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 The
Swanson Foundation. Summaries of previously funded projects can be
found at
<http://www.pollinator.org/Honeybee_Health.htm>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, $30,000 will be available, and we anticipate supporting 3-5
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, though other areas will be
considered as well. 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 (especially Varroa mites)
on honey bee behavior, physiology and/or colony health; including the
development of novel methods to mitigate these effects
4. Development of methods to improve genetic stocks of
managed honey bee populations
5. Effects of climate or environmental variables on: a)
plants, especially nectar and pollen quantity and quality; and/or b)
honey bee physiology and/or colony health
The proposals should include
1) 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.
2) 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. As a nonprofit
organization, NAPPC does not pay overhead on funded research grants.
3) 2-page CV of the principal investigator(s).
4) A statement regarding the following question: has part or all
of the proposal been submitted to another funding organization? If
yes, please including the names of the other funding agencies.
Please send your proposal packets as a single pdf file by electronic
mail to Jennifer Tsang (<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected])
by December 15, 2009. Contact Christina Grozinger
(<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected])
or Danny Weaver (<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected])
with questions. The proposals will be evaluated by members of the
HBHI Task Force, and funding decisions will be made by January 21, 2009.
