The Citrus Research and Development Foundation requests research proposals to develop solutions to control Citrus Greening (Huanglongbing, or HLB), Canker and other emerging diseases threatening Florida citrus production. New research initiatives should complement the existing portfolio of research projects currently summarized in the progress reports posted on our Quarterly Reports Search Page. Interested applicants may submit a [...]
Meeting: Research Management Committee: July 29, 2010
NOTICE OF A MEETING OF THE RESEARCH MANGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE CITRUS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION Thursday, July 29, 2010-9:00 AM Meeting has been called by the Chairman of the Research Management Committee of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation, Inc. which will be held on Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 9:00 A.M. Eastern Time [...]
Funding Activity Updates
Using Our New Quarterly Report PDF Form
The CRDF started using a new quarterly reporting form in August 2010. This form accommodates reports from several funding organizations. This new form works the same way as the previous FCPRAC form, except that it looks different, has one additional field, plus it offers you a prompt to save the form to your local disk [...]
Preproposal Application Instructions
Download the Latest Preproposal Form Here (Use Save As… to save the file to local disk. You can also print a blank form and use it for brainstorming before you complete the digital version.) Citrus trees and crops currently face serious threats from infectious diseases. Currently citrus greening disease of huanglongbing (HLB) is the greatest [...]
About the CRDF Brochure

This download is 2-page introductory brochure describing the basics of the CRDF. It is an 8.5 x 11 half-page fold-over brochure suitable to handing out at extension meetings and grower events. It is also excellent for keeping copies at your front desk for anyone interested in learning more about the organization. It contains brief background [...]
Budget Revision Downloads
The Citrus Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) is pleased to present to researchers the forms needed for submitting revised budgets. Due Dates The Budget Revision Form and related documents should be submitted by the PI’s for projects approved for funding within two (2) weeks of receipt of peer reviews. Budget Justifications and objectives for subsequent years [...]
New CRDF Web Site Announced Soon
A new web site for the Citrus Research and Development Foundation will be announced soon. This site will be a complete communications platform for the organization that will include grower and scientist resources, a scientific reporting section and even an iPhone/iPad app for visitors to get updates on their mobile devices.
Press Releases
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Requests for Proposals
The most recent request for proposals (RFPs) ended on October 15, 2010. Our thanks to the 72 Principal Investigators who submitted 103 preproposals for consideration. Future RFP announcements will be issued through this web site. We recommend that you subscribe to this site if you want to receive these notifications in the future. The link for [...]