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Organic Farming Research Foundation Grants- Proposal RequirementsFunds for NGOs Activities:
Agriculture,Others PROPOSAL CONTENT REQUIREMENTS Fill out the online application form and include the name, phone number, address, and electronic contact information for all researchers and farmer/rancher collaborators involved in the project. Identify the primary investigator for the project and the project title. You should also include the name for your administrative contact, if you have one. You will upload as either a single MS Word document or PDF the following items in the application checklist (not to exceed 9 pages total). 1. Abstract/summary of the project including synopsis of methods, goals, and expected outcomes. (half page) 2. Qualifications. What are your qualifications to do this work? What previous experience do you have in conducting organic systems research or education? Include the qualifications of any researchers or producers with whom you are collaborating. Please provide a 1- or 2-page CV or resume for major participants only (include in the appendix). 3. Rationale and literature review. What is the issue that you are addressing and why is it important to organic producers? What steps have you taken to determine that the project you're planning has not already been done? What organic farmers and/or ranchers have you consulted on the topic? OFRF requires that you conduct a literature search on the subject matter and present your findings in the proposal. (For guidance, see Suggested Resources below) 4. Research Objectives. What are the specific objectives of this project? For each objective, present a measurable outcome that will indicate successful achievement of the objective. Describe how the project will foster the improvement and/or widespread adoption of organic farming systems, as well as ways in which organic farmers or ranchers will be able to use proposed results in their operation 5. Farmer involvement. Detail how farmers or ranchers have been involved in determining the focus of the project and in its planning. How will they be involved throughout the project? 6. Methods. What is your methodology for this project? Include details of the actual mechanics of your project, including experimental design, treatments, materials, measurements, etc. How have farmer/rancher collaborators been involved in developing the methodology of the experiment? How will they be involved in the experiment's implementation? 7. Organic certification. Describe the organic certification status of the research area, length of time under organic certification, and provide the certifier’s name. If the only available research ground is in transitional status, provide the date when it is expected to come under certification and the prospective certifier. 8. Research outcomes and impacts. What are the expected outcomes and impacts on organic farming, agricultural systems and rural communities? How will these outcomes be measured and what is the evaluation plan? 9. Research outreach and results dissemination. What is your outreach plan for delivering the information from the project to farmers/ranchers or other end users? Each project must have a strong outreach plan to disseminate the findings, and may include a combination of delivery methods such as field days, articles, publications, videos, images and reader-friendly synopses of the project’s results. 10. Timeline. Provide a timeline or calendar of important milestones. If you intend to conduct a multi-year project, please provide a year-by-year breakdown of the project timeline. 11. Budget. What is your project budget? Document any other sources of support for the project, all matching and in-kind resources, and list other funding sought. Your budget should detail labor, materials, travel, and outreach costs, with justification for each. Include fair compensation for farmer collaborators. If yours will be a multi-year project, please provide a breakdown of your budget by year. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Make sure to supply the name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number for the principal investigator for the project. OFRF reserves the right to not accept a proposal into competition if it deems that the proposal is not competitive because of certification status or inadequate methodology, or if the proposal does not address organic farming issues or does not follow the proposal requirements.
Proposals submitted electronically or otherwise delivered after 11:59 PM Pacific Time February 8, 2016 will not be considered for funding. REVIEW Proposals will be reviewed by a subcommittee comprised of the foundation’s Board of Directors OFRF reserves the right to seek outside technical consultation as necessary. Similar PostsWomen Researchers FellowshipLarge Research Grants on Education Program - Spencer Foundation SFF Digitalisation of Climate Smart Supply Chain in Farming Systems Small Grants to Support Research in Family Planning Spencer's Small Research Grants Criteria - Last date 1st Aug 2017 Spencer's Small Research Grants - Apply by 1st Aug 2017 Child Development Research Projects - Waterloo Foundation - Last date 2nd July 2017 - TWAS─C.N.R. Rao Prize for Scientific Research Last date: 31 May 2017 KWEF Research Grant - India and other countries - Last date: 27 April 2017 Call for a Research and Evaluation Partner - Elrha Call for projects "Promotion of family farming in West Africa (Pafao)" 2017 Leakey Foundation Research Grants Eligibility
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