Greetings from the National Sclerotinia Initiative!

To continue the strong research productivity of the Initiative, we are looking forward to receiving and reviewing your proposed plans of work for FY21 funding.  Please be advised of the following: 

• Application templates have been modified significantly from last year, so you MUST use the FY21 templates.
• Applications should be submitted in Word format.
• A checklist is included with the last page of the template. This should be filled out and included with the completed application document.
• For continuing projects, it is important for the review process that you clearly document progress over the past year, as well as the life of the project in the appropriate section of the template (Project Progress to Date).
• Current application templates and instructions can be found at the 2021 Annual Meeting link. 

For information about the National Sclerotinia Initiative, please contact Michael A. Grusak, Center Director, USDA-ARS Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, Fargo, ND (701-239-1371) mike.grusak@usda.gov