Existing Research AssessMent RFP - Currently CLOSED
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, is soliciting research proposals in the technical research areas of human nutrition, pre-harvest beef safety, sustainability, and product quality.
Existing Research Assessment: Gap analysis, scoping reviews, narrative reviews, existing data analysis/modeling encouraged.
Click HERE to view the RFP.
RFP Schedule
View the table below and click the program link to access that program's full RFP if open. The FY25 RFP for programs are expected to open in the spring of 2024.
| Program | Pre-Proposal Deadline |
Proposal Deadline |
Award Start Date |
RFP Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Quality Research |
N/A | TBD | TBD | CLOSED |
| Human Nutrition Research |
N/A | TBD | TBD | CLOSED |
| Pre-Harvest Beef Safety Research |
N/A | TBD | TBD | CLOSED |
| Beef Sustainability Research |
N/A | TBD | TBD | CLOSED |
Beefgrants Online Grant Portal
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, has moved to an online portal, BeefGrants, for managing the grants process and to facilitate the submission and review of grant materials. All portal users will need to log in or set up an account to submit their proposal(s).
Indirect cost statement
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association is a non-profit organization that helps to finance nutrition, sustainability, beef safety, and product quality/meat science research programs by giving Checkoff-funded grants-in-aid to qualified scientists in order to enhance the profit potential for beef/beef products. The National Cattlemen's Beef Association is aware that academic institutions have financial obligations for administering the research grants that are awarded to their faculty members. However, with funds that are made available for research, overhead costs, principal investigator salaries, and equipment purchases will not be considered.