Invitation to Participate For Innovation Fund Open Now

Invitation to Participate (ITP) for Innovation Fund Open Now Open Date: Tuesday, 2 July 2024 9:00 AM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00) Close Date: Monday, 15 July 2024 9:00 AM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00) Tender Type: Invitation to Participate (ITP) Tender Coverage: On behalf of procurement agent Regions: New Zealand Required Pre-qualifications: None Overview: The ambition of the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre (NZAGRC) is for New Zealand farmers and growers to have a suite of fit for purpose tools and technologies to deliver cost-effective world leading low emissions products. Established in 2020, the Innovation Fund allows NZAGRC to distribute financing for researchers working towards agricultural GHG emissions-reduction solutions. The competitive Innovation Fund has been awarded to multiple successful researchers throughout funding rounds held in 2020 and 2021. The 2024 round is open Monday 17th June - Monday 15th July 9am, with $2m in funding available for projects that have a focus on reduction of methane and/or nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural activities in New Zealand. Successful applications must develop novel approaches, and/or significantly strengthen current approaches that show major promise for bringing practical, farm-level solutions closer to on-farm implementation. Past Rounds Four projects were successful in the 2020 round, with funding being awarded to: Targeting methanol formation for methane, led by AgResearch Molecular tools for methane mitigation, led by the University of Auckland Inhibiting ruminal methane using bromoform, led by AgResearch On-farm delivery of methane inhibitors, led by DairyNZ Five projects were successful in the 2021 round, with funding being awarded to: On-farm solutions: life-long methane reduction, led by DairyNZ Electrocatalytic oxidation of methane, led by Lincoln Agritech Targeted on-farm urine patch management, led by Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research Assessment of risks and requirements for safety of livestock supplemented with bromoform, for methane mitigation, led by Ruminant Biotech Development of proxy methods for estimating methane emissions from ruminants, led by AgResearch Tender Link : https://www.gets.govt.nz/MPI/ExternalTenderDetails.htm?id=29693908