Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship (USDA)

• Date: 17 December 2020
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/fgc.31468
• Published date: 17 December 2020

Federal Grants & Contracts ■ December 17, 2020 Page 7

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Grants alert (cont.)

and projects; and virtual cultural workshops, virtual joint

performances and virtual exhibitions.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# SCA52521GRA0000

Trade, Investment and Economy Virtual Grant

Program (DOS)

Scope: The State Department’s Bureau of Educational

and Cultural Affairs seeks applications for the FY2021

Trade, Investment and Economy Virtual Grant Program

announcement to carry out virtual programs to

strengthen bilateral ties between the United States and

Canada on trade, investment and economy.

Deadline: Aug. 9, 2021.

Funds: $100,000 for awards ranging from $500 to

$25,000.

Eligibility: Colleges and universities, nonprot

organizations and qualied individuals.

Areas: DOS said examples of Trade, Investment and

Economy Virtual Program Grants include but are not

limited to: professional and academic virtual speaker

programs, lectures and seminars; professional and

academic virtual exchanges and projects; and virtual

cultural workshops, virtual joint performances and virtual

exhibitions.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# SCA52521GRT0000

Countering Malign Inuences Virtual Grant

Program (DOS)

Scope: The State Department’s U.S. Mission to Canada

seeks applications for the Countering Malign Inuences

Virtual Grant Program announcement to carry out virtual

programs on countering malign inuences in a way that

strengthens U.S.-Canada relations.

Deadline: Aug. 9, 2021.

Funds: $100,000 for awards ranging from $500 to

$25,000.

Eligibility: Colleges and universities, nonprot

organizations and qualied individuals.

Areas: DOS said examples of Countering Malign

Inuences Virtual Grant Program grants include but are

not limited to: professional and academic virtual speaker

programs, lectures and seminars; professional and

academic virtual exchanges and projects; and virtual

cultural workshops, virtual joint performances, and

virtual exhibitions.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# SCA52521GRM0000

Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural

Science and Technology Fellowship (USDA)

Scope: The Agriculture Department’s Foreign

Agricultural Service seeks applications for the

FY2021 Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural

Science and Technology Fellowship announcement

to advance USDA’s agricultural research goals of

promoting collaborative programs among agricultural

professionals of eligible countries, agricultural

professionals of the United States, the international

agricultural research system and US entities conducting

research by providing fellowships to individuals from

eligible countries who specialize or have experience

in agricultural education, research, extension or other

related elds.

Deadline: Feb. 1, 2021.

Funds: Up to $540,000 total for nine individual awards

of up to $60,000 each. The maximum project period is

two years.

Eligibility: Colleges and universities.

Areas: USDA said the successful applicant institution

will design and implement a training program to meet

the participant’s proposed research goals and objectives

to the closest extent possible. The selected institution

will also include leadership and communication

training to help the fellow better communicate research

conducted under their fellowship to policymakers in their

respective countries to help implement science-based

agricultural policies.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# USDA-

FAS-10777-0700-10-21-0002

Indiana Partners for Conservation—Indiana

(USDA)

Scope: The Agriculture Department’s Natural Resources

Conservation Service (NRCS) seeks applications

for the Indiana Partners for Conservation—Indiana

announcement for the purpose of leveraging NRCS

resources, addressing local natural resource issues,

encouraging collaboration and developing state- and

community-level conservation leadership.

Deadline: Jan. 25, 2021.

Funds: $1 million total for up to 10 awards ranging from

$30,000 to $500,000. The maximum project period is

ve years.

Eligibility: Colleges and universities; nonprot

organizations; and state, local and Native American

tribal governments.

Areas: USDA said activities may include but are not

limited to: advancing the goals of the Indiana Agriculture

Nutrient Alliance and the Indiana State Nutrient

Reduction Strategy; promoting soil health to producers,

landowners and/or private agronomic advisors; and

conducting conservation planning, on-site (eld)

practice certications and/or follow-up with producers on

establishment of conservation practices.

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