The purpose of the BRAG program Assistance Listing 10.219, is to support the generation of new information that will assist Federal regulatory agencies [USDA’s – Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service - Biotechnology Regulatory Services (APHIS-BRS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Food and Drug Administration (FDA)] in making science-based decisions about the environmental effects of introducing genetically engineered (GE) organisms by techniques that use recombinant, synthesized, or amplified nucleic acids to modify or create a genome. The organisms include plants, microorganisms (including fungi, bacteria, and viruses), arthropods, fish, birds, livestock, and other animals these include related wild and agricultural organisms.

The statutory program goals and objectives are to authorize and support environmental assessment research to help identify and analyze environmental effects of biotechnology; and to authorize research to help regulators develop long-term policies concerning the introduction of such technology.

Standard Research Proposals. Address issues related to newly developed GE organisms that are animals, plants, insects, and/or microorganisms. Research proposals can be applied and/or fundamental and must address one of the following five program areas:

1. Management Practices to Minimize Environmental Risk of GE Organisms
2. Methods to Monitor and Understand the Dispersal of GE Organisms
3. Gene Transfer between Genetically Engineered Animals, Plants, and Microorganisms and Related Wild and Agricultural Organisms
4. Environmental effects of GE relative to Non-GE Organisms in the Context of Production Systems
5. Other Research Topics Designed to Further the Purposes of this Program

More information about Standard Research Proposals can be found starting on https://www.nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/FY23-BRAG-RFA-508.pdf#page=8

Information about Conference Proposals can be found at https://www.nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/FY23-BRAG-RFA-508.pdf#page=12

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Eligibility Criteria" for clarification)

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