Office of Research
Research for Alternative Methods to Reduce/Eliminate Emissions from Agricultural Burning
Note: This is not a limited submission and is being announced as a courtesy only.
The purpose is to fund proposed research to identify, develop, and disseminate alternative methods to reduce/eliminate emissions from agricultural burning. The results and conclusions of research on such methods shall be made available to Ecology and the Ag Task Force before the conclusion of the contract in the form of a final report.
One example (though many other lines of inquiry would also be encouraged) of the type of research the Ag Task Force and Ecology would be interested in is “How the decision to burn, chip, or haul off orchard ‘tear-out’ debris affects major and minor nutrient cycling, procedurally, and economically in a Washington fruit tree orchard.”
Past research includes alternative farming/ cropping practices, feasibility studies, straw use alternatives, and emission quantification. The following is a link to a web page presenting some of the past research: https://www.ezview.wa.gov/?alias=1962&pageid=37051.
Application Instructions
Request the 12-page RFP from limitedsubs@uw.edu.
Submit proposals via email to Paul Rossow, paro461@ecy.wa.gov, 509-329-3574.
Inquiries and Contact Information
Investigators who identify a grant, award or fellowship program that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an Institution should immediately contact their Chairperson, Associate Dean for Research (or Dean, if no ADR) and the Office of Research (see below) if they intend to prepare a response. Failure to do so, or to meet the deadlines for submission of pre-proposal, will preclude submission of the application through the Office of Sponsored Programs.
For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that should be but is not already listed, please email us at limitedsubs@uw.edu.