Friday, July 25th, 2008
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Major New Funding Announced for Organic Research and Education GrantsOFRF has issued its Request for Proposals for organic research and education projects for Fall 2008 grants. Proposals for awards of up to $15,000 per year ($20,000 for fruit projects) are due to OFRF on or before July 15, 2008. Multi-year funding will be considered for fruit projects. Fruit proposals are subject to the same application and review process as OFRF's general grants program, but will be underwritten by the new partnership funds. The full Request for Proposals and application information is available online at http://ofrf.org/grants/apply.html or by contacting Jane Sooby at the OFRF office (831-426-6606, jane@ofrf.org ).OFRF offers funds for research on any topic that will improve organic production systems, and for education and outreach projects to share organic farming information with current organic producers and to farmers and ranchers considering transitioning their operations to organic. OFRF particularly encourages farmers, ranchers, researchers, and Extension personnel to apply for funding. Farmers and ranchers often find that working with professional researchers can make it easier to design and carry out a research project, and OFRF encourages applications from such partnerships. |