MTRAC AgBio Full Award Application

MTRAC AgBio Full Award Proposals are due by 5 PM EST on Friday, November 22, 2024.

Applicant Notes:

  • Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact MTRAC program staff for assistance with the preparation of their applications.
  • MSU FACULTY APPLICANTS ONLY: The required e-Transmittal should be sent through the regular process to OSP with an internal sponsor named “MSU-MTRAC.”
  • NON-MSU FACULTY APPLICANTS ONLY: Please contact Joseph Affholter (517.884.1824) or Weian Ou (517.884.1059) to review the Template Subcontract (PDF) before signing the MTRAC AgBio Requested Budget and Signature Page of your proposal.

Step 1: Download submission information (includes template)

Step 2: Download the Budget and Signature Form

Step 3: Review the rubric for the initial proposal evaluation

Final: Submit your MTRAC application online

For further information or questions regarding the application process, please contact Joseph Affholter (517.884.1824) or Weian Ou (517.884.1659).

Eligibility and Information:

  • Researchers will be able to apply for funding to help drive agriculture-related technology toward commercialization, including support for prototype development, animal trials, scale-up studies, crop trials, and verification studies.
  • Projects must come from institutions of higher learning, hospitals & nonprofit research centers; projects must have matching funds (see detail in RFP); invention disclosure must be filed with the institution of origin; the project must be translational research.
  • Projects involving already-licensed technologies are ineligible for MTRAC funding.
  • Concurrent Starter and Full proposals on the same topic are not allowed. The second proposal on the same topic will not be accepted.
  • Researchers can apply for funding to help drive agriculture-related technology toward commercialization, including but not limited to support for prototype development, milestone setting, animal trials, scale-up studies, crop trials, and verification studies.
  • Awards range up to $125k direct cost.
  • Interested investigators are asked to schedule a pre-proposal idea consultation with the MTRAC Ag Bio program.
  • In all award applications, please use submission templates.
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