Information for interested applicants

1. Research and Development (R&D) Open Call and Challenge Call, Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) Information for interested applicants

2. Agenda • Open Call • Challenge Call • Administrative information for applicants

3. Open Call • Objective: to support R&D or pilot trials in food farming technology with direct practical industry application, so as to maximize local farm productivity to ensure food supply resilience. • Eligibility: farms, tertiary institutions and research institutions. Full time faculty may apply so long as NTU is the lead organisation.

4. Open Call…cont’d • Focus areas: eggs, fish and leafy vegetables • Note: AVA advised that applicants can address any of the 3 focus areas • Maximum project period: 3 years • Deadline : Not applicable. Applicants may submit their proposals any time

5. Challenge Call • Objective: to support R&D or pilot trials in food farming technology with direct practical industry application, so as to maximize local farm productivity to ensure food supply resilience. • Eligibility: farms, tertiary institutions and research institutions. Full time faculty may apply so long as NTU is the lead organisation.

6. Challenge Call….cont’d • Deadline: 31 Oct 2011, 5 pm • Focus areas: Projects must apply to the 2 key food items, poultry and fish. • PI can address any of the 2 focus areas : i) to develop a cost effective technology to manage poultry waste in egg farms and produce good quality and disease-free composts for vegetable farming  and /or biogas production; and ii) to achieve consistent fish fry production for commonly farmed species. • By managing chicken waste effectively in hen egg farms in Singapore, farms can have a bigger population of layers,  thereby producing more eggs for local supply.  

7. Administrative information for applicants • Maximum project period: 3 years • For submission of 2 page write up for project description, potential impact on local food supply etc, AVA advised font type and size to be Arial or Times New Roman point 12

8. Administrative information for applicants.. Cont’d • Funding support: AVA co-funds 70% of the qualifying costs of the project subject to a cap of $2 million, whichever is lower • Applicants must show that they have the financial capacity to complete the project on their own, or with partners and submit the latest audited financial statement for 2 years

9. Administrative information for applicants.. Cont’d • For project milestone, AVA has advised to include a project milestone chart • For summary of funding, AVA has advised to provide breakdown of budget as mentioned at Annex A for AVA’s evaluation of qualifying costs

10. Administrative information for applicants.. Cont’d • For track record mentioned at Annex A, AVA has advised there is no page limit but track record or CV should be relevant to the project proposal • For the team, if any of the PI have received funding in the past 3 years, a one-page summary/progress report of each such funded project should be submitted

11. Administrative information for applicants.. Cont’d • Submissions to AVA: soft copy to AVA_Food_Fund_Applications@ava.gov.sg • Signed hard copies to RSO through School Administrators by 24 Oct 11.

12. Special note: The information available here is not the entire set of requirements stipulated by the AVA. Applicants should familiar themselves thoroughly with AVA’s requirements available at: http://www.ava.gov.sg/foodfund.htm

13. Thank you!