COLLABORATING FOR HEALTHY, RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL SOILS – GRANT

1. Title: COLLABORATING FOR HEALTHY, RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL SOILS – GRANT2. Awarding Authority: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), GB Email: luke.williams@bbsrc.ukri.org. Web: (Dr. Luke Williams)3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: Collaborating for Healthy, Resilient and Sustainable Agricultural SoilsApply to research agricultural soils.You can apply if you are a researcher based at an eligible organisation.You must work with at least two other researchers. They must be from one of the eligible countries.Your project can focus on one of the following:soil biodiversity: status and role in ecosystem servicessoil improvements: site-specific or landscape-scale ways to improve sustainability, resilience, health and productivity of soils.The full economic cost (fEC) of your project can be between £62,500 and £625,000. We will fund 80% of this.You should aim to start your project in December 2021 or January 2022. It can last for two to three years.5. CPV Code(s): 73110000, 73100000, 73210000, 73200000, 771000006. NUTS code(s): UKK, UKK1, UKK147. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: South West (England), Gloucestershire, Wiltshire And Bristol/Bath Area, Swindon.8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: Total fund: £2,000,000Award range: £62,500 – £625,00010. Closing date: 7.9.2021 (15:00).11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit:12. Other information: Co-funders: European and international funders through the European Joint Programme on Soil (EJP SOIL)Funding type: GrantWho can applyStandard UKRI eligibility and council fEC rules apply. To understand the rules:check if you are eligible for research and innovation fundingread the guidance on meeting UKRI terms and conditions for funding.Additional national rules and regulations of funders apply. You must read the national annexes of the opportunity announcement on the EJP SOIL opportunity page.Applications must include a minimum of three eligible partners asking for funding from three different countries who are contributing funds to the opportunity.Please note: people applying from separate legal entities within a country are considered separate partners.Project partners who are not eligible for funding from this opportunity may be involved in projects if they bring their own funding. This includes, for example, people from non-funding countries or not fundable according to national or regional regulations of the participating funding organisations.Project partners not eligible for funding from this opportunity (counted in addition to the three minimum eligible partners) cannot be consortium coordinators. As with funded members, they must accept all opportunity rules and guidelines.Start date and durationProjects should aim to start in December 2021 or January 2022 and last for two to three years.How to applyThis opportunity will be implemented using an online submission tool. It consists of a platform where applicants can find all information necessary for the preparation and submission of proposals.Visit the online submission tool (EJP SOIL).WebinarA webinar will be organised on 25 May 2021 for all interested applicants. Content of the webinar will be an overview about all relevant aspects for the opportunity and will give a short introduction for the submission tool.Step one: read the full opportunity detailsBefore you prepare an application, please read the full opportunity details on the EJP SOIL website.Step two: set up your consortiumYou must apply as part of a transnational consortium of three or more eligible partners.Find full consortium criteria in the full opportunity details on the EJP SOIL website.A partnering tool will be attached to the submission platform, where project partnerships can be offered or searched for.Step three: pre-register your proposalThis step is mandatory to apply for this opportunity.You must pre-register your proposal through the EJP SOIL submission platform by 25 June 2021 13:00 central European time (CET). This pre-registration comprises the upload of a project summary and a registration of all partners of the potential consortium.Step four: submit your proposalDeadline for proposals to be uploaded on the submission tool is 7 September 2021 16:00 CET.UK partners seeking funding must include a UK budget proforma (Word, 44KB).This must be part of the full PDF that you submit to the submission tool.Funding decisions will be made in September or October 2021.Step five: record your successful applicationIf your application is chosen for funding, you’ll be asked to submit your application in the Joint Electronic Submission system (Je-S).This is so UKRI can administer your funding through Je-S. Your application will not be reassessed. This must be done in November 2021.Contact details awarding authority.Please refer the website above for documentationTKR-202157-EX-1608826# funding opportunity