​The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), in cooperation with the Oregon Association of Nurseries (OAN), annually award financial grants to support research that would benefit the Oregon nursery industry.
Donor Name: Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA)
State: Oregon
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/16/2023
Size of the Grant: $197,547
Details:
These grants are funded primarily through the Nursery Research Assessment Fee, paid to the ODA through Oregon nursery license fees.
Objectives
Grants are awarded to projects which focus on:

Prevention and elimination of plant diseases and insect pests, both common and emergent.
Development and improvement of cultural methods, technologies, or cultivars that are beneficial to the Oregon nursery industry.

Proposals should succinctly outline the project and describe how the work directly benefits the Oregon nursery industry. Please keep proposals to 2 pages or less. The workplan for projects must be for activities spanning one-calendar year. Proposals must include the following information to be considered in full:

Contacts: Name of principal investigator and collaborators, name of institution, contact information (address, telephone and email). Please identify the point of contact for the project. This is person whom the ODA will be in contact with about grant administration.
Background: Please clearly connect how this research benefits the entire Oregon nursery industry.
Project objectives and outcomes: What are the expected deliverables?.
Methods: How will the project achieve the stated objectives?.
Timeline: Outline how the project will be carried out over the course of the calendar year to meet proposed objectives.
Budget: Include personnel hours/rates, cost of travel, supplies, and any other costs associated with the work.

For more information, visit ODA.