2024 Greener Cattle Initiative RFA

The broad objective of the GCI is to support research efforts to identify and develop new practices and technologies, or validate existing practices and technologies, that enable the sustainable decrease in enteric methane emissions from cattle.

The GCI will consider applications addressing one or more of the following:

• Delivery mechanisms of non-vaccine enteric methane mitigation technologies (inclusive of oral, parenteral, or topical administration; for example: boluses, liquids, drenches, formulated supplements, free choice supplements, injection, etc.)
• Impact of applying interventions early in life to reduce enteric methane emissions later in life or in offspring (inclusive of calf microbiome, colonization, fetal programming, etc.)
• Combined impacts of administering multiple enteric methane mitigation technologies to examine additive, synergistic or antagonistic effects
• Long-term and longitudinal studies to evaluate lasting effects of enteric methane mitigation technologies on mitigation, animal health and productivity (inclusive of full lactations or multiple lactations)

Funding: $5,000,000 total 

Duration: 5 years

Research Authority due date: 27.3.24

LOI (required) due date: 3.4.24

Full proposal due date: 5.6.24