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NIFA Invests $9.4M in Urban, Indoor, and other Emerging Agricultural Production Research, Education and Extension Initiative
March 21, 2023
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s Urban, Indoor, and other Emerging Agricultural Production Research, Education and Extension Initiative (UIE) was launched this year, providing grants for research, education and Extension…
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NIFA Invests $8.9M in Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program
March 8, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced today the fiscal year 2022 Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) awards.
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NIFA Invests $300K in Response to Extreme Weather Events Across the U.S.
March 6, 2023
NIFA has funded — through the Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agriculture Systems program — a Kentucky State University project related to a flooding incident. Rapid responses to extreme weather events are…
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NIFA Invests $846K in Response to Extreme Weather Events Across the U.S.
February 8, 2023
The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agriculture Systems program is designed to rapidly deploy strategies and fill knowledge and information gaps to protect the…
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NIFA Awards Nearly $650K AFRI Grant to Colorado State University
February 1, 2023
NIFA has awarded a three-year, $649,998 grant to Colorado State University (CSU). CSU’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Data Science for Food and Agricultural Systems (DSFAS) project will model vulnerabilities and…
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NIFA Invests Over $520K in Response to Extreme Weather Events Across the U.S.
January 5, 2023
NIFA announces recently funded projects through the Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agriculture Systems program related to wildfire, flooding, and hurricane incidents.
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NIFA Invests Nearly $25K in AFRI Foundational Knowledge of Ag Production Systems
November 17, 2022
The Foundational Knowledge of Agricultural Production Systems program supports plant research to advance our knowledge for the wide range of agricultural production systems found across the rural-urban continuum, from conventional open…
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NIFA Invests $3.4M in Food and Ag Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgrad Fellowship Grants Program
November 9, 2022
Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship (NNF) Grants Program trains students for masters and/or doctoral degrees.
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NIFA Invests $2.5M to Support Military Veteran Agriculture Training Programs
November 9, 2022
The Enhancing Agricultural Opportunities for Military Veterans (AgVets) program encourages the development of training opportunities specifically designed for military veterans. AgVets projects will offer onsite, hands-on training and…
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NIFA Invests $21.7M in Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension
November 9, 2022
USDA-NIFA’s Emergency Citrus Disease Research & Extension (ECDRE) program brings the nation's top scientists together with citrus industry representatives to find scientifically sound solutions that combat and prevent citrus greening …
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NIFA Invests $895K in Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across the U.S.
November 2, 2022
The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agriculture Systems program is designed to rapidly deploy strategies and fill knowledge and information gaps to protect the nation’s…
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NIFA Invests $1.8M in Pest Management Alternatives
November 2, 2022
The Methyl Bromide Transition Program supports the discovery and implementation of practical pest management alternatives for commodities and uses affected by the phase-out of methyl bromide (MB), an ozone layer-depleting gas that was…
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NIFA Invests $4.8M in Equipment Grants Program
October 19, 2022
The Equipment Grants Program (EGP) serves to increase access to shared-use special purpose equipment/instruments for fundamental and applied research for use in the food and agricultural sciences programs at institutions of higher…
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NIFA Invests Nearly $70M in Specialty Crop Research Initiative Grants
October 4, 2022
The Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) addresses the critical needs of the specialty crop industry by awarding grants to support research and Extension that address key challenges of national, regional and multistate importance…
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NIFA Invests $916K in Plant Biotic Interactions
October 4, 2022
NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, Plant Biotic Interactions program (AFRI A1171) supports mechanistic research on the processes that mediate beneficial and antagonistic interactions between plants and their viral,…
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NIFA Invests $4M in Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions of Higher Education
October 3, 2022
The purpose of the Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions program is to promote and strengthen the ability of Alaska Native-Serving Institutions and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions to carry out education,…
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NIFA Invests $1.8M in Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative
September 28, 2022
NIFA has invested $1.8 million in one project as part of the Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI) to fund research that uses transdisciplinary approaches involving engineering, genetics, remote sensing, data science and…
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NIFA Invests $10M in Food Safety Outreach
September 28, 2022
The Food Safety Outreach Competitive Grant Program (FSOP) supports customized food safety education, training and technical assistance for operators of small to mid-size farms and food processing facilities; veteran, beginning and…
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NIFA Invests $15K in Foundational Knowledge of Plant Products
September 28, 2022
The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative’s (AFRI) Foundational Knowledge of Plant Products program area priority (AFRI A1103) supports projects that study the synthesis of plant-derived, high-value chemicals and ingredients for use…
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Alert: Contact NIFA Staff if Unable to Meet Deadlines Due to Extreme Weather
September 27, 2022
Pending weather related events in the Southeast, if your ability to meet a NIFA deadline is impacted, please reach out to your NIFA program contact to let them know so that they can provide support and guidance. Deadlines may include…
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NIFA jointly funds new Aquaculture Information Exchange at Virginia Sea Grant
September 22, 2022
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is joining other federal partners in funding a new Aquaculture Information Exchange at the Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center to enhance collaboration…
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NIFA Invests $1.1M in Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program
September 21, 2022
The purpose of this competitive undergraduate scholarship grant program (Higher Education Multicultural Scholars) is to increase the multicultural diversity of the food and agricultural scientific and professional workforce, and advance…
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NIFA Invests $5.7M in American Rescue Plan Act GusNIP FY22 Produce Prescription Project Enhancement
September 14, 2022
These GusNIP Produce Prescription Program (PPR) awards are part of the USDA American Rescue Plan Act funding. The Produce Prescription Program supports projects that demonstrate and evaluate the impact of fresh fruit and vegetable…
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NIFA Invests Nearly $34 Million to Help Boost Organic Farming and Ranching
September 14, 2022
NIFA has invested in 28 grants in FY2022 that support farmers and ranchers who grow and market high-quality organic food, fiber and other products through two programs in NIFA’s organic agriculture portfolio: the Organic Agriculture…
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NIFA Invests $960K in Open Data Framework Program
September 14, 2022
The Open Data Framework program aims to build a framework needed to create a neutral and secure data repository and cooperative where producers, universities and nonprofit entities can store and share data in ways that foster…