Full RFP can be viewed at: https://www.pollinator.org/honeybee-health

Priority Areas

The Honey Bee Health Task Force has identified seven priority areas for funding, though other areas will be considered as well. Please indicate to which of the one (or more) of the 7 objectives your application applies.

1. Effects of pathogens and pests on honey bee behavior, physiology, and/or colony health, including the development of novel methods to mitigate these effects.
2. Effects of nutrition on pest, pathogen, and disease incidence.
3. Effects of pesticides on pest, pathogen, and disease incidence with an emphasis on mitigation and incorporation of Integrated Pest and Pollinator Pest Management (IPPPM).
4. Investigation of new and emerging honey bee pests and pathogens.
5. Development of approaches for genetic stock improvement of honey bee populations to enhance resistance to pathogens and parasites.
6. Effects of environmental variables on honey bee pests, pathogens, and disease incidence.
7. Development of diagnostics or indicators for the presence of pests, pathogens and diseases that affect honey bee health.

Please note: One time at the midpoint of the grant-cycle, grantees will be asked to provide in-progress photos or videos, and/or a short written description of their project to be utilized by the grant program’s funders and by Pollinator Partnership/NAPPC. Grantees can work with the Honey Bee Health Task Force to meet this requirement in a manner that makes sense for them.

Proposal Requirements

1. Proposal title and research team with contact information including email(s), physical mailing address, and telephone number(s).
2. Priority area focus/foci.
3. 3 page-project description (Arial, 12-pt font, single spaced, with page numbers, references are not included in this page limit) with sufficient background and description of methods to ascertain the importance and feasibility of the studies.
4. Detailed budget. As a non-profit organization the Pollinator Partnership/NAPPC does not pay overhead on funded research grants.
5. Research timeline by month (approximately April 2026 to April 2027).
6. 2-page resume of the principal investigator(s).
7. Please explain if the proposal is under consideration by other funding organizations.
8. If the PI has previously received funding from NAPPC, please include information about the outcomes of that funding, including publications, presentations, and/or leveraging to obtain additional funding (up to 1/2 additional page).

 

DECLARATION

I confirm that the information given on this form is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true and accurate. I understand that if I have given misleading information on this form, this will be sufficient grounds for terminating my application.

I agree that the information provided on this form may be shared with members of the NAPPC Honey Bee Health Task Force and Pollinator Partnership.

Please call 415.362.1137 or email nappc@pollinator.org for any questions.