The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative has numerous program area priorities in the three Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) posted each year. Each program area priority has its own deadline(s).
The FY 2027 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) deadlines will be announced in all FY 2027 NOFOs.
Information about the program area priority including program contacts, types of projects allowed, and more will be found in Part I, C of each NOFO. 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 workshop grants, LOIs are required for workshop grants and must be submitted at least 195 days before the start of the workshop for the Foundational and Applied Science Program Workshop Grants and at least 255 days before the workshop begins for the Education and Workforce Development Program Workshop Grants. The full workshop grant application must be submitted, at minimum, 150 days before the start of the workshop for the Foundational and Applied Science Program Workshop Grants and a minimum of 210 days before the workshop begins for the Education and Workforce Development Program Workshop Grants. Please see Part I, C of the NOFO for each program area priority in order to determine if it allows workshop grants.
AFRI Deadlines for Fiscal Year 2026