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Advanced Technologies

Scientists are developing advanced technologies to meet the complex agricultural challenges faced by the United States and throughout the world. NIFA programs support cutting-edge research to help farmers produce higher quantities of safer and better quality food, fiber, and fuel to meet the needs of a growing population. In addition, NIFA initiatives are helping the nation reach energy independence.

Programs

AFRI Foundational and Applied Science Program

AFRI Education and Workforce Development

AFRI Interagency Programs

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)

Equipment Grants Program (EGP)

Bioproduct Pilot Program

Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Programs (SBIR/STTR)

Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants (BRAG) Program

New Technologies for Ag Extension

Precision, Geospatial and Sensor Technologies Programs

The Hatch Act of 1887

Urban, Indoor, and Emerging Agriculture

American Rescue Plan Technical Assistance Investment (ARPTAI) Program

From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals (NextGen)

Future Proofing Plants to a Changing Climate

Data Science for Food and Agricultural Systems (DSFAS)

Funding Opportunities

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Foundational and Applied Science Program

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Sustainable Agricultural Systems

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Education and Workforce Development

Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative

Farm of the Future

Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) (Joint NSF) Competitive Grants Program

Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program

Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs Phase II

Equipment Grant Program

Research Facilities Act Program

New Technologies for Ag Extension