American Floral Endowment Announces Grant Pre-Proposal Deadline

The board of trustees of the American Floral Endowment has announced the deadline for scientific research “Pre-Proposals” for the 2006-2007 funding cycle. The Pre-Proposals are due no later than June 1, 2005.

The Endowment continues to revise its Scientific Research Grant process. A new evaluation process has been implemented and the review time frame has been significantly shortened. 

The Endowment has listed the following topics as major research priority areas:

• Management protocols for floriculture crops
• Management systems for diseases of floriculture crops
• Management systems for insects affecting floricultural crops
• Post-harvest management systems for floriculture or plant breeding
• Genetic engineering of floricultural crops

Additionally, any well-conceived and prepared pre-proposal that addresses a national need for the floricultural industry will be considered. The duration of a research project can be one to three years and any reasonable, but justifiable, budget can be submitted.

The American Floral Endowment is a not-for-profit corporation that raises and prudently invests funds to support production and market research and education programs to benefit the floriculture industry. Over the past 43 years, generous contributions from every segment of the industry have enabled the Endowment to invest over $11 million to help find solutions to industry needs. For additional information regarding the programs of the Endowment, visit the Web site www.endowment.org.