California Fertilizer Research and Education Program

Pre-proposals are due by December 16, 2024.
California Department of Food and Agriculture is accepting pre-proposals for Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) grants. FREP funds proposals that advance fertilization and irrigation practices and minimize environmental impacts of fertilizing materials. This year’s priorities follow: outreach, education, and demonstration projects focused on increasing the adoption of efficient crop nutrient and irrigation management practices and technologies; evaluating challenges and barriers to adoption of management practices; the role of organic input materials in soil nutrient management; demonstrating and/or validating management practices that optimize nutrient and/or irrigation water use; filling knowledge gaps for nutrient and irrigation management in specific crops; understanding nutrient movement from the root zone; and mitigation strategies to reduce nutrient losses.