ANR Contracts & Grants Updates

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This blog is designed for ANR's current and future principal investigators, other interested academics, and their administrative staff. Important and timely information on workshops and webinars presented by OCG, funding opportunities, guidance, and trending topics will be provided to you.

2026 CDFA Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP)

November 12, 2026
By Kendra T Rose
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is accepting pre-proposals for the 2026 Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP). FREP supports research, demonstration, outreach, and education projects that advance the environmentally safe and agronomically sound use and handling of…
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Western IPM Center Annual Grants Open

October 8, 2026
By Kendra T Rose
The Western IPM Center’s annual grant program Notice of Funding Opportunity is now availableThe annual grants program provides funding for:Project Initiation Grants: Project Initiation activities are proof-of-concept, preliminary experiments focused on developing, facilitating or catalyzing novel IPM…
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Comparison of PFAS Contributions to Agricultural Systems

October 6, 2026
By Kendra T Rose
The Water Research Foundation - Comparison of PFAS Contributions to Agricultural SystemsThe Water Research Foundation (WRF) is accepting proposals for RFP 5413: Comparison of PFAS Contributions to Agricultural Systems. This research opportunity aims to evaluate the relative contributions of different…
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Center for Produce Safety and California Rice Board Requests for Proposals

September 14, 2026
By Kendra T Rose
2027 California Rice Research Board – Request for ProposalsThe California Rice Research Board (RRB) is accepting proposals for 2027 rice research projects. The program supports applied and basic research conducted by qualified academic researchers that advances the needs of California’s rice industry. The…
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