As requested by stakeholders in Project CAFÉ feedback, we are working to make this a more streamlined process. Keep in mind, these are target dates only and are subject to change until the Request For Applications are published in Grants.gov. The current list applies to continuations, directed and second-year Request For Applications of a multi-year solicitation. Bookmark this list and check back often for updates as target dates draw near. A new notification will signal when AFRI Request For Applications are added to the schedule.
| Target May & June 2022 | |
| Request for Applications Type*: | Solicitation Name: |
| Competitive | 1994 Extension Capacity |
| Competitive Multi-Year | Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) |
| Directed | Regional Rural Development Centers |
| Continuation | IR-4 Minor Crop Pest Management |
| Continuation | Crop Protection and Pest Management: Extension Implementation |
| Continuation | Potato Breeding Research |
| Continuation | Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network |
| Continuation | New Technologies for Ag Extension |
| Continuation | Food and Agricultural Education Information System |
| Directed | Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database |
| Competitive Multi-Year | Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) |
| Continuation | Risk Management Education (ARME) |
| Competitive | 1890 Capacity Building Programs (Teaching, Research, and Extension) (CBG) |
| Competitive | Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Full App |
| Competitive | Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Full Applications |
| Continuation | Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC) |
| Continuation | Global Change, UV Radiation Monitoring and Research (Agroclimatology) |
| Continuation | Youth Farm Safety Education and Certification (YFSEC) |
| Continuation | National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) |
| Continuation | Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC) |
| Directed | Aquaculture Centers, section 1475 |
| Directed | Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness |
| Directed | Department of Defense Virtual Lab School (VLS) |
| Directed | Early Learning Matters - Directed |
| Directed | Family Advocacy Program (FAP) |
| Directed | Healthy Homes Partnership |
| Directed | Military Families Learning Network |
| Directed | Military REACH |
| Directed | Relocation Readiness |
| Competitive | National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN)/Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative (FADI) |
| Directed | National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN)/Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative (FADI) |
| Directed | Air Force Military Partnerships |
| Directed | Army 4-H Military Partnership |
| Directed | Navy 4-H Military Partnership |
| Directed | Teen Adventure Camps |
| Directed | Youth Support and Internship Program (YSIP) |
AFRI Sustainable Agricultural Systems -added for October Release
**Deputy Under-Secretary Approval
***Deputy Secretary Approval or delegate
*Request For Application Types:
- Competitive and Multi Year Solicitations are open to all eligible applicants and will be available on grants.gov(link is external).
- Directed RFAs are sent to applicants that are predetermined to be eligible for funding for specific purposes.
- Continuation award is an award instrument by which NIFA agrees to support a specified level of effort for a predetermined period of time with a statement of intention to provide additional support at a future date, provided that performance has been satisfactory, appropriations are available for this purpose, and continued support would be in the best interest of the Federal government and the public. A continuation award is issued for the subsequent years of a new award.
- Note: Projected dates for AFRI and Capacity Grant Request For Applications are not included in this timeline at this time.
If you have any questions regarding this timeline, please contact the National Program Leader (NPL) with the associated program or email policy@usda.gov.
