New! Spring Call For Proposals - 2013

NATIONAL PORK BOARD
Spring Call - 2013
DEADLINE: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 – 5:00 pm CST

The National Pork Board is soliciting research proposals dealing with:

ANIMAL SCIENCE - Swine Nutrition
ANIMAL WELFARE - Animal Welfare
(Priorities will be available April 15th)

HUMAN NUTRITION - Human Nutrition
PORK SAFETY – Pre-Harvest
SWINE HEALTH – PRRS
SWINE HEALTH - Foreign Animal Disease

Please read carefully the individual solicitation descriptions for project proposals. If you have questions related directly to the description of a specific solicitation, contact the staff member listed in charge of the program area. For questions on the submission process, contact Bev Everitt at beveritt@pork.org or 515-223-2750.

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STAFF MEMBERS

ANIMAL SCIENCE	Chris Hostetler	chostetler@pork.org	515-223-2606
ANIMAL WELFARE	Sherrie Niekamp	sniekamp@pork.org	515-223-3533
HUMAN NUTRITION	Adria Sheil-Brown	abrown@pork.org	515-223-2632
PORK SAFETY & QUALITY	Steve Larsen	slarsen@pork.org	515-223-2754
SWINE HEALTH – PRRS	Lisa Becton	lbecton@pork.org	515-223-2791
FOREIGN ANIMAL DISEASE	Patrick Webb	pwebb@pork.org	515-223-3441

To be considered for committee review, all proposals must be submitted via the website by 5:00 p.m. CST on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. See www.pork.org/research for links. Proposals will be reviewed by both technical advisors and pork producers prior to the committee selection meetings. Final funding is subject to approval by the National Pork Board and USDA.

NOTES:
Proposal selection will occur in late July 2013.
Notification of grant awards will be done in late August 2013.
Project funding will begin October 1, 2013.
Requests for second-year funding must be resubmitted.

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Requests For Proposals

Each year the National Pork Board solicits research proposals dealing with pork production (environment, swine health) and pork products (quality, safety & nutrition). The documents below list specific areas of solicitation and serve as a record of research funding priorities for the past three years. Please contact the National Pork Board for more information on our research solicitation process.