calls for proposals to address the control of citrus canker disease and to anticipate effective preparation and responses to future disease threats such as CVC, leprosis, etc.
___ 2. Proposal Submission Guidelines
Proposal Submission Guidelines (466 kb hi-res pdf)
| This document contains proposal submission guidelines, including deadlines, formatting and contact information if you have questions. |  |
___ 3. Preproposal Submission Form: Due July 14
Preproposal Form (108 kb hi-res pdf)
Preproposal Form Instructions (119 kb hi-res pdf)
Example Completed Preproposal Form (122 kb hi-res pdf)
| If you have trouble getting numbers entered in the Preproposal Form Budget line, try not using dollar signs or numbers as the currency formatting is applied automatically. |  |
The Example Preproposal Form contains fictitious information, so it should not be interpreted as a real project. It is intended for illustration purposes only. Your information and approach to supporting your idea might be different.
___ 4. Comments Returned to Applicants: Aug 1
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___ 5. Full Proposal Package: Due Sept 5
Your Full Proposal Package contains several documents as shown in the links below. The biggest part of this package is your Full Proposal Document, containing up to 15 pages of details about your project. See the Submission Guidelines above for details on how to organize your Full Proposal Document.
You will also need to submit a Proposal Cover Sheet and Budget (linked below). Depending on your matching support and third-party cooperators, you may need to submit one or more Subcontractor Expense Forms. You may receive guiidance from FCPRAC on completing these forms when comments are returned to you around August 1, 2008. See also the Proposal Cover Sheet Instructions (linked below) for more details about completing these forms.
Proposal Cover Sheet and Budget Form (624 kb pdf)
Proposal Cover Sheet Instructions (118 kb pdf)
Subcontractor Form (183 kb pdf)
| If you have trouble getting numbers entered in the Full Proposal Cover Sheet and Budget, try not using dollar signs or numbers as the currency formatting is applied automatically. Note that some of the subtotal and total fields will calculate automatically. | |
___ 6. NAS Review
The NAS will review your documents and forward their comments to the FCPRAC. The FCPRAC will then perform their own review of your information.
___ 7. Award Notification: October 31, 2008
You will receive word from FCPRAC regarding awarding of funds for your project. After you receive this call, you will receive additional information regarding how to complete and execute contracts to receive your funds. Good luck!
For Help and More Information
If you have a question, first check the FAQs about NAS Proposals topic in the Information Forum at fcprac.com. If you are unable to find the answer you need there, further submission and proposal questions should be directed electronically to Camilla Ables at the National Academy of Sciences below. Your question will be routed to the proper individuals who can handle your needs.
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Meeting Notices
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