Spring 1993 (v5n3)
Organic Research Grants
The Organic Farming Research
Foundation is offering funds for organic farming methods research, dissemination
of research results to organic farmers and to growers interested in making
the transition to organic production systems, and public education on
organic farming issues. Projects should involve farmers in both design
and execution, and take place on working farms whenever possible. Proposals
of $3,000-$5,000 are encouraged. Most projects will be less than $10,000.
Matching funds from other sources and/or in-kind contributions from cooperators
are encouraged but not required. Proposals are considered twice a year.
Proposals received by July 15,1993 will be awarded by October 30, 1993.
To receive copies of grant application procedures and the "OFRF Research
and Education Priorities" which describes target areas, write Grants
Program, Organic Farming Research Foundation, P.O. Box 440, Santa Cruz,
CA 95061 or call (408) 426-6606.
Charles A. Lindbergh Fund
Each year the Charles A.
Lindbergh Fund, Inc. provides grants of up to $10,580 (a symbolic amount
representing the cost of "The Spirit of St. Louis") to individuals
whose work furthers the balance between the environment and technological
progress. Categories of the award include aviation/ aerospace, agriculture,
arts and humanities, biomedical research, conservation of natural resources,
exploration, health and population sciences, intercultural communication,
oceanography, waste disposal management, water resource management, and
wildlife preservation. Grants are directed at individuals rather than
institutional programs. All application materials must be postmarked by
June 15, 1993. For applications and more information contact Marlene K.
White, The Charles A. Lindbergh Fund, Inc., 708 South 3rd Street, Suite
110, Minneapolis, MN 55415.
Field Research Money
University Research Expeditions
Program (UREP) provides funds and field assistance to University of California
researchers worldwide. Applicants need not qualify for principal investigator
(PI) status. Support is provided by selected members of the public who
subsidize research costs through tax-deductible donations and contribute
their own skills and time as short-term field assistants. UREP funds can
be used for short or long-term field research, as seed money for new research,
to extend continuing projects, supplement other grants and support graduate
students or additional staff. Proposal deadlines: April 9, 1993 (for projects
during November 1993-May 1994); October 1, 1993 (for projects during June
1994-Oct. 1994). For more information, contact University Research Expeditions
Program, Desk D06, University of California, Berkeley, Ca 94720, (510)
642-6586, FAX (510) 642-6792.
Stewardship Incentive Program
Federal Stewardship Incentive
Program (SIP) funding of up to $10,000 per landowner per year is available
to private individuals, groups, associations, corporations, Indian tribes
or other legal private entities who own rural lands with existing tree
cover or woody vegetation or land suitable for growing such vegetation.
The Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 authorizes the
SIP to offer cost-sharing assistance to improve management of nonindustrial
private forest lands. Landowners must maintain and protect SIP funded
practices for a minimum of ten years. Eligible landowners must have an
approved Forest Stewardship Plan and own up to 1,000 acres of qualifying
land. (Authorizations must be obtained for exceptions of up to 5,000 acres.)
Existing management plans can be modified to meet guidelines. Specific
SIP practices approved for cost-share assistance include management plan
development, reforestation, forest and agroforest improvement, windbreak
and hedgerow establishment and maintenance, soil and water protection
and improvement, riparian and wetland protection and improvement, fisheries
habitat enhancement, wildlife habitat enhancement, and forest recreation
enhancement. For more information contact a state forester, Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation Service office, County Extension office,
or Soil Conservation office.
Fertilizer Research Awards
April 2, 1993 is the deadline
for submission of project proposals to the California Department of Food
and Agriculture's Fertilizer Research and Education Program. Funding Is
available for projects directed toward the environmentally safe and agronomically
sound use and handling of fertilizer materials. For details and to be
put on next year's proposal request mailing list, contact Jacques Franco
or Natalie Clohossey at (916) 654-0574.
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