AFRI Deadlines

The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative has numerous program area priorities in the three Requests for Applications (RFAs) posted each year. Each program area priority has its own deadline(s).

Information about the program area priority including program contacts, types of projects allowed, and more will be found in Part I, C of each RFA. Letters of Intent (if applicable) and applications must be received at NIFA by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the deadlines listed below for each program. Dates are listed in MM/DD/YYYY format.

Please note that for programs that accept conference grants, LOIs are required for conference grants and must be submitted at least 195 days before the start of the conference. The full Conference Grant application must be submitted, at minimum, 150 days before the start of the conference. Please see Part I, C of the RFA for each program area priority in order to determine if it allows conference grants.

AFRI Deadlines for Fiscal Year 2023

Program Area Priority	Program Code	2023 Application Deadline
AFRI Commodity Board Co-funding Topics	A1811	8/3/2023
Agricultural Biosecurity	A1181	8/10/2023
Agricultural Microbiomes in Plant Systems and Natural Resources	A1402	10/5/2023
Agricultural Workforce Training Grants	A7601	9/21/23
Animal Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics	A1201	8/10/2023
Animal Nutrition, Growth and Lactation	A1231	8/10/2023
Animal Reproduction	A1211	8/10/2023
Biorefining and Biomanufacturing	A1531	10/5/2023
Conventional Plant Breeding for Cultivar Development	A1143	10/12/2023
Critical Agricultural Research and Extension (CARE)	A1701	9/14/2023
Data Science for Food and Agricultural Systems (DSFAS)	A1541	11/16/2023
Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases	A1344	8/24/2023
Diseases of Agricultural Animals	A1221	8/10/2023
Economics, Markets and Trade	A1641	10/5/2023
Engineering for Agricultural Production and Processing	A1521	10/5/2023
Engineering for Precision Water and Crop Management and Water Programs	A1551	10/12/2023
Extension, Education & USDA Climate Hubs Partnership	A1721	5/4/2023 (LOI) 9/7/2023 (Application)
Food and Agricultural Non-formal Education (FANE)	A7801	12/7/2023
Food and Human Health	A1343	8/10/2023
Food Safety and Defense	A1332	8/24/2023
Foundational Knowledge of Agricultural Production Systems	A1102	9/14/2023
Foundational Knowledge of Plant Products	A1103	8/17/2023
Inter-Disciplinary Engagement in Animal Systems (IDEAS)	A1261	10/5/2023
Mitigating Antimicrobial Resistance Across the Food Chain	A1366	9/21/2023
Nanotechnology for Agricultural and Food Systems	A1511	9/14/2023
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics	A1651	9/14/2023
Novel Foods and Innovative Manufacturing Technologies	A1364	9/28/2023
Pests and Beneficial Species in Agricultural Production Systems	A1112	9/21/2023
Physiology of Agricultural Plants	A1152	8/24/2023
Plant Breeding for Agricultural Production	A1141	10/13/2023
Pollinator Health: Research and Application	A1113	8/24/2023
Postdoctoral Fellowships	A7201	9/7/2023
Predoctoral Fellowships	A7101	10/26/2023
Professional Development for Agricultural Literacy	A7501	9/14/2023
Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agricultural Systems	A1712	Accepted on a continuous basis.
Center for Research, Behavioral Economics, and Extension on Food Loss & Waste	A1741	9/14/2023
Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU)	A7401	8/17/2023
Rural Economic Development	A1661	9/14/2023
Small and Medium-Sized Farms	A1601	8/17/2023
Social Implications of Food and Agricultural Technologies	A1642	11/2/2023
Soil Health	A1401	9/14/2023
Environmental Justice	A1461	9/14/2023
Sustainable Agricultural Systems	A9201	4/13/2023 (LOI) 7/13/2023 (Application)
Sustainable Agroecosystems: Health, Functions, Processes and Management	A1451	9/14/2023
Sustainable Bioeconomy through Biobased Products	A1414	9/7/2023
Water Quantity and Quality	A1411	9/7/2023
Welfare of Agricultural Animals	A1251	8/10/2023