Nursery and Christmas Tree

Grants are awarded for research projects and investigations directed toward:

• 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.
  

Request for proposals (RFP)

​We are currently accepting proposals for the 2024 funding cycle. For more guidelines, please refer to the ​2024 Nursery Research Grant RFP .pdf

Deadline: October 16, 2023

2024 Grant Cycle timeline.pdf

If you would like to receive program announcements, please contact the Nursery Main Office at Email​ (503-986-4644) to be added to our contact list.  

Format to apply

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.

(* Indirect costs are unallowable under the Nursery Research Grant Program. Indirect costs, also known as Facilities and Administrative Costs, are those costs incurred for a common or joint purpose benefitting more than one (1) cost objective, and not readily assignable to the cost objective specifically benefitted, without effort disproportionate to the results achieved.)

Evaluation

Submissions are reviewed and prioritized by representatives from the nursery industry. A submitter may
be asked to modify & re-submit a proposal if the committee decides it warrants further review. The
committee makes the final selection of awardees. Grant awards are issued by the ODA. Please note that
projects from outside of Oregon may not funded if an interstate contract cannot be established to meet
the interests of ODA. For questions about the funding process, please contact the ODA
(nursery@oda.oregon.gov). For additional information about the grant program, visit the research page hosted by the Oregon Association of Nurseries: link here

Deliverables

Authors of projects approved for funding will be expected to do produce a brief written mid-year progress report and a final report, detailing the research results are required as part of the grant process. Reports must be submitted to the ODA for invoices/awards to be approved. Please refer to grant calendar posted ​here: 2024 Grant Cycle timeline.pdf

Funding

Final award letters will be delivered via e-mail by the ODA. Funding for all approved projects is provided in the following allotments:​

1. 50% paid upon project approval and full execution of the award agreement with the ODA
   
2. 25% paid upon receipt and approval of mid-year report
   
3. 25% payment paid upon receipt and approval of a final report

​Final reports

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