Caribbean Administrative Group
University of Florida - University of Puerto Rico - University of the Virgin Islands
News
A second call for proposals for the Tropical Subtropical Agricultural Research, Caribbean (TSTAR-C) Grant Program for the FY2009 competition has been sent out targeting Tropical Animal Agriculture. The program funding priority for Plant and Animal invasive pest and disease has closed as of the November 10th deadline.
Those interested in submitting proposals for the TSTAR FY09 competition should be aware that until such time as the USDA budget is no longer being funded by Continuing Resolution, AND, such time as an appropriation for TSTAR funds is approved by Congress, funds for this program remain uncertain for FY 2009.
No letter of intent is due for the "Tropical Animal Agriculture" proposals, but full proposals are due to be received by email to mt@ufl.edu on or before December 24th at 5pm. Hard copies should be postmarked on or before December 24th.
Other changes for FY2009 TSTAR Proposals can be found in the Proposal Guidelines linked below.
Program Funding Priorities for FY2009
FY2009 Applications directed toward reducing and where possible eliminating the harmful effects of invasive species have been received and are being reviewed for FY2009. New Request for Proposals involving "Tropical Animal Agriculture" are currently being received.
Eligibility
This competition is restricted to faculty with a 20% or more Research assignment.
Funding Guidelines
The funding limit for TSTAR FY2009 proposals is increased to $60,000 per year and the time period for proposals is 2-Years maximum.
Full Proposals for Tropical Animal Agriculture due by electronic mail AND 6 printed hard copies postmarked to Program Assistant Mark Trujillo no later than December 24, 2008.
Please download and read the following RFA, Project guidelines, and Proposal Template to apply:
- TSTAR RFA
- Letter of Intent Guidelines
- TSTAR New Project Guidelines
- TSTAR Proposal Template
- TSTAR FY09 - Tropical Animal Agriculture - RFP Addendum
Florida applicants will also need to include one copy of the DSR and cost sharing document with the final original hard copy submission. These documents can be downloaded at:
http://isp.ifas.ufl.edu/forms.php
Send electronic proposal and 6 hard copies to:
TSTAR OFFICE
Attn: Mark Trujillo
Building 499, Room 104B
PO BOX 110337
Gainesville, FL 32608-0337
If you need more information about the TSTAR program, contact Mark Trujillo, T-STAR Assistant at (352) 392-7141.
About T-STAR
The T-STAR Caribbean program in tropical/subtropical agriculture research is administered under the direction of a Technical Committee (known as CAG) made up of representatives of three participating universities, the Executive Director of the Southern Association of Experiment Station Directors, USDA/CSREES and USDA/ARS. The three universities are: The University of Florida, the University of Puerto Rico and the University of the Virgin Islands. Currently these representatives are:
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Dr. Douglas Archer, Program Manager for the Caribbean Administrative Group, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
dlarcher@ufl.edu -
Dr. Vivian Carro, Assistant Dean, University of Puerto Rico vcarro@uprm.edu
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Dr. Bob Godfrey, Assistant Director, University of the Virgin Islands
rgodfre@uvi.edu -
Dr. Eric Young, Executive Director, Southern Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors
eyoung@ncsu.edu -
Dr. Mervalin Morant, Program Manager, USDA/CSREES, Washington, D.C.
mmorant@csrees.usda.gov -
Dr. Ricardo Goenaga, USDA/ARS Director, Tropical Agriculture Research Station, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.
Ricardo.goenaga@ars.usda.gov -
Dr. John Neilson, Peer Review Coordinator for TSTAR-C, University of Florida, PO Box 110337, Gainesville, Florida 32611-0337.
jtneilson@ifas.ufl.edu
