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AFRP
10.330
To improve alfalfa and forage yield and seed yield of crops grown for propagation, improve persistence of plantings, reduce pest pressure for both forage and seed production, improve genetic quality of commercial cultivars and reduce losses during harvest and storage.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
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For the FY 2016 award cycle, $1,853,634 was available for grant awards. A total of 20 applications were received that requested a total of $4,870,015. In June, 2016, a peer-review panel evaluated the applications. The peer panel included faculty from land grant universities and scientists from industry and a Federal lab. Funds were available to support a total of 8 new awards as Integrated Research & Extension Projects totaling $1,854,554. There was a 40% funding success rate for the FY 2016 program. This program seeks to improve the yield and value of alfalfa forage and seed crops, improve persistence of production fields, reduce pest and pathogen pressure, increase tolerance to abiotic stresses including drought and saline soil conditions, improve germplasm by breeding, and reduce hay and silage losses in harvesting and storage.
For the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 award cycle, $1,853,634 was available for grant awards.
A total of twenty (20) applications were received that requested a total of $4,870,015.
A peer-review panel evaluated these applications in June, 2016. The peer panels included faculty from land grant universities and scientists from industry and a Federal laboratory.
Funds were available to support a total of eight (8) new Integrated Research and Extension Projects awards totaling $1,854,554.
The funding success rate for this program in FY 2016 was 40% for new awards.
This program seeks to improve the yield of alfalfa forage and seed crops, improve persistence of production fields, reduce pest and pathogen pressure, improve germplasm by breeding, and reduce losses in harvesting and storage of the crop.
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For the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 award cycle, $2,083,825 was available for grant awards.
A total of fourteen (14) applications were received that requested a total of $3,459,886.
An eight (8) member peer-review panel evaluated these applications on June 22, 2017. The peer panels included faculty from land grant universities and Federal and industry scientists.
Funds were available to support a total of eight (8) new integrated research and extension projects awards totaling $2,083,825.
The funding success rate for this program in FY 2017 was 57% for new awards.
This program seeks to improve the yield of alfalfa forage and seed crops, improve persistence of production fields, reduce pest and pathogen pressure, improve germplasm by breeding, and reduce losses in harvesting and storage of the crop.
For the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 award cycle, $2,086,631 was available for grant awards.
A total of 13 applications were received that requested a total of $3,890,106.
In June 2017, an eight member peer-review panel evaluated the applications. The peer panel included faculty from 1862 and 1890 land-grant institutions (LGIs), Federal scientists, and an industry farmer.
Funds were available to support a total of seven (7) new awards as Integrated Research & Extension Projects totaling $2,086,631.
There was a 54% funding success rate for the FY 2017 program.
This program seeks to establish interdisciplinary and multi-location research and extension networks to address national priorities or regional science needs of the U.S. alfalfa seed and forage industry. It supports the development of improved alfalfa seed and forage production systems, practices, and supporting technologies.
For the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 award cycle, $2,785,340 was available for grant awards.
A total of 37 applications were received that requested a total of $16,699,643.
In July 2019, a 14-member peer-review panel evaluated the applications. The peer panel included six faculty from 1862 land-grant universities and one from an 1890 land-grant university; two USDA ARS, one USDA ERS, and one Dept. of Energy Federal scientists; two scientists from private research institutes; and one from a private seed company.
Funds were available to support a total of 11 new awards as Integrated Research & Extension Projects plus one new award as a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) Research Project, totaling $2,785,340 for twelve awards.
There was a 32% funding success rate for the FY 2019 program.
This program seeks to establish interdisciplinary, multi-location research and extension networks to address national or regional priority science needs of the U.S. alfalfa industry. It supports the development of improved alfalfa forage and seed production systems, practices, and supporting technologies, including an LCA, that is, an account of energy, material, and environmental emissions and impacts of each stage of the alfalfa production life cycle.
Accomplishments: - Alfalfa Seed and Alfalfa Forage Systems in FY 2024. Number of applications received: 28 Number of awards made: 4
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.
