Food for Progress Program (USDA)

• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/fgc.31117
• Published date: 04 June 2020
• Date: 04 June 2020

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Grants alert (cont.)

veteran and civilian communities, and to translate these

ndings; paucity of clinical studies—the lack of clinical

studies examining the interrelationship between TBI

and subsequent AD/ADRD for the military, veteran and

civilian communities; diagnostics and prognostics—the

need for technologies, tests, surveys, questionnaires,

devices, biomarkers or analyses to detect TBI sequelae

for AD/ADRD utilizing new and/or preexisting datasets;

and epidemiology—the paucity of epidemiological

research on the interrelationship between TBI, risk and

resiliency factors, and subsequent AD/ADRD for the

military, veteran and civilian communities; among others.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# W81XWH-20-PRARP-RPA

Peer Reviewed Alzheimer’s, Innovations in Care

and Support Award (DOD)

Scope: The Defense Department’s U.S. Army Medical

Research Acquisition Activity seeks applications for the

Peer Reviewed Alzheimer’s, Innovations in Care and

Support Award (InCASA) announcement to support

innovative and impactful research that improves the

quality of life and care for individuals, families and care

providers living with the common symptoms of traumatic

brain injury (TBI) and/or Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and

AD-related dementias (ADRD).

Deadline: Pre-applications, June 22, 2020; proposals,

July 21, 2020.

Funds: Approximately $720,000 to fund approximately

two InCASA Funding Level I applications and

approximately $2.4 million to fund approximately three

InCASA Funding Level II applications.

Eligibility: Unrestricted.

Areas: DOD said applicants to the FY2020 Peer

Reviewed Alzheimer’s Research Program InCASA must

address and select one of the overarching challenges:

paucity of clinical studies—the lack of clinical studies

to examine the interrelationship between TBI and

subsequent AD/ADRD for the military, veteran and

civilian communities; quality of life—the need for

technologies, assessments, interventions or devices to

benet individuals living with the common symptoms of

TBI and AD/ADRD; and family and care support—the

need for technologies, assessments, interventions

or devices that enhance the lives of those providing

care and families of individuals living with the common

symptoms of TBI and/or AD/ADRD.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# W81XWH-20-PRARP-

INCASA

New Mexico Conservation Funding (USDA)

Scope: The Agriculture Department’s Natural Resources

Conservation Service seeks applications for the New

Mexico Conservation Funding announcement to

partner with and support the efforts of natural resource

conservation partners, and to promote public awareness

and implementation of conservation activities.

Deadline: July 15, 2020.

Funds: $100,000 for up to ve awards ranging from

$10,000 to $20,000.

Eligibility: Nonprot organizations and state, local and

Native American tribal governments.

Areas: USDA said proposals must be for projects based

in New Mexico and focus on conservation. Activities

include conservation outreach workshops; technical

workshops and/or eld days on native plant community

adoption, and/or pollinator habitat; and organic and

specialty crop workshops.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# USDA-NRCS-NM-CTA-20-

NOFO0001015

McGovern-Dole International Food for Education

and Child Nutrition Program (USDA)

Scope: The Agriculture Department’s Foreign

Agricultural Service (FAS) seeks applications for the

McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and

Child Nutrition Program for FY2020.

Deadline: July 14, 2020.

Funds: $218 million total for up to 11 awards ranging

from $10 million to $25 million.

Eligibility: Colleges and universities; nonprot

organizations; and state, local and Native American

tribal governments.

Areas: USDA said key objectives are to carry out:

preschool and primary school food for education

programs in foreign countries to improve food security,

reduce the incidence of hunger and improve literacy

and primary education, particularly with respect to girls;

and maternal, infant and child nutrition programs for

pregnant women, nursing mothers, infants and children

who are 5 years old or younger.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# USDA-FAS-10-608-

0700-20-1

Food for Progress Program (USDA)

Scope: The Agriculture Department’s Foreign Agricultural

Service (FAS) seeks applications for the Food for

Progress (FFPr) Program to provide for the donation of

U.S. agricultural commodities to developing countries

and emerging democracies committed to introducing

and expanding free enterprise in the agricultural sector.

Deadline: July 14, 2020.

Funds: $190 million for up to ve awards ranging from

$15 million to $35 million. The maximum project period

is ve years.

Eligibility: Colleges and universities, nonprot

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