[Pollinator] REMINDER - 2021 NAPPC Honey Bee Health Grant: Request for Proposals

[Anthony Colangelo]

*2021 NAPPC Honey Bee Health Grant: Request for ProposalsBackground*
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 understand, 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 at http://pollinator.org/honeybee_health.htm. 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 2021 NAPPC meeting.

*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.
   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* shared between bee species.
   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 honey bee pests,
   pathogens, and disease incidence.
   7. Development of *diagnostics *or indicators for the presence of pests,
   pathogens and diseases that affect honey bee health.

*Proposal Requirements*

   1. Proposal title.
   2. Priority area focus/foci.
   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 April 2021 to April 2022).
   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).




*SubmissionEmail your proposal packets as a single PDF file to Savannah
Autran (savannah at pollinator.org <savannah at pollinator.org>) by 3PM PST on
Friday, February 12, 2021.  *
Email Savannah with any 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 15, 2021.
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