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(BRAG)
10.219
The purpose of the BRAG program Assistance Listing 10.219, is to support the generation of new information that will assist Federal regulatory agencies [USDA’s – Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service - Biotechnology Regulatory Services (APHIS-BRS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Food and Drug Administration (FDA)] in making science-based decisions about the environmental effects of introducing genetically engineered (GE) organisms by techniques that use recombinant, synthesized, or amplified nucleic acids to modify or create a genome. The organisms include plants, microorganisms (including fungi, bacteria, and viruses), arthropods, fish, birds, livestock, and other animals these include related wild and agricultural organisms. The statutory program goals and objectives are to authorize and support environmental assessment research to help identify and analyze environmental effects of biotechnology and to authorize research to help regulators develop long-term policies concerning the introduction of such technology. The BRAG program supports applied and/or fundamental research relevant to environmental risk assessment, including biological risk, and the Federal regulatory process. When evaluating GE organisms, Federal regulators must answer the following four general questions: 1. Is there a hazard? (Potential hazard identification.) 2. How likely is the hazard to occur? (Quantifying the probability of occurrence; identifying likely exposure scenarios.) 3. What is the severity and extent of the hazard if it occurs? (Quantifying the effects) and 4. Is there an effect beyond what might occur with an unmodified organism or an organism that has similar traits, but was developed using other technologies?
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
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About the data page.
For the FY 2016 award cycle, the (Payment to States) amount available for awards was $ 2,433,375.
A total of 44 applications requesting a total of $ 23,790,339 were received in this year’s competition. In June 2016, a 14-member peer review panel will evaluate these applications. The peer panel included faculty and administrators from land grant and non-land grant colleges and universities and practitioners from the food and agricultural sciences community.
Funds were available to support 9 awards in the following Project Types (conferences, standard, and priority grants)
The funding success rate for this program in FY 2016 was 22% for research grants.
For the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 award cycle, the (Payment to States) amount available for awards was $ 2,433,375.
A total of 44 applications requesting a total of $ 23,790,339 were received in this year’s competition. In June 2016, a 14-member peer review panel will evaluate these applications. The peer panel included faculty and administrators from land grant and non-land grant colleges and universities and practitioners from the food and agricultural sciences community.
Funds were available to support nine (9) awards in the following Project Types (conferences, standard, and priority grants)
The funding success rate for this program in FY 2016 was 22% for research grants.
For the FY 2017 award cycle, the (Payment to States) amount available for awards was $ 3,926,101.
A total of 42 applications requesting a total of $ 19,129,634 were received in this year’s competition. In June 2017, a 13-member peer review panel will evaluate these applications. The peer panel included faculty and administrators from land grant and non-land grant colleges and universities and practitioners from the food and agricultural sciences community.
Funds were available to support 13 awards in the following Project Types (2 conferences for a total of $50,000 and 11 standard grants for a total of $5,345,838)
The funding success rate for this program in FY 2016 was 28% for research grants.
For the FY 2018 award cycle, the (Payment to States) amount available for awards was $ 5,626,545.
SPECIAL NOTE: The amount available for awards includes carryovers and prior year’s de-obligations.
A total of 37 applications requesting a total of $ 16,979,744 were received in this year’s competition. In June 2018, a 13-member peer review panel will evaluate these applications. The peer panel included faculty and administrators from land grant and non-land grant colleges and universities and practitioners from the food and agricultural sciences community.
Funds were available to support 14 awards in the following Project Types (1 conferences for a total of $25,000 and 13 standard grants for a total of $6,104,457)
The funding success rate for this program in FY 2018 was 35% for research grants.
For the FY 2019 award cycle, the (Payment to States) amount available for awards was $5,490,935.
SPECIAL NOTE: The amount available for awards includes carryovers and prior year’s de-obligations.
A total of 33 applications requesting a total of $13,697,878 were received in this year’s competition. In June 2019, a 11-member peer review panel will evaluate these applications. The peer panel included faculty and administrators from land grant and non-land grant colleges and universities and practitioners from the food and agricultural sciences community.
Funds were available to support 14 awards in the following Project Types (3 conferences for a total of $75,000 and 11 standard grants for a total of $ $5,163,970)
The funding success rate for this program in FY 2019 was 39% for research grants.
Based upon the President’s Budget, NIFA projects that $3,736,564 will be available for awards. Similar projects will be supported as those funded in FY 2019.
Pertinent information will be provided by Program at a future date.
Development, evaluation and modeling of homing gene drives for suppression of Drosophila and screwworm populations;
Genome-Wide Evaluation of Off-Targets And Phenotypic Effects In Genome-Edited Citrus For Resistance To Huanglongbing And Citrus Canker
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
