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Resident Instruction Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas and Agriculture and Food Sciences Facilities and Equipment

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NOTICE All NIFA Requests for Applications are currently under review. Check back for updates or subscribe to NIFA Funding Opportunities for email updates as they happen. The purpose of these programs is to promote and strengthen the…

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Food Safety Outreach Program

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NOTICE All NIFA Requests for Applications are currently under review. Check back for updates or subscribe to NIFA Funding Opportunities for email updates as they happen. The Food Safety Outreach Program will complement and expand the…

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Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program

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NOTICE All NIFA Requests for Applications are currently under review. Check back for updates or subscribe to NIFA Funding Opportunities for email updates as they happen. The purpose of the Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research…

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The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program - Produce Prescription Program

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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…

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Renewable Resources Extension Act - National Focus Fund Projects

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NOTICE All NIFA Requests for Applications are currently under review. Check back for updates or subscribe to NIFA Funding Opportunities for email updates as they happen. The purpose of the grant program is to provide funds for…

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Agriculture Risk Management Education Partnerships Competitive Grants Program

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The purpose of the Agriculture Risk Management Education Partnerships Competitive Grants Program (ARME) is to educate agricultural producers about the full range of risk management activities. These activities include futures,…

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Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program

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NOTICE All NIFA Requests for Applications are currently under review. Check back for updates or subscribe to NIFA Funding Opportunities for email updates as they happen. The purpose of the Food and Agriculture Service Learning…

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Army Youth Program Evaluation

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The Purpose of the Army Youth Program Evaluation is to develop, execute, and document a process evaluation, an outcome evaluation, and a cost-benefit analysis of the Army’s Youth Program.

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New Technologies for Ag Extension

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New Technologies for Agriculture Extension (NTAE) Competitive Grants Program provides funding to increase the capacity of the Cooperative Extension System (CES) to adopt new and innovative technology applications for delivering…

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4-H Military Extension Educator Program

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This notice identifies the objectives for the 4-H Military Extension Educator (MEE) Program for fiscal year 2023 including deadlines, funding information, eligibility criteria for projects and applicants, and application forms and…

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Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program Youth Support and Internship Program

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NOTICE All NIFA Requests for Applications are currently under review. Check back for updates or subscribe to NIFA Funding Opportunities for email updates as they happen. This notice identifies the objectives for Youth Support…

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Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom

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The disciplines of agriculture and education have been related for much of our nation's history. When most Americans lived on farms or in small towns, students often did farm chores before and after school. Old schoolbooks have…

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Laying Hen and Turkey Research Program

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The Laying Hen and Turkey Research Program focuses on supporting research projects to improve the efficiency and sustainability of laying hen and turkey production through integrated collaborative research and technology transfer…

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Food and Agricultural Education Information System

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The Food and Agricultural Education Information System (FAEIS) compiles nationwide higher education data for the life, food, veterinary, human, natural resource, and agricultural sciences through an annual online survey. These data…

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National Food and Agricultural Sciences Teaching Extension and Research Awards

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NOTICE All NIFA Requests for Applications are currently under review. Check back for updates or subscribe to NIFA Funding Opportunities for email updates as they happen. The purpose of TERA award is to recognize and promote…

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1890 Facilities Grants Program

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NOTICE All NIFA Requests for Applications are currently under review. Check back for updates or subscribe to NIFA Funding Opportunities for email updates as they happen. The 1890 Facilities Grant Program is intended for the…

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Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative Extension Disaster Education Network

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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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Supplemental and Alternative Crops

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NOTICE All NIFA Requests for Applications are currently under review. Check back for updates or subscribe to NIFA Funding Opportunities for email updates as they happen. The Supplemental and Alternative Crops (SAC) Competitive Grants…

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Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children – National Workforce Strategy Development

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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…

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The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program Nutrition Incentive Program - Training, Technical Assistance, Evaluation, and Information Centers

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Training, Technical Assistance, Evaluation, and Information Centers Cooperative Agreements offer training, technical assistance, evaluation, and informational support services to potential applicants, nutrition incentive projects,…

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AgrAbility - Assistive Technology Program for Farmers with Disabilities

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NOTICE All NIFA Requests for Applications are currently under review. Check back for updates or subscribe to NIFA Funding Opportunities for email updates as they happen. The AgrAbility program increases the likelihood that farmers,…

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Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Regional Host Institution

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NOTICE All NIFA Requests for Applications are currently under review. Check back for updates or subscribe to NIFA Funding Opportunities for email updates as they happen. The purpose of the Sustainable Agriculture Research and…

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

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The primary goal of the From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals Program (NextGen) is to enable 1890 institutions, 1994 institutions, Alaska Native-serving institutions…

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Bioproduct Pilot Program

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General Services Administration Alert The General Services Administration (GSA)/System for Award Management (SAM) is experiencing delays processing certain private entity registration information for new registrants, updates to…

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Urban, Indoor, and Emerging Agriculture

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General Services Administration Alert The General Services Administration (GSA)/System for Award Management (SAM) is experiencing delays processing certain private entity registration information for new registrants, updates to…

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