Sorry for the late notice, the application deadline is only 3 days away!

The North American Pollinator Protection Campaign is seeking proposals
for research related to improving honey bee health. Funding for these
grants has been generously provided by Burt's Bees
(http://www.pollinator.org/Honeybee_Health.htm). Selection of proposals
will be conducted by members of the Honey Bee Health Improvement Task
Force.
In total, $32,000 will be available, and will support 2-4 research
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. The
HBHI Task Force has identified four priority areas for funding:
1. 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
2. Effects of nutrition on honey bee physiology and/or colony health
3. Effects of sublethal doses of pesticides (including miticides) on
honey bee physiology and/or colony health
4. Genetic stock improvement: Identification of traits that can be
targeted for selection to improve honey bee health, especially tolerance
or resistance of pathogens or pests; development of rapid screening and
assay methods for these genetic traits
North American Pollinator Protection Campaign
423 Washington St. 5th Fl. San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: 415.362.1137 Fax: 415.362.3070
Proposals should be 2-3 pages in length, with sufficient background and
methodology to ascertain the importance and feasibility of the studies.
A detailed budget should be included; this budget should include 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.
Please send your proposal by electronic mail to Jennifer Tsang
([log in to unmask]) by December 20, 2007. Contact Barry Thompson
([log in to unmask]) with questions. The proposals will be evaluated by
members of the HBHI Task Force, and funding decisions will be made by
February 1, 2008.

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