Sponsor
Niagara Peninsula Fruit & Vegetable Growers' Association (NPF&VGA)
Program
The Niagara Peninsula Fruit & Vegetable Growers’ Association Research and Service Proposals
Description
The Niagara Peninsula Fruit & Vegetable Growers’ Association (NPF & VGA) invites submissions of research or service proposals commencing in 2019. Projects are to benefit the grape, fruit and vegetable industry in Niagara and may be single or multi-year in length. The research priorities are: Plant Protection; Production Efficiency; Environmental/Ecosystem Impact; Product Quality Improvement; Product Diversification; Genetic Technologies and Reproductive Technologies. See attachments for further information.
Eligibility
Researchers
Funding Availability
The budget for 2019 is set at $35,000 and will be disbursed as required to fund all approved projects. For this reason, funding support from NPF & VGA is generally used as seed money for other grants. All approved projects are contingent on applicant(s) receiving matching funds if required and submitting proof thereof.
Indirect Costs
25%
Project Duration
May be single or multi year in length.
Deadlines
If College-level review is required, your College will communicate its earlier internal deadlines.
| Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Internal Deadline | Please submit OR-5 along and proposal to: research.services@uoguelph.ca. | |
External Deadline | The total proposal should not exceed 6 pages. Please send electronically to npfvga+research@gmail.com. Late proposals will not be accepted. Requests will be reviewed and all applicants notified of their funding status in early February, 2019. |
Attachment(s)
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 NPF-VGA Application form and Documents | 326.73 KB |