2022 RFP California Rice Research Board
OBJECTIVES, CRITERIA AND SCHEDULE
UC, CSU AND USDA RICE RESEARCH

OBJECTIVES. The California Rice Research Board (RRB) operates under jurisdiction of the California Marketing Act, Section 58892.  One objective of the program is to support applied and basic research programs conducted by qualified academics.  The RRB has established priorities for university rice research in the general areas of improving productivity, enhancing product and co-product marketability, and building technical competencies. This call also includes USDA and CSU rice research proposals.

CRITERIA FOR PROPOSAL EVALUATION. All proposals submitted by university academics are evaluated by a University of California Rice Research Advisory Committee (UCRRAC) which provides evaluation and comment at the request of the RRB.  Evaluation criteria include 1) meets the needs of the industry, 2) technical merits 3) likelihood of adoption and
4) avoids duplication with other projects.  The RRB makes final funding decisions based on written proposals, oral reports from principal investigators, and the UCRRAC input.

2021-2022 SCHEDULE OF REQUIRED PROPOSALS, REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS

NOTE TO CURRENT PROJECT LEADERS. Please hold the date for your 2021 report (see below).  If you have a conflict, please contact Bruce Linquist, RRB Liaison at balinquist@ucdavis.edu.

Dates and locations for 2021 oral progress reports of current projects and 2022 new proposals to committees are provided below. These meetings will either be in the locations listed below or will be virtual. An update will be provided closer to the meeting times.

·	Reports: Pest Management Committee	11/30/21	Prato Room* (or virtual)

·	Reports: Culture & Utilization Committee	12/1/21	Prato Room* (or virtual)

·	Reports: Genetics Committee	12/2/21	RES (or virtual)

·	All 2022 Proposals Due	12/17/21

·	Written Reports of Current Projects Due	12/17/21

·	New Proposal Presentations to RRB	02/8/22	Prato Room* (or virtual)

·	Final Funding Decisions	March 2022

·	Award Letters Sent to PIs	April 2022

·	Funds Deposited in PIs Accounts	Approximately May 2022

*Parsons Seed Certification Center Building

University of California and the United States Department of Agriculture cooperating.