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NIFA Invests $459K to Address Disaster Prep, Response, Recovery and Mitigation in Food and Ag Systems
NIFA announces an investment of $459K for three projects to address disaster preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation in food and agricultural systems.
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NIFA Invests $10 Million in National Extension Clearinghouse for Industry and the Workforce (AFRI-EWD Priority Area - A7704)
Agricultural production and processing rely on an efficient and well-trained workforce. The readiness of this workforce may benefit from, and in many cases require, both informal training experiences, and formal worker certifications…
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NIFA Invests $1 Million in Children, Youth and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Sustainable Community Projects (SCP)
The Children, Youth, and Families At-Risk (CYFAR) Program is a national program funded by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture in the Division of Youth and 4-H. Awards are for a five-year project period; funding will be…
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Alert: Stakeholders Affected by Hurricane Idalia Encouraged to Contact NIFA Staff
NIFA asks any stakeholders affected by Hurricane Idalia, particularly in Florida and Georgia, to reach out to our staff if your ability to meet a NIFA deadline is impacted. Deadlines may include items such as program reports,…
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NIFA Announces Cooperative Agreement with LifeStock Inc. in Support of VSGP and VMLRP
USDA NIFA announces a https://cris.nifa.usda.gov/cgi-bin/starfinder/0?path=fastlink1.txt&… Agreement with LifeStock Inc. to support the Veterinary Services Grants Program (VSGP) and the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program …
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NIFA Invests Over $7M in Critical Ag Research and Extension (A1701)
The CARE program is a crosscutting program in the https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/programs/agriculture-food-research-ini… Foundational and Applied Science RFA. This program supports projects that involve high quality research and…
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NIFA Invests $11.6M in Projects that Promote Healthy Pollinator Populations (A1113)
NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), Pollinator Health: Research and Application (A1113) program supports single-function (research, Extension or education) and integrated (research and Extension) projects that…
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NIFA Invests $3.4 Million to Provide Farmers Greater Access to Plant Cultivars (A1143)
The Conventional Plant Breeding for Cultivar Development program within the https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/programs/agriculture-food-research-ini… and Food Research Initiative supports public breeding efforts that provide farmers…
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NIFA Invests $4.7 Million in Agricultural Workforce Training at Community Colleges (AFRI A7601)
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NIFA Invests $15 Million in Research and Extension Learning Experiences for Undergraduates (A7401)
The Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates program area priority within the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative’s https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/programs/agriculture-food-research-ini… and Workforce Development…
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NIFA Invests $7 Million to Reduce Risk of Antimicrobial Resistance Across the Food Chain (A1366)
The Mitigating Antimicrobial Resistance Across the Food Chain program area priority in the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative is a systems-based, integrated program that empowers interdisciplinary teams to develop, refine and…
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NIFA Invests $11 Million to Improve Food Safety and Defense (A1332)
The Food Safety and Defense program area priority within the https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/programs/agriculture-food-research-ini… and Food Research Initiative funds basic and applied research to reduce the risk of intentional or…
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Alert: Stakeholders in Hawaii Encouraged to Contact NIFA Staff if Unable to Meet Deadlines
What NIFA is DoingNIFA asks any stakeholders affected by the recent tragic wildfires in Hawaii to reach out to our staff if your ability to meet a NIFA deadline is impacted. Deadlines may include items such as program reports,…
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NIFA Invests $300,000 in Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events (A1712)
NIFA has funded — through the https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/programs/agriculture-food-research-ini… Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agriculture Systems program — a Louisiana State University project related to a…
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NIFA Invests $7.1 Million in Critical Agricultural Research and Extension (A1701)
The Critical Agricultural Research and Extension program area priority within the https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/programs/agriculture-food-research-ini… and Food Research Initiative supports projects that involve high-quality…
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NIFA Invests $13.7 Million to Develop New Food and Ag Scientists (AFRI A7101)
The Predoctoral Fellowships (A7101) program area priority in the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative’s https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/programs/agriculture-food-research-ini… and Workforce Development program area helps to…
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NIFA Invests $23 Million to Improve Human Health Through Food (AFRI A1343)
The Food and Human Health (A1343) program area priority within NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative supports projects that investigate the interrelationships of foods, or components of foods, and their impact on the gut…
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USDA-NIFA Awards a FADI-EDEN Grant to the Extension Foundation to Maximize BioSecurity Threat Resilience
The goal of the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative Extension Disaster Education Network (FADI-EDEN) program is to maximize the resilience of the U.S. food and agriculture sector to biosecurity risks, extreme weather events and…
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NIFA Invests $8 Million to Improve Water Science, Conservation (AFRI A1411)
The Water Quantity and Quality program area priority within the https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/programs/agriculture-food-research-ini… and Food Research Initiative is designed to improve water science, management and technologies,…
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Biden-Harris Administration Partners with Agricultural Producers to Promote Competition, Strengthen Food Supply Chain and Rural Economies
This release was first published at usda.gov.Des Moines, IA, June 29, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is making investments to increase independent meat and poultry…
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NIFA Invests $9 Million to Improve Soil Health (A1401)
Healthy soils function as a living system and sustain plant and animal productivity while maintaining or enhancing water and air quality and promoting plant, animal and human health. The Soil Health program area priority in the…
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NIFA Invests $9.6 Million to Support Innovation in Animal Systems (A1261)
The Inter-Disciplinary Engagement in Animal Systems (IDEAS) program area priority within the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative seeks to bridge traditional disciplinary divides and address complex issues in animal agriculture …
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NIFA Invests $7.5 Million to Safeguard Animal Welfare (A1251)
The Welfare of Agricultural Animals program area priority within the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative’s Foundational and Applied Science program supports projects that evaluate current production practices; reduce…