Eligible Entities
• State Agricultural Experiment Stations
• Colleges and universities
• University research foundations
• Other research institutions and organizations
• Federal agencies
• National laboratories
• Private organizations, foundations, or corporations
• Individuals who are United States citizens or nationals
• A group consisting of two or more of the entities described above
Eligible Activities
OREI planning proposals provide assistance in the development of future OREI proposals requiring multi-regional or regional coordination. Proposals are encouraged from applicants who:
(a) Demonstrate limited resources for submitting large grant applications,
(b) Articulate anticipated benefits from the proposed planning activities, or
(c) Present evidence that the resulting OREI application will have a high probability of success.
Applicants are encouraged to budget for planning meetings that bring together scientists, end users, and technology providers, and to detail the types of participants who will be invited in order to document their broad range of expertise. Planning proposals should lead to clear outputs and outcomes, such as white papers, opinion papers, priority setting, etc., that will become publicly available.
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