[Pollinator] Still time to apply! Honey Bee Health Applications Due 1/23/15

Fri Jan 9 08:18:29 PST 2015

    *North American Pollinator Protection Campaign*
*Call for Research Proposals Related to Honey Bee Health*
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and publicize to those that might be interested. *Background*

The North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC) is seeking
proposals for research related to improving the health of honey bees.
Proposals should focus on research to manage, suppress, and eradicate
Varroa mites, small hive beetles, and other pests, pathogens, and diseases
contributing to colony losses.  *Summaries of previously funded projects
can be found here
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Review and selection of proposals will be conducted by members of the Honey
Bee Health Task Force.
*Research Needs*

We anticipate supporting several proposals, for a maximum of $10,000 for
each individual proposal.  Students and post-doctoral research fellows are
encouraged to apply.  Funds must be used within a one-year period.
Focused, targeted projects with a high likelihood of providing tangible
results that can be applied to improving bee health are preferred.
Proposals providing valuable extensions of previously funded projects will
be considered. Principal investigators of funded projects will be expected
to present the results at the 2015 NAPPC meeting.  Conference travel and
registration costs may be taken from the grant award.
*Priority Areas*

The Honey Bee Health Task Force has identified seven priority areas for
funding, though other areas will be considered as well.

   1.

   Effects of *pathogens and pests* on honey bee behavior, physiology
   and/or colony health; including the development of novel methods to
   mitigate these effects, such as RNAi technology.
    2.

   Effects of *nutrition* on pest, pathogen, and disease incidence.
    3.

   Effects of *pesticides* on pest, pathogen, and disease incidence.
    4.

   Effects of parasite and pathogen *spillover* from other bee species to
   honey bees.
    5.

   Development of approaches for *genetic stock* improvement of honey bee
   populations to enhance resistance to pathogens and parasites.
    6.

   Effects of *climate or environmental variables* on pest, pathogen, and
   disease incidence.
    7.

   The development of *diagnostics* or indicators for the presence of
   pests, pathogens and diseases that affect honey bee health, particularly
   those that can be used by beekeepers.

*Proposal Requirements*

   1.

   Proposal title.
    2.

   Priority area focus/focuses.
    3.

   3 page-project description (Arial, 12-pt font, single spaced, with page
   numbers, references are not included in this page limit) with sufficient
   background and description of methods to ascertain the importance and
   feasibility of the studies.
    4.

   Detailed budget.  As a non-profit organization the Pollinator
   Partnership/NAPPC does not pay overhead on funded research grants.
    5.

   Research timeline by month (approximately May 2015 to May 2016).
    6.

   2-page resume of the principal investigator(s).
    7.

   Contact information including email(s), physical mailing address, and
   telephone number(s).
    8.

   Please include if the proposal is under consideration by other funding
   organizations.
    9.

   If the PI has previously received funding from NAPPC, please include
   information about the outcomes of that funding, including publications,
   presentations, and/or leveraging to obtain additional funding (up to 1
   additional page).

*Submission*

*Email your proposal packets as a single PDF file to Kelly Rourke
(kr at pollinator.org
<kr at pollinator.org?subject=Honey%20Bee%20Health%20Submission>) by 3PM PST
on Friday, January 23th, 2015.   *

Please contact Kelly Rourke, Robyn Rose (robyn.i.rose at aphis.usda.gov), or
Christina Grozinger (cmgrozinger at psu.edu) with questions.
  *Funding Decisions*

The proposals will be evaluated by members of the Honey Bee Health Task
Force and funding decisions will be made by Monday, March 16, 2015.

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