Description
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) announces the availability of funding through cost reimbursable agreements for the Scientific Cooperation Research Program (SCRP) for fiscal year (FY) 2020. SCRP supports FAS' Borlaug Fellowship Program and other strategic goals and utilizes the scientific communities' accumulated knowledge and technologies to help aid in developing practical solutions to address issues including agricultural trade and market access, animal and plant health, biotechnology, food safety and security, and sustainable natural resource management.
• The program will support applied research, extension, and education projects lasting up to two years between U.S. researchers and researchers from selected emerging market economies.
• The program aims to create practical solutions to challenges faced by small farmers and build regional or global trade capacities in FAS countries.
• The program will support up to 10 collaborative research programs annually, up to $50,000.
• The program will support projects that align with the Global Food Security Act (Public Law No: 114-195) and promote applied research, extension, education, and trade capacity building.