Over the years, the Center for International Programs has provided guidance to others within NIFA to include global engagement opportunities for U.S. institutions in NIFA’s grant programs. The table below provides a comprehensive list of RFAs and their associated international offerings in a simple format for potential applicants to peruse.
NIFA RFAs Offering Opportunities for Global Engagement
| RFAs | What's Offered |
|---|---|
| Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Foundational Program | International Partnerships or Engagement |
| Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Education and Workforce Development | International Partnerships or Engagement, Travel, Research, and Student International Experiences |
| Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Sustainable Agricultural Systems | International Partnerships or Engagement |
| Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - NSF/NIFA Plant Biotic Interactions Program | International Collaboration |
| Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program (BRAG) | International Collaboration |
| Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program (NLGCA) | International Partnerships or Engagement |
| Citrus Disease Research and Extension (CDRE) | International Partnerships, Linkages, and Exchanges |
| Develop Breakthrough Ideas and Enabling Technologies to Advance Crop Breeding | International Partnerships or Engagement |
| 1890 Institution Teaching, Research and Extension Capacity Building Grants (CBG) Program | International Partnerships, Exchanges, Student International Experiences, Sabbaticals, Training, Travel, Research Opportunities, Extension, and Education |
| Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship (NNF) Grants Program | International Experiential Learning, Special International Study, or Thesis/Dissertation Research Travel |
| Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative: Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) | International Collaboration |
| Food Safety Outreach Program | International Collaboration |
| Higher Education Challenge (HEC) Grants Program | International Education and Research |
| Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program (MSP) | International Partnerships or Engagement, Research, Study Abroad, Exchanges, Training, Trips, Faculty International Experiences |
| Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program (HSI) | Student Experiential Learning, Expanding Domestic and International Markets, and International Experiential Learning |
| Minor Crop Pest Management Program Interregional Research Project #4 (IR-4) | International Partnerships or Engagement |
| Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative | Exploring International Trade Opportunities and International Partnerships, Linkages, and Exchanges |
| Organic Transitions (ORG) | International Partnerships, Linkages and Exchanges |
| Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program (SPECA) | International Education/Research (enhancement of US programs) |
| Signals in the Soil (SitS) | International Collaboration |
| Small Business Innovation Research Program - Phase I | Developing New Market Strategies |
| Small Business Innovation Research Program - Phase II | Potential Global Commercial Outcome |
| Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program | International Collaboration |
| Special Research Grants Program - Aquaculture Research | International Partnerships and Engagement |
| Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) | International Partnerships, Linkages, and Exchanges |
| Sun Grant Program | International Collaborations |
| Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program (TCRGP) | International Partnerships |
| Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields Program (WAMS) | International Experiential Learning |
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