Once proposals are received, a NAFA board-appointed review panel will review, score and discuss proposals to determine which will receive approval for this round of funding. Proposals will be scored using the following categories:
- Methodology and analytical approaches
- Industry need
- Cost effectiveness/budget/matching funds
- Partnerships
- Outreach
Priorities for this round of funding include: new and updated NAFA publications (i.e., Alfalfa Germination & Growth; Alfalfa Wildlife & the Environment); agronomic management; feed value consistency (i.e., digestibility, sampling); forage quality improvements; new uses and market development; fertility, soil management, soil health, macro/micronutrients; and yield improvements. Preference will be given to projects that include support letters from industry.
For more information and a full copy of the 2018 request for proposals, click here. 
—From National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance newsletter
