Sponsor

Pollinator Partnership

Program

Corn Dust Research Consortium – Call for Research Proposals related to reducing honey bee exposure to dust emitted during planting of treated corn seeds.

For More Information

See the full RFP: Pollinator Partnership

Description

The Pollinator Partnership has formed a Corn Dust Research Consortium (CDRC) to fund, oversee and advise on four proposed research projects to further their understanding of best management practices for mitigating seed treatment exposure of honey bees during corn planting.  CRDC is seeking proposals from North American researchers addressing two specific approaches to the issue. The project questions are:

  • Use of honey bees of flowering resources in and around cornfields during spring planting, and how this behavior can be effectively managed to reduce exposure to pesticide dust and residues;
  • The long-term health consequences of exposure of honey bee colonies to dust emitted during planting of neonicotinoid treated corn seeds;
  • The efficacy of CDRC recommendations in preventing honey bee exposure to corn dust and;
  • Efficacy of seed lubricant products.

Focused targeted projects with a likelihood of providing tangible results that can be applied to best management practices for mitigating seed treatment exposure to honey bees are preferred. Proposals that involve coordinated applications between institutions, multiple geographic locations in North America, replication of a direct analysis of working field conditions and standard planting equipment are preferred.

Eligibility

Faculty members.

Funding Availability

Will fund up to $300,000 in total. While this RFP lists four possible projects, there is no guarantee that projects in each category will be funded in 2015.

Indirect Costs

0%

Project Duration

Funds must be used in an 8-month period (March 2015 to November 2015).

Special Notes

Funding decisions made by Monday March 30, 2015.

Deadlines

If College-level review is required, your College will communicate its earlier internal deadlines.

TypeDateNotes
Internal Deadline

PI submits signed OR-5 form along with proposal (see proposal requirements on link below) to: Research.Services@uoguelph.ca

External Deadline

PI submits proposal package as a single PDF file to Kelly Rourke,  kr@pollinator.org  and identify the email-subject line and PDF attachment using “Project #, PI Last Name, First Name."

For Questions, please contact

Kelly Rourke, Marketing Director
Pollinator Partnership
423 Washington St.  5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Tel: 415 362-1137
Fax: 415 362-0176

Office of Research

Annette Clarke, Grants Officer
Research Services Office
519-824-4120 x56927
acclarke@uoguelph.ca

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