Funding for Biotech Risk Assessment Research
February 12, 2010| |
The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service announce the availability of grant funds and request for applications for the Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program to support environmental assessment research concerning the introduction of genetically engineered organisms into the environment. Deadline for applications is on March 17, 2010.
For more information, download http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/10_brag.pdf
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