Research Grant Program: Due ~January

• https://www.raspberryblackberry.com/research-foundation/request-for-proposals/ 

• Budget targets: $2,000- $5,000

FROM WEBSITE:

Targets:

• • Breeding for tolerance to environmental issue

  • Breeding for controlled environments or season extension

  • Breeding for reduced blackberry red drupelet reversion

  • Black raspberry development, including thornlessness and earlier/later ripening cultivars

Research Grant Program: Due ~April

• https://endowment.org/gloeckner 

Research Grant Program: Due ~April

• https://nutgrowing.org/research-grants/ 

  • Temperate Nuts, Persimmon, and Pawpaw

Research Grant Program: Due ~May

• https://www.hriresearch.org/research-application-and-requirements 

• Budget targets: $10,000- $35,000

FROM WEBSITE:

HRI research strategically focuses on

• • Quantifying Plant Benefits

  • Gathering Consumer Insights

  • Creating Innovative Solutions

  • Producing Practical & Actionable Solutions

HRI seeks to support research that

• • has defined outcomes

  • creates applicable advice for businesses

  • represents a return on investment for the green industry

Research Grant Program: Due ~May

• https://southern.sare.org/ 

Research Grant Program: Due ~May

• https://gfi.org/researchgrants/ 

FROM WEBSITE

• • Total funding available: Up to $3.5MM

  • Project duration: Up to 24 months

  • Funding amount per project: Up to 250,000 USD with up to 50,000 USD additional funding for projects partnering with researchers and/or industry stakeholders not previously engaged in alternative protein research.

  • Submission deadline: May 15th, 2025 at 12pm ET/9am PT

Research Grant Program: Due ~May

• https://research.tamu.edu/funding/panther-rise-grant-program/ 

• A collaboration between Prairie View A&M University and Texas A&M University, the PRISE program encourages productive research and scholarly collaborations to better position our faculties to pursue multidisciplinary research and innovation projects.

Award Selection and Funding

• Teams selected for funding will receive $40,000 total, with $20,000 provided to the PVAMU principal investigator by PVAMU and $20,000 total to the Texas A&M principal investigator by Texas A&M. Funding decisions will be made through a review process. The guidelines for the PRISE Grant Program as defined by PVAMU are outlined in the RFP.

Eligibility

• The PRISE program is open to tenured/tenure-track faculty members from all disciplines at both institutions. To apply to this program, two faculty investigators (one from each institution) must collaborate and submit a joint research/creative/scholarly proposal, following the guidelines provided in this announcement.

Research Themes

Proposals supporting the following thrust areas are encouraged.

• Community and Economic Resilience

• Emerging Technologies and Innovation

• Health and Quality of Life

• National Security

• Space Exploration

• Sustainability and Environment

Research Grant Program: Due ~June

• https://southern.sare.org/ 

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Research Grant Program: Due ~June

• https://smithht.org/grant-seekers 

Graduate Student Research Grant: Due. ~October 

• https://www.npsot.org/our-work/grants-scholarships/research-grants/ 

FROM WEBSITE

The Native Plant Society of Texas offers grants to Texas university graduate students to support research projects related to Texas native plants or the conservation and restoration of Texas native plant habitats. 

Ann Miller Gonzalez Graduate Research Grants

This research grant is named in honor of an early supporter of Texas native plants. The award amount is up to $2500 for the duration of the grantee’s research project.

Research Grant Application

The grant application period will open on September 1, and close on October 15. Grant(s) will be disbursed by February 1 of the following year.

Research Grant Program: Due ~November

• https://texasagriculture.gov/Grants-Services/Specialty-Crop-Block-Grant-Program 

Research Grant Program: Due ~November

• https://www.nasga.org/n-american-strawberry-growers-research-priorities.htm

• https://www.nasga.org/n-american-strawberry-growers-research-invitation.htm 

Research Grant Program: Due ~November

• https://iha.tamu.edu/ 

Responsive Agriculture

• IHA Responsive Agriculture research fosters innovation in the agricultural sector and food environment to ensure economic prosperity while providing delicious, abundant, safe and nutritious food. Our work promotes health and well-being through agricultural innovation.

• Through the Responsive Agriculture program, IHA drives advancement in human nutrition, environmental sustainability, and economic health across the agricultural value chain.

Research Grant Program: Due ~December

• https://www.nationalhorticulturefoundation.org/research 

Research Grant Program: Due ~December

• https://www.ascfg.org/research/foundation/ 

Research Grant Program: Due ~Variable/Pending

• https://green-acres.org/research/agriculture-research-grant/ 

Keywords: regenerative ag/ agroecology/ nutrient density/ perennial food production systems

Research Grant Program: Due ~Variable/ Pending

• https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/funding-opportunities/agriculture-food-research-initiative-foundational-applied-science 

• https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/funding-opportunities/agriculture-food-research-initiative-sustainable-agricultural-systems 

• https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/funding-opportunities/specialty-crop-research-initiative 

• https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/funding-opportunities/rural-health-safety-education-competitive-grants-program

• https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/funding-opportunities/supplemental-alternative-crops 

• https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/funding-opportunities/national-needs-graduate-postgraduate-fellowship-grants-program-funding-opportunity

• https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/funding-opportunities/national-food-agricultural-sciences-teaching-extension-research-awards