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CALS Commodity Group Funding Information

In CALS, we are fortunate to work closely with a large number of North Carolina commodity groups that fund our research and extension programs, which directly benefit and impact North Carolina.

Proposal and Report Guidelines

For all commodity group proposals and reports:

  • All proposals and reports run through InfoReady
  • CALS Pre-Award Form should not be completed as the proposal submission is through InfoReady
  • See the appropriate RFPs in InfoReady for each commodity submission requirements
  • All deadlines are firm 
  • Required to use the appropriate commodity’s proposal and budget templates as provided directly in the InfoReady site for proposal submission
    • Complete and upload the templates in their original formatting as Word (.docx) and Excel (.xlsx) files
    • Note: Do not alter the basic structure of the templates and do not pull them into Google Drive/Docs/Sheets as this breaks the required formatting
    • Proposals will be returned if not in the proper format or using the most updated version of the proposal and budget templates
  • While proposals can include information regarding funding beyond one year, funding will only be for one year, and PIs must resubmit for additional years
  • If requesting continuation of funding, the proposal must have the same title as the previous year(s).
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  • Please see the FAQs for questions
View Frequently Asked Questions

Commodity Group Information

Call: Second Wednesday in October
Preproposals Due: First Wednesday in November
Proposal and Reports Due: Third Wednesday in December
PIs with submitted proposals are expected to present at the Corn Growers Board Meeting
Funding Period: February-January

Call: Second Wednesday in June
Proposals and Reports Due: Third Wednesday in July
Proposal Template here
PIs with submitted proposals are expected to present
Funding Period: January-December

Call: Second Wednesday in October
Proposals and Reports Due: Third Wednesday in November
Proposal Template here
Funding Period: March-February

Call: Second Wednesday in August
Proposals and Reports Due: Third Wednesday in September
PIs are required to submit an article to the Association, in addition to the report
Funding Period: January-December

Call: Third Wednesday in December
Proposals and Reports Due: First Wednesday in February
PIs with submitted proposals are expected to present
Funding Period: March-February

Call: Third Wednesday in November
Proposals and Reports Due: Second Wednesday in January
Funding Period: February-January

Call: First Wednesday in April
Proposals and Reports Due: First Wednesday in May
Funding Period: July-June

Call: First Wednesday of October
Proposals and Reports Due: Second Wednesday in November
Proposal Template here
PIs with submitted proposals are expected to present
Funding Period: Variable (historically initial budget period 18 months)

Call: Second Wednesday in February
Preproposals Due: Second Wednesday in March
Proposals and Reports Due: Third Wednesday in May
PIs with submitted proposals are expected to present
Funding Period: October-September

Call: First Wednesday in September
Proposals and Reports Due: First Wednesday in October
Proposal Template here
PIs with submitted proposals are expected to present
Funding Period: February-January

Call: First Wednesday in December
Proposals and Reports Due: Third Wednesday in January
Funding Period: April-March

Call: Second Wednesday in November
Proposals and Yearly Reports Due: Second Wednesday in December 
Quarterly Reports are also required
PIs are expected to submit videos presenting their proposals and reports – work with Extension IT
PIs with submitted proposals are expected to be available to attend the Sweetpotato Board Meeting to answer questions.
Funding Period: March-February

Call: Second Wednesday in December
Proposals and Reports Due: Fourth Wednesday in January
Funding Period: May-April

Call: First Wednesday in March
Proposals and Reports Due: Fourth Wednesday in March
Funding Period: March-February

Call: First Wednesday in January
Proposals and Reports Due: Fourth Wednesday of January
Funding Period: April-March

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Commodity Groups not currently funded through a set cycle:

  • NC Pork Council, January-December
  • NC Potato Growers Association
  • NC Vegetable Growers

FAQs

Answer: The range of funding is contingent upon the commodity group; however, these are considered smaller projects which can range from $3K to $25K with potential for larger projects up to $50K for Peanut Growers, NC Sweetpotato Commission, Corn Growers & NC Soybean Producers and NC Small Grains

Answer: Commodity groups rarely fund faculty salary or fringe benefits with the exception of occasional minimal summer salary and fringe for 9-month faculty

Answer: To the extent the funding range (discussed above) allows for graduate stipend and tuition, most commodity groups will fund both with the exception of NC Soybean Producers. NC Soybean Producers will fund stipends but not tuition costs.

Answer: No. These are created to be consistent and easily combined into a booklet for the Commodity groups. As indicated on the website, any altered templates will be returned to the faculty member for revision.

Answer: CALS C&G will work with the submitting faculty to create the appropriate PD records in the RED System. This will occur once the InfoReady components are completed and funding determinations have been made by the applicable Commodity group.

Contact Us

For questions related to commodity proposal submissions and reports, please see below:

Contact for proposal submissions and reports:
Laina Stensvold, [email protected]

Contact for post award set-up:
Josh McIntrye, [email protected]