Process and Deadlines: The Fall Call 2009 is now closed. It will reopens sometime early July 2010 and close in early September 2010. Applications will be accepted only through the electronic application system. All interested applicants must register on the application system, and submit a Letter of Intent (LOI). All applicants will be notified by October 16, 2009 regarding the status of their Letter of Intent. Successful applicants will be invited to submit a Full Proposal through the electronic system, which will be due November 23, 2009. Priorities: Each of the five Agriculture Funding Consortium members, and each of the ten associate members are responsible for their own priorities and investment mandate. Information on current areas of research and development investment is available from the specific organization. For more information about the identities of the members click on the live members button Consortium Application Forms and Instructions: Electronic Application System All applications to the Fall Call-for-Proposal must be submitted through the electronic application system. This process begins with a Letter of Intent (LOI). If the LOI is selected by members of the Consortium, a Full application will be invited. The full application will be subject to a scientific technical and strategic review process. Final acceptance for funding will take place in March of the year following application. Applicants are required to register on the electronic application system. Keep you password as it will be required for applications in future years. The LOI applications will be available from July through September  each year. Please note, the closing date and time for both LOI and full applications is final. Computers monitor the timelines and will NOT accept applications after the deadline. Given the last minute rush, the Funders STRONGLY recommend submitting applications two or three days in advance of the deadline to avoid system slowdowns and missed applications. Successfully submitted applications will be acknowledge by the electronic system. If you did not recieve e-mail notification shortly after submitting you should consider checking the status of your submission. Full Proposal Application Form and Instructions: Applications received in 2009 will be considered for funding in the 2010/2011 fiscal year. The electronic application and instructions can be accessed through the live ”electronic application” button. Why apply now? All members of the Agriculture Funding Consortium accept proposals 365 days/year, HOWEVER, in an effort to maximize efficiencies, we try to handle the majority of the proposals during the Fall period. If you plan to submit a Letter of Intent outside of the Fall Call, know that it should be directed to a specific funder, and may require a specific application form. Operating Guidelines for R & D Funding 2006/2007 (historic reference file) MSWord 68 kb Interim Reporting For Existing Projects: To streamline processing of projects, the Consortium asks that all interim reports be sent in electronically. Dates are specified in the grant contract's schedule A. Interim payments will not be made until interim reports and income/expenditures statements have been submitted and accepted. Early reporting is acceptable. Late reporting will result in late payment which is not acceptable to some research organizations Right-click the icon and select "Save Target as..." to download an Interim Progress Report Form For your convenience click on the “working copy for off line use” button below to give you a template to save your work on your computer. Then you can just cut and paste sections into your LOI electronic application. Just click on the “electronic application” button on the right of this note pad. Important Dates October 16, 2009- Funding Consortium by invitation only for Full proposals. November 23, 2009 - Electronic deadline for invited Full proposals March 1, 2010 - Announcement of supported Full proposals July 2010 - Letters of Intent opens on an electronic application system. September 2010 - Deadline for submitting Letters of Intent is enforced by computer.