REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS- CITRUS GREENING, CANKER AND EMERGING CITRUS DISEASES

One of the most devastating citrus diseases in the world has arrived in Florida and currently threatens the survival of the citrus industry. In response to this serious threat, the Florida Citrus Production Research Advisory Council (FCPRAC) has allocated $20 million in the current fiscal year to research leading to field-testable interventions that will prevent citrus greening, an insect-borne disease, from wiping out their citrus crop. The Florida Citrus Advanced Technology Program (FCATP) encourages research entities to submit proposals that will focus on finding solutions to the citrus greening problem, in addition to challenges from citrus canker and other emerging diseases. Review of proposals will be conducted by the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies. The FCPRAC is calling upon investigators from all disciplines that work toward the detection, understanding, and control of diseases in citrus or any other crop or relevant disease system. More information on citrus greening, canker, and emerging citrus diseases and The Request for Proposal is posted on the FCPRAC website ( http://www.fcprac.com) .