This webinar will be a panel discussion of best practices and lessons learned from NIFA staff and select State Animal Health Officials for how veterinary shortage situation areas are identified. 

In this Q&A session, program staff in NIFA’s Institute of Youth, Family and Community answer audience questions about the A7101 Predoctoral Fellowships program area priority within the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative’s Education and Workforce Development program area.

Dr. Sheila Fleischhacker, National Science Liaison – Food Safety and Nutrition and NIFA Nutrition Security Team Co-Chair, will kick off this edition of the NIFA Food and Nutrition Security Webinar Series providing an overview of Local and Regional Food Systems relevant funding opportunities across NIFA. 

USDA NIFA will host an informational webinar regarding the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, Food and Agriculture Non-formal Education (FANE) program.

Join NIFA and the National Agricultural Library on Tuesday, October 17, at 2 p.m. EDT/1 p.m. CDT for an informational webinar on Departmental Regulation (DR) 1020-006, involving public access to scholarly publication and digital scientific research data assets. 

This notice identifies the objectives for Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (CFPCGP) projects, deadlines, funding information, eligibility criteria for projects and applicants, and application forms and associated instructions. 

The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agricultural Systems (A1712) program area priority is designed to rapidly identify and implement strategies to protect the nation’s food and agricultural supply chains and the people who support them during and after extreme weather events. 

To celebrate Native American Heritage Month, the Director of the USDA Office of Tribal Relations Heather Dawn Thompson will provide an overview of the USDA Indigenous Food Sovereignty Initiative. Then, staff from NIFA and the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will highlight relevant resources.