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AFRI Program Area Deadline Dates

 

The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) encompasses several different Request for Applications (RFA) that contain many Program Areas. These Program Areas cover a broad array of issues and topics important to US agriculture. Important deadlines are summarized in the table below. Refer to the RFAs for related detailed information on Program Area Priorities for FY 2011 and FY 2012.

Table of Contents

FY 2011 AFRI RFAs

AFRI Food Safety Challenge Area RFA

 

FY 2012 AFRI RFAs

AFRI Climate Change Challenge Area RFA
AFRI Food Security Challenge Area RFA
AFRI Sustainable Bioenergy Challenge Area RFA
AFRI NIFA Fellowships Grant Program RFA

 

FY 2012 AFRI RFAs to be Announced

AFRI Childhood Obesity Prevention Challenge Area RFA
AFRI Foundational Program RFA

FY 2011 AFRI RFAs


AFRI Food Safety Challenge Area RFA

Program Area

Program Area Code

Program Area Contacts

Letter of Intent Deadline

Application Deadline

Prevention and Control of Salmonella and Campylobacter in Poultry Flocks and Poultry Products, including Eggs

A4161

Dr. Jeanette Thurston

07/05/2011

10/11/2011

Addressing Critical and Emerging Food Safety Issues

A4141

Dr. Isabel Walls

07/05/2011

10/11/2011

 

FY 2012 AFRI RFAs


AFRI Agricultural Science for Climate Variability and Change Challenge Area RFA

Program Area

Program Area Code

Program Area Contacts

Letter of Intent Deadline

Application Deadline

Integrated Approaches to Climate Adaptation and Mitigation in Agroecosystems

A3142

Dr. Diana Jerkins

10/20/2011

12/16/2011

Regional Approaches for Adaptation to and Mitigation of Climate Variability and Change

A3101

Dr. Raymond Knighton

10/28/2011

01/13/2012

AFRI Food Security Challenge Area RFA

Program Area

Program Area Code

Program Area Contacts

Letter of Intent Deadline

Application Deadline

Translational Genomics for Disease Resistance in Animals

A5112

Dr. Margo Holland

11/17/2011

3/1/2012

Extension-driven Disease Prevention and Control in Animals

A5113

Dr. Peter Johnson

11/17/2011

3/1/2012

Translational Genomics for Improved Fertility of Animals

A5102

Dr. Mark Mirando

11/17/2011

3/1/2012

Minimizing Diseases due to Fungal Pathosystems

A5122

Dr. Ann Lichens-Park

11/23/2011

3/14/2012

Management of Arthropod- or Nematode-vectored Plant Pathogens

A5123

Dr. Robert Nowierski

11/2/2011

2/15/2012

Enhanced Implementation of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for Vectored Pathogens

A5132

Dr. Martin Draper

11/16/2011

2/2/2012

Sustainable Food Systems to Improve Food Security

A5141

Dr. Diana Jerkins

11/15/2011

2/15/2012

AFRI Sustainable Bioenergy Challenge Area RFA

Program Area

Program Area Code

Program Area Contacts

Letter of Intent Deadline

Application Deadline

Development and Sustainable Production of Regionally-appropriate Biomass Feedstocks

A6101

Dr. William Goldner

10/25/2011

12/15/2011

Policy Options for and Impacts on Regional Biofuels Production Systems

A6122

Dr. Fen Hunt

10/25/2011

12/15/2011

Impacts of Regional Bioenergy Feedstock Production Systems on Wildlife and Pollinators

A6123

Dr. Daniel Cassidy

10/25/2011

12/15/2011

Socioeconomic Impacts of Biofuels on Rural Communities

A6124

Dr. Fen Hunt

10/25/2011

12/15/2011

Environmental Implications of Direct and Indirect Land Use Change

A6125

Dr. Nancy Cavallaro

10/25/2011

12/15/2011

AFRI NIFA Fellowships Grant Program RFA

Program Area

Program Area Code

Program Area Contacts

Letter of Intent Deadline

Application Deadline

Predoctoral Fellowships

A7101

Dr. Margo Holland

11/8/2011

1/19/2012

Postdoctoral Fellowships

A7201

Dr. Margo Holland

11/8/2011

1/19/2012

 

AFRI RFAs to be Announced


AFRI Childhood Obesity Prevention Challenge Area RFA

Program Area

Program Area Code

Program Area Contacts

Letter of Intent Deadline

Application Deadline

 

AFRI Foundational Program RFA

Program Area

Program Area Code

Program Area Contacts

Letter of Intent Deadline

Application Deadline

 

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