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Find similar grantsNIFA Biotechnology Program - Conference Grants is sponsored by USDA-NIFA. The USDA-NIFA Biotechnology Risk Assessment Grants (BRAG) program funds scientific research to help federal regulatory agencies make evidence-based decisions about genetically engineered organisms introduced into the environment.
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Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants (BRAG) Program The Biotechnology Risk Assessment Grants (BRAG) program supports the generation of new information that will assist Federal regulatory agencies make science-based decisions about the effects of introducing genetically engineered organisms (GE) into the environment.
These organisms include: plants, microorganisms (including fungi, bacteria, and viruses), insects, fish, birds, mammals, and other animals excluding humans. Investigations on the effects of both managed and natural environments are relevant. The BRAG program accomplishes its purpose by providing Federal regulatory agencies with scientific information relevant to regulatory issues.
The BRAG program supports risk assessment and risk management research regarding the introduction of genetically engineered animals, plants, insects, or microorganisms into the environment. The BRAG program also supports conferences and workshops that bring together scientists, regulators, and other stakeholders to review the science-based data relevant to risk assessment or risk management of GE organisms released into the environment.
BRAG is co-administered by NIFA and the Agricultural Research Service (ARS). BRAG is also jointly funded by USDA-ARS, USDA-NIFA, and the USDA-Forest Service. These agencies contribute funds to the BRAG program by withholding at least two percent from research projects on biotechnology within their respective agencies.
BRAG Program Research Priorities The BRAG Program supports standard research and conference proposals in the follow areas: Management Practices to Minimize Environmental Risk of Genetically Engineered Organisms Methods to Monitor and Understand the Dispersal of Genetically Engineered Organisms Gene Transfer between Genetically Engineered Animals, Plants, and Microorganisms and Related Wild and Agricultural Organisms Environmental Impacts of Genetically Engineered Relative to Non-genetically Engineered Organisms in the Context of Production Systems Please note: the BRAG program will not support risk assessment or risk management research related to food safety, human or animal health, social or economic issues, methods for seed storage, clinical trials, commercial product development, product marketing strategies, or marketing or trade issues associated with genetically engineered organisms.
Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program The purpose of the Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program (BRAG) program is to support the generation of new information that will assist Federal regulatory agencies in making science-based decisions about the effects of introducing into the environment genetically engineered...
Applications may be submitted by any United States public or private research or educational institution or organization. Previously Funded Projects Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants (BRAG) Program Group Mailbox Timothy. Sullivan@usda.
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