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Equipment Grant Program
Thursday, March 16, 2023
The Equipment Grant Program (EGP) serves to increase access to shared-use special purpose equipment/instruments for fundamental and applied research for use in the food and agricultural sciences programs at institutions of higher…
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Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program Pre-Application
Thursday, March 16, 2023
NIFA requests pre-applications for the ECDRE program to address priorities identified by the Citrus Disease Sub-committee (CDS) of the National Agricultural Research, Education, Extension and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board through…
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Resident Instruction Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas and Agriculture and Food Sciences Facilities and Equipment
Thursday, March 16, 2023
The purpose of these programs is to promote and strengthen the ability of eligible institutions in the Insular Areas to carry out education within the food, agricultural and natural resource sciences. RIIA projects strengthen…
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Renewable Resources Extension Act - National Focus Fund Projects
Thursday, March 16, 2023
The purpose of the grant program is to provide funds for extension projects that have national or regional relevancy. In particular, the program supports extension projects that address emerging forest and rangeland resources through…
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Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
The purpose of this competitive undergraduate scholarship grant program is to increase the multicultural diversity of the food and agricultural scientific and professional workforce, and advance the educational achievement of all…
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Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative Extension Disaster Education Network
Friday, March 3, 2023
The goal of the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative Extension Disaster Education Network (FADI-EDEN) program is to maximize the resilience of the U.S. food and agriculture sector to biosecurity risks, extreme weather events and…
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Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Competitive Grants Program
Friday, March 3, 2023
The Farm Business Management and Benchmarking (FBMB) Competitive Grants Program provides funds for improving the farm management knowledge and skills of agricultural producers by maintaining and expanding a national, publicly available…
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Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program
Friday, March 3, 2023
Within the states and territories, the Cooperative Extension System has repeatedly served as the trusted community organization that has helped to enable families, communities, and businesses to successfully prepare for, respond to and…
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Distance Education Grants for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas
Thursday, March 2, 2023
The purpose of this program is strengthen the capacity of Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas to carry out resident instruction, curriculum, and teaching programs in the food and agricultural sciences through distance…
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Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program
Thursday, March 2, 2023
The RHSE program proposals are expected to be community-based outreach education programs, such as those conducted through Human Science extension outreach that provide individuals and families with: information as to the value of good…
Funding Opportunity
Supplemental and Alternative Crops
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
The Supplemental and Alternative Crops (SAC) Competitive Grants Program will support projects that lead to expanded adaptation and increased acres in the United States of canola grown for oil and industrial hemp grown for value added…
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Higher Education Challenge Grants Program
Monday, February 27, 2023
Projects supported by the Higher Education Challenge Grants Program will: (1) address a state, regional, national, or international educational need; (2) involve a creative or non-traditional approach toward addressing that need that…
Funding Opportunity
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Sustainable Agricultural Systems
Friday, February 17, 2023
Applications to the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Sustainable Agricultural Systems (SAS) Request for Applications (RFA) must focus on approaches that promote transformational changes in the U.S. food and agriculture system…
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Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields Program
Friday, February 17, 2023
The purpose of this program is to support research, education/teaching, and extension projects that increase participation by women and underrepresented minorities from rural areas in STEM. NIFA intends this program to address…
Funding Opportunity
Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative
Friday, February 17, 2023
The Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) seeks to solve critical organic agriculture issues, priorities, or problems through the integration of research, education, and extension activities. The purpose of this…
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Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children – National Workforce Strategy Development
Thursday, February 16, 2023
The National WIC Workforce Strategy aims to strengthen the diversity and cultural competency of the WIC workforce, with the goals of increasing WIC participation through reaching those populations that are eligible, but not enrolled and…
Funding Opportunity
The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program - Produce Prescription Program
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
The primary goal and objective of the GusNIP Produce Prescription Program is to demonstrate and evaluate the impact of projects on (1) the improvement of dietary health through increased consumption of fruits and vegetables; (2) the…
Funding Opportunity
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Foundational and Applied Science Program
Friday, February 3, 2023
The AFRI Foundational and Applied Science Program supports grants in six AFRI priority areas to advance knowledge in both fundamental and applied sciences important to agriculture. The six priority areas are: Plant Health and…
Funding Opportunity
The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program Nutrition Incentive Program - Training, Technical Assistance, Evaluation, and Information Centers
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Training, Technical Assistance, Evaluation, and Information Centers Cooperative Agreements offer training, technical assistance, evaluation, and informational support services to potential applicants, nutrition incentive projects,…
Funding Opportunity
The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program - Nutrition Incentive Program
Thursday, February 2, 2023
The GusNIP Nutrition Incentive Program presents the opportunity to bring together stakeholders from various parts of the food and healthcare systems to foster understanding of how they might improve the health and nutrition status of…
Funding Opportunity
Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
The Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants (SPECA) program seeks to: (a) promote and strengthen secondary education and two-year postsecondary education in the food…
Funding Opportunity
Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Sustainable Community Projects
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), USDA announces the Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) funding program to improve the quality and quantity of comprehensive community-based programs for at-risk children,…
Funding Opportunity
Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program – Organic Transitions
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
The overall goal of the Organic Transitions Program (ORG) is to support the development and implementation of research, extension and higher education programs to improve the competitiveness of organic livestock and crop producers, as…
Funding Opportunity
Veterinary Services Grant Program
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
The Veterinary Services Grant Program (VSGP) is designed to support education and extension activities and practice enhancement initiatives that will enable veterinarians, veterinary students, veterinary technicians, and veterinary…
Funding Opportunity
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
This competitive grants program is intended to promote and strengthen the ability of Hispanic-Serving Institutions to carry out higher education programs in the food and agricultural sciences. Programs aim to attract outstanding…
