Introduction: Apply for Grants Under Climate Resilient Agriculture for Fostering High Performance Biomanufacturing under BioE3 Policy India, The Union Cabinet approved the BioE3 Policy (Biotechnology for Economy, Environment & Employment) in August 2024 to promote high-performance biomanufacturing in India. This policy establishes a strategic framework to accelerate the development and scaling up of bio-based products across the country.
The Ministry of Science and Technology is now inviting proposals for its grant program under this initiative. Interested organizations are encouraged to read the full article and submit their applications before the deadline of April 30, 2025.
Last Date of Submission: 30th April 2025
Categories (Apply for Grants Under Climate Resilient Agriculture for Fostering High Performance Biomanufacturing under BioE3 Policy India)
Discovery & Application-oriented Integrated Network Research
- Under this category, the proposals are invited to develop proof-of-concept and/or translation of leads to demonstrate biotechnological and bioprocess solutions for ‘Climate Resilient Agriculture’ in controlled settings (laboratory, green house conditions, growth chambers). The established PoC should have the potential for scale up and field deployment with a sustainable advantage over the existing technologies. The proposals may be focused on the following, including but not limited to:
- Establish PoC for engineering of rhizosphere/endosphere/phyllosphere of crop plants for better growth, enhanced input use/acquisition efficiency, biotic/ abiotic stress resilience and carbon sequestration.
- Breeding climate resilient crops for revamping the plant architecture, improving input use/acquisition efficiency by employing genomic selection and/or SDN1/SDN2 based genome editing.
- Accelerated domestication of wild-relatives/land races of crops for enhanced climate resilience.
- Development of genomics-led bioprotection & biostimulant molecules and working out the mechanism of action of the active ingredients.
- Novel formulations/delivery systems for Agri-biologicals.
- Al & ML based peptide/protein prediction platforms and validation of their potential to serve as novel Agribiologicals
- Synthetic biology approaches for making pheromones and other plant protection chemicals.
Bridging the Gap for Scale up
- Under this category, the focus would be on scale up of technologies with established PoC that have reached the early validation stage and are ready for late stage validation/scale-up for field deployment.
- Up-scaling of Bio-based Generics with proven market cap including biocontrol Agents (Abamectin, Emamectin, Milbemectin, Spinosad etc.); Plant Hormones (Auxins, GAs, Cytokinins, ABA, Brassinosteroids, JA, Strigolactones etc); Pheromones etc.
- Validating and advancing existing proof of concept for molecules/strains/technologies available in laboratory set ups for scalable production & delivery of :
- Biocontrol agents (based on secondary metabolites, proteins, peptides, dsRNA/microRNA, insect and plant extracts etc.)
- Biofertilizers leading to measurable enhancement in plant yield (consortia-based formulations with field level testing including but not limited to free living microbes with ability to colonise roots and fix N2; phosphate solubilising bacteria and microbes for improving soil structure)
- Biostimulants (based on proteins & peptides, secondary metabolites and biological extracts with proven benefit for plant growth and productivity under diverse environmental conditions)
- Scaling up indigenous technologies for delivery of Agri-biologicals
- Precision agriculture including in-field, drone-based imaging and sensorbased technologies to monitor (real-time) plant stress (both biotic and abiotic) and growth parameters for optimal input application.
- Harnessing big data and deployment of machine learning tools for disease prediction/diagnosis for effective disease management in crop plants
- Developing indigenous vectors and novel tools for precise genome editing
- Demonstrating absence of exogenous integrated DNA in advanced-stage genome edited lines with existing PoC for climate resilience (in line with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for regulatory review of genome edited plants under SDN-1 and SDN-2 categories 2022).
Duration (Apply for Grants Under Climate Resilient Agriculture for Fostering High Performance Biomanufacturing under BioE3 Policy India)
Project duration will be upto 2 years, extendable upto 5 years based on the performance.
Key Requirements for the Proposed Projects (Apply for Grants Under Climate Resilient Agriculture for Fostering High Performance Biomanufacturing under BioE3 Policy India)
- The proposed study should mandatorily indicate the following aspects in the proposal:
- Name of the background strain/variety, procurement source, IP associated with the strain or tools used, if the strains are genetically modified
- Present TRL level of the technology and the TRL proposed to be attained at the end of project duration.
- Outline the minimal benchmark (titer/productivity/scale) proposed to be attained for the selected bio-based Agri-input/product.
- Gap in the technology to be addressed and strategies proposed to address the gap
- Framework for toxicity studies, quantification of residue in produce, sustainability of the process from an economic and environment point of view
- Scalability of the technology and its commercialization potential
- All proposals must adhere to statutory regulatory requirements.
Eligibility Criteria (Apply for Grants Under Climate Resilient Agriculture for Fostering High Performance Biomanufacturing under BioE3 Policy India)
Academic Organisations
- Proposals may be submitted by interested applicants engaged in research activities at various Institutions/Universities/Societies/Trusts/NGOs/ Foundations/Voluntary Organizations, recognized as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO).
- The Principal investigator must have at least four years of the employment remaining in the institution at the time of proposal submission.
Companies/Startups
- Incorporation certificate.
- CA/CS certified shareholding pattern as per BIRAC format (Companies having a minimum of 51% Indian shareholding / individuals holding Indian passports are only eligible) mentioning UDIN number.
- Details regarding in-house R&D facility, if any; or Incubation Agreement with recognized Incubator.
- Audited financial details of latest last three financial years,
- Copy of passports of the shareholders if required
Limited Liability Partnership
- Incorporation/Registration Certificate.
- Partnership deed; CA/CS certified certificate which states that minimum half of the partners are Indian citizens mentioning UDIN number.
- Copy of passports of Indian partners/subscribers
- Research mandate/ details regarding in-house R&D facility, if any/Incubation agreement
- Audited financial details of the last three financial years; Companies/LLP if recommended have to provide a declaration stating that Company/LLP is not in default of BIRAC OR any other organization. Further there are no Legal Proceedings going against the applicant.
How to Apply?
Mode of Submission
Proposals maybe submitted by both Academia and Industry applicants, either independently or as a collaborative project.
- For proposals from Academia/Research Institutions: Interested applicants should submit the proposals in the prescribed format duly forwarded by the executive head of the institution through the Department’s e-ProMIS portal (www.dbtepromis.nic.in).
- For proposals from Industry and Industry-Academia collaboration: Interested applicants should submit the proposals in the requisite format duly forwarded by the executive head of the Company/LLP/Institution by logging to the BIRAC website (www.birac.nic.in).
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