[MPWG] Request for Research Proposals on Honey Bee Health

[Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov]

Pardon the cross-postings but I thought this would be of interest to all 
the PCA working groups. See below for details on funding, deadlines, etc.

-Patricia

Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
Botanist - Division of Scientific Authority
Chair - Plant Conservation Alliance - Medicinal Plant Working Group
US Fish & Wildlife Service
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703-358-1708 x1753
FAX: 703-358-2276
Working for the conservation and sustainable use of our green natural 
resources.
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[Pollinator] Honey Bee Health Request for Proposals






Please distribute the below and attached Request for Proposals for NAPPC 
Honey Bee Health grants widely.  Please note the Thursday, January 15th, 
2009 deadline.  People from Canada, the U.S., and Mexico are welcome to 
apply.
 
Thank you!
 

North American Pollinator Protection Campaign
Call for Research Proposals Related to Honey Bee Health
 
The North American Pollinator Protection Campaign is seeking proposals for 
research related to improving the health of honey bees.  Funding for these 
grants has been generously provided by Burt?s Bees; summaries of 
previously funded projects can be found at 
http://www.pollinator.org/Honeybee_Health.htm.  Review and selection of 
proposals will be conducted by members of the Honey Bee Health Improvement 
Task Force. 
 
In total, $40,000 will be available, and we anticipate supporting 4-6 
proposals.  Funds must be used within a one-year period.  Focused, 
targeted projects with a high likelihood of providing tangible results 
that can be applied to improving honey bee health are preferred. Proposals 
providing valuable extensions of previously funded projects will be 
considered. The HBH Task Force has identified five priority areas for 
funding.  Proposals that address multiple priority areas or have 
implications for the health of other managed or native bee species are 
encouraged:
 
1.         Effects of nutrition on honey bee behavior, physiology and/or 
colony health
2.         Effects of pesticides on honey bee behavior, physiology and/or 
colony health
3.         Effects of pathogens and pests on honey bee behavior, 
physiology and/or colony health
4.         Development of methods to improve genetic stocks of managed 
honey bee populations 
5.         Efforts to translate results of research into practical 
technological advances for apiculture, or efforts to promote adoption of 
practices by beekeepers and other members of the public that improve honey 
bee health or the environment for honey bees and other pollinators 
(courses, literature, etc)
 
The proposals should include a 3 page-project description (references are 
not included in this page limit) with sufficient background and 
description of methods to ascertain the importance and feasibility of the 
studies.  The proposal packet should also include a detailed budget that 
includes funds for the principal investigator to attend the annual NAPPC 
International Summit in Washington, DC to present the results of the 
research.  Finally, the proposal packet should include a 2-page CV of the 
principal investigator(s).  As a nonprofit organization, NAPPC does not 
pay overhead on funded research grants. 
 
 
Please send your proposal packets as a single pdf file by electronic mail 
to Jennifer Tsang (jt at pollinator.org) by January 15, 2009.  Contact 
Christina Grozinger (christina.grozinger at gmail.com) or Danny Weaver  (
dbeeweaver at gmail.com) with questions.  The proposals will be evaluated by 
members of the HBHI Task Force, and funding decisions will be made by 
February 6, 2009. 
 

Honey Bee Health NAPPC Task Force

Laurie Adams
Coevolution Institute/NAPPC
Zac Browning
American Beekeeping Federation
May Berenbaum
University of Illinois
Nicholas Calderone
Cornell University
Dewey Caron
University of Delaware
Heather Clay
Canadian Honey Council
Diana Cox Foster
Pennsylvania State University
Robert Curtis
Almond Board of California
Galen Dively
University of Maryland
Christine Elsik
Georgetown University
Wayne Esaias
Oceanographer
Jay Evans
USDA-ARS Bee Research Lab
Christina Grozinger*
Pennsylvania State University
Kevin Hackett
USDA-ARS
G.W. (Jerry) Hayes
Apiary Inspectors of America
Douglas Holy
USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service
Zachary Huang
Michigan State University
Chris Leggett
Embassy of Canada
Catherine Little
Acadia University
Eric Mussen
University of California, Davis
Jeff Pettis
Research Leader, USDA-ARS Bee Research Lab
Gene Robinson
University of Illinois
Jerry Rozen
American Museum of Natural History
Olav Rueppell
University of North Carolina ? Greensboro
Dave Shutler
Acadia University
Colin Stewart
USDA APHIS PPQ
Barry H. Thompson*
Thompson Apiaries, LLC
Dennis VanEngelsdorp
PDA/AIA
Daniel Weaver*
Bee Weaver Apiaries, Inc.
Wayne Wehling
USDA APHIS PPQ
Tuckie Westfall
Kraft Foods
 
*Co-Chairs
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