Contact Our Program Staff
To improve customer service, NIFA has transitioned from using individual points of contacts for programs to using group mailboxes. This will improve customer service by ensuring that applicants and grantees will reach a team of people rather than just one National Program Leader or Program Specialist. This will also allow for better continuity of programs when staff are out of the office.
Every NIFA program has a dedicated group email inbox. Some mailboxes may be used for multiple programs. Use the table below to search for any part of the program name you are looking for or the office where the program is located.
| Group Mailbox Name | Office | Program Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 Capacity Building Grants (1890 CBG) Program Contact | Division of Community and Education | 1890.CBG@usda.gov | 1890 Capacity Building Programs (CBG) |
| 1890 Center of Excellence (1890 COE) Program Contact | Division of Community and Education | 1890COE.Applications@usda.gov | 1890 Centers of Excellence (1890 COE) Program |
| 1890 Scholarships Program Contact | Division of Community and Education | 1890Scholarships.Applications@usda.gov | Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions Program (1890 Scholarships) |
| 2501 Grant Program Contact | Division of Family & Consumer Sciences | 2501Grants@usda.gov | Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (2501) |
| AFRI Commodity Boards Contact | commodityboards@usda.gov | AFRI Commodity Board Co-funding Topics (A1811) | |
| AFRI Strengthening Agricultural Systems (SAS) Contact | afri-sas@usda.gov | AFRI Strengthening Agricultural Systems (SAS) | |
| Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative Contact | Division of Plant Systems-Production | AG2PI@usda.gov | Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI) |
| Agriculture Risk Management Education Partnerships (ARME) Program Contact | Division of Family & Consumer Sciences | SM.ARMEManagement@USDA.gov | Agriculture Risk Management Education Partnerships (ARME) |
| Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Competitive Grants Program (ANNH) Contact | Division of Community and Education | ANNHGrants@usda.gov | Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Competitive Grants Program (ANNH) |
| Aquaculture Input Contact Information | Division of Animal Systems | Aquaculture.Input@usda.gov | Aquaculture Centers, section 1475 |
| Aquaculture Input Contact Information | Division of Animal Systems | Aquaculture.Input@usda.gov | Special Research Grants for Aquaculture Research (AQUA) |
| Assistive Technology Program for Farmers with Disabilities (AgrAbility) Contact | Division of Family & Consumer Sciences | SM.AgrAbility@usda.gov | Assistive Technology Program for Farmers with Disabilities (AgrAbility) |
| Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) Contact | Division of Agricultural Systems | BFRDP@usda.gov | Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) |
| Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants (BRAG) Program Group Mailbox | Division of Plant Systems-Production | BRAG@usda.gov | Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program (BRAG) |
| Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-grant Colleges of Agriculture Program (NLGCA) | Division of Community and Education | nlgca@usda.gov | Capacity Building Grants for Non Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture (NLGCA) |
| Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program (CFPCGP) Contact | Division of Nutrition | SM.NIFA.CFP@usda.gov | Community Food Projects Program (CFP) |
| Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Program Contact | Division of Plant Systems-Protection | CPPM.NIFA@usda.gov | Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) |
| Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Program Contact | Division of Plant Systems-Protection | CPPM.NIFA@usda.gov | Crop Protection and Pest Management: Extension Implementation |
| Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Program Contact | Division of Plant Systems-Protection | CPPM.NIFA@usda.gov | Crop Protection and Pest Management: Regional Coordination (RCP) |
| Data Science for Food and Agricultural Systems (DSFAS) Contact | NIFA-DSFAS@usda.gov | Data Science for Food and Agricultural Systems (A1541) | |
| Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program (ECDRE) Contact | Division of Plant Systems-Protection | ECDRE@USDA.GOV | Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension (ECDRE) |
| Enhancing Agricultural Opportunities for Military Veterans (AgVets) Program Contact | Division of Family & Consumer Sciences | SM.IF.AGVETS@usda.gov | Enhancing Agricultural Opportunities for Military Veterans (AgVets) |
| Extension Collaborative on Immunization Teaching & Engagement (EXCITE) Contact | Division of Family & Consumer Sciences | SM.REE.NIFA.EXCITE@usda.gov | Extension Collaboration on Immunization Teaching and Engagement (EXCITE) |
| Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) Contact | Division of Family & Consumer Sciences | SM.REE.NIFA.FRSAN@usda.gov | Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) |
| Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Competitive Grants Program (FBMB) Group Mailbox | Division of Family & Consumer Sciences | SM.REE.NIFA.FBMB@usda.gov | Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Competitive Grants Program (FBMB) |
| Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship (NNF) Grants Program Contact | Division of Community and Education | NNF@usda.gov | Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship (NFF) Grants Program |
| Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative Extension Disaster Education Network (FADI-EDEN) Contact | Division of Family & Consumer Sciences | SM.FADI.EDEN@usda.gov | FADI Extension Disaster Education Network (FADI-EDEN) |
| Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program - Produce Prescription (GusNIP-PPR) Contact | Division of Nutrition | produceprescription@usda.gov | Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program - Produce Prescription (GusNIP-PPR) |
| Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program: Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP-NI) | Division of Nutrition | NutritionIncentive@usda.gov | GusNIP - Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP-NIP) |
| Higher Education Challenge (HEC) Grants Program Contact | Division of Community and Education | hec@usda.gov | Higher Education Challenge (HEC) Grants Program |
| Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program (MSP) Contact | Division of Community and Education | MSP@usda.gov | Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program (MSP) |
| Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants (HSI) Program Contact | Division of Community and Education | HSIGrants@usda.gov | Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants |
| Institute for Rural Partnerships (IRP) Program Contact | Division of Family & Consumer Sciences | SM.REE.NIFA.IRP@usda.gov | Institute for Rural Partnerships - General Provision 778 (RP778) |
| Insular Grant Programs Contact | Division of Community and Education | InsularGrants@usda.gov | Distance Education Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas (DEG) |
| Insular Grant Programs Contact | Division of Community and Education | InsularGrants@usda.gov | Resident Instruction Grants for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas Agriculture and Food Science Facilities and Equipment Program for Insular Areas (RIIA) |
| Insular Grant Programs Contact | Division of Community and Education | InsularGrants@usda.gov | Agriculture and Food Science Facilities and Equipment Program for Insular Areas (AGFEI) |
| International Agricultural Science and Education (IASE) Program Contact | Center for International Programs | IASE@usda.gov | International Agricultural Science and Education (IASE) Program |
| Laying Hen and Turkey Research Grant (LHTR) Program Contact | Division of Animal Systems | LHTR@usda.gov | Laying Hen and Turkey Research Program (LHTR) |
| McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research (MSCFR) Program Contact | Division of Environmental Systems | mscfr.nifa@usda.gov | |
| Methyl Bromide Transition (MBT) Program Contact | Division of Plant Systems-Protection | SM.NIFA.MBT@usda.gov | Methyl Bromide Transition (112.C) |
| Military 4-H Programs Contact | Division of Youth and 4-H | Military4-H@usda.gov | 4-H Military Extension Educator Program |
| Military 4-H Programs Contact | Division of Youth and 4-H | Military4-H@usda.gov | Navy 4-H Military Partnership and Outreach Support Program |
| Military 4-H Programs Contact | Division of Youth and 4-H | Military4-H@usda.gov | Air Force 4-H Military Partnership and Outreach Support Program |
| Military 4-H Programs Contact | Division of Youth and 4-H | Military4-H@usda.gov | Army 4-H Military Partnership Outreach Support Grant Program |
| Military 4-H Programs Contact | Division of Youth and 4-H | Military4-H@usda.gov | Children, Youth, and Families at Risk 4-H Military Partnership Program (CYFAR 4-H Military PDTA) |
| Military Reimbursable Programs Contact | Division of Youth and 4-H | SM.IF.MilReimburse@usda.gov | |
| National 4-H Conference Contact | Division of Youth and 4-H | National4-HConference@usda.gov | |
| New Technologies for Ag Extension (NTAE) Program Contact | Division of Family & Consumer Sciences | NTAE@usda.gov | New Technologies for Ag Extension (NTAE) |
| NextGen Program Contact | Division of Community and Education | NIFA.workforce@usda.gov | NextGen |
| NIFA Tribal Programs Contact | Division of Community and Education | NIFAtribalprograms@usda.gov | Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program (FRTEP) |
| NIFA Tribal Programs Contact | Division of Community and Education | NIFAtribalprograms@usda.gov | New Beginning for Tribal Students (NBTS) |
| NIFA Tribal Programs Contact | Division of Community and Education | NIFAtribalprograms@usda.gov | Tribal College Research Grant Program (TCRGP) |
| NIFA Tribal Programs Contact | Division of Community and Education | NIFAtribalprograms@usda.gov | Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants Program (TCEGP) |
| NIFA Tribal Programs Contact | Division of Community and Education | NIFAtribalprograms@usda.gov | Tribal Colleges Extension Program: Capacity Applications (TCEP-CA) |
| NIFA Tribal Programs Contact | Division of Community and Education | NIFAtribalprograms@usda.gov | Tribal Colleges Extension Program: Special Emphasis (TCEP-SE) |
| Open Data Framework (ODF) Program Contact | Division of Agricultural Systems | odf@usda.gov | Open Data Framework (ODF) |
| Organic Programs | Division of Plant Systems-Production | OrganicPrograms@usda.gov | Organic Transitions (ORG) |
| Organic Programs | Division of Plant Systems-Production | OrganicPrograms@usda.gov | Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) |
| Potato Breeding Research Program Contact | Division of Plant Systems-Production | PotatoResearch@usda.gov | |
| Regional Rural Development Centers (RRDC) Program Contact | Division of Family & Consumer Sciences | SM.REE.NIFA.RRDC@usda.gov | Regional Rural Development Centers (RRDC) |
| Renewable Resources Extension Act (RREA) Program Contact | Division of Environmental Systems | RREA@usda.gov | Renewable Resource Extension Act National Focus Fund Projects (ME) |
| Research Facilities Act Program (RFAP) Contact | Division of Family & Consumer Sciences | REE.NIFA.RFAP@usda.gov | Research Facilities Act Program (RFAP) |
| Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG) Program Contact | Division of Family & Consumer Sciences | SM.REE.NIFA.RCDG@usda.gov | Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG) |
| Rural Health and Safety Education (RHSE) Program Contact | Division of Family & Consumer Sciences | SM.REE.NIFA.RHSE@usda.gov | Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants (RHSE) Program |
| Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Contact | Division of Bioenergy | sbir@usda.gov | |
| Smith-Lever Act Sections 3(b) an d3(c) Special Needs Capacity Grant | Division of Family & Consumer Sciences | nifa.capacity.programs@usda.gov | |
| Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program Contact | Division of Family & Consumer Sciences | SM.SLSNCGP@usda.gov | Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants (SLSNCG) Program |
| Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Contact | Division of Plant Systems-Production | SM.NIFA.SCRI@USDA.GOV | Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) |
| Sun Grant Program Contact | Division of Bioenergy | sungrant@usda.gov | Sun Grant Program |
| Urban, Indoor, and Emerging Agriculture (UIE) Program Contact | Institute of Food Production and Sustainability | nifa.uie@usda.gov | Urban, Indoor, and other Emerging Agricultural Production Research, Education and Extension Initiative (UIE) |
| Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) Team | Division of Animal Systems | vmlrp.applications@usda.gov | Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) |
| Veterinary Services Grant Program (VSGP) Team | Division of Animal Systems | vsgp@usda.gov | Veterinary Services Grant Program (VSGP) |
| Women and Minorities in STEM (WAMS) Program Contact | Division of Community and Education | WAMS@usda.gov | Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (WAMS) |
| Youth Farm Safety Education and Certification (YFSEC) Program Contact | Division of Youth and 4-H | YFSEC@usda.gov | Youth Farm Safety Education and Certification (YFSEC) |
Page last updated: August 3, 2026