NIFA is organized into the Institutes of Bioenergy, Climate and Environment; Food Production and Sustainability; Food Safety and Nutrition; Youth, Family, and Community.

Below are NIFA Institutes, and the associated Divisions, Division Directors (or Acting Division Directors), National Program Leaders (NPL), and National Science Liaisons (NSL).

Institute of Bioenergy, Climate, and Environment

• Deputy Director: Kevin Kephart

Division of Bioenergy

• Division Director: Timothy Conner
• NPL: Toby Ahrens
• NPL: Victoria Finkenstadt
• NPL: William Goldner

Division of Environmental Systems

• Division Director: Peter Thompson
• NPL: Daniel Cassidy
• NPL: Jim Dobrowolski
• NPL: Sandeep Kumar
• NPL: Diomides "Diomy" Zamora

Division of Global Climate Change

• Acting Division Director: Kevin Kephart
• NPL: Amy Ganguli
• NPL: Adam Wilke
   

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Institute of Food Production and Sustainability

• Deputy Director: Deb Hamernik

Division of Agricultural Systems

• Acting Division Director: Deb Hamernik
• NPL: Ganesh Bora
• NPL: Denis Ebodaghe
• NPL: David Songstad
• NPL: Steve Thomson
• NPL: Charlotte Tuttle

Division of Animal Systems

• Division Director: Robert Godfrey
• NPL: Kathe Bjork
• NPL: Michelle Colby
• NPL: Kamilah Grant
• NPL: Frank Siewerdt
• NPL: Robert Smith
• NPL: Steven Smith
• NPL: Tim Sullivan
• NPL: Angelica Van Goor

Division of Plant Systems-Production

• Division Director: Susan Moser
• NPL: Tom Bewick
• NPL: John Erickson
• NPL: Bisoondat "Mac" Macoon
• NPL: Vance Owens
• NPL: Ann Stapleton
• NPL: Christian Tobias
• NPL: Jessica Shade

Division of Plant Systems-Protection

• Division Director: Rubella Goswami
• NPL: Emmanuel Byamukama
• NPL: Amer Fayad
• NPL: Erica Kistner-Thomas
• NPL: Vijay Nandula
• NPL: Kari Perez
• NPL: Christopher Philips
• NPL: Michelle Samuel-Foo
   

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Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition

• Deputy Director: Suzanne Stluka

Division of Food Safety

• Division Director: Steve Zeng
• NPL: Mark Carter
• NPL: Hongda Chen
• NPL: Jodi Williams

Division of Nutrition

• Division Director: Deirdra Chester
• NPL: Helen Chipman
• NPL: Lydia Kaume
• NPL: Mallory Koenings
• NPL: Lisa Jahns
   

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Institute of Youth, Family, and Community

• Deputy Director: Kal Kalavacharla

Division of Community and Education

• Division Director: Peter Motavalli
• NPL: Ray Ali
• NPL: Solomon Haile
• NPL: Irma Lawrence
• NPL: Rizana Mahroof
• NPL: Manoharan Muthusamy
• NPL: Carlos Ortiz
• NPL: Erin Riley

Division of Family and Consumer Sciences

• Division Director: Martha Ray Sartor
• NPL: Keith Harris
• NPL: Brenda Martin
• NPL: Ashley Mueller
• NPL: Sarah Rocker
• NPL: Ahlishia Shipley

Division of Youth and 4-H

• Division Director: Dr. Shannon Horrillo
• NPL: Annie Ceccarini
• NPL: Jeff Sallee
• NPL: Maurice Smith
• NPL: Bonita Williams
   

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National Science Liaison Team

Supports the agency’s national research, education, and extension portfolio; advance NIFA programs; and serve as expert resources in Washington, D.C.

• NSL: Brent Elrod (4-H and Community Development)
• NSL: Sheila Fleischhacker (Food Safety and Nutrition)
• NSL: Mark Mirando (AFRI; Animal Health and Production)
• NSL: Mat Ngouajio (Plant Production and Protection; Organic Farming)
• NSL: Eric Norland (Environmental and Natural Resources)
• NSL: Megan O'Rourke (Climate Change)