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Employment Outlook is Promising for New College Graduates in Agriculture
This is a joint press release with Purdue University College of Agriculture. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., December 9, 2020 – A new report, released today by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and Purdue University,…
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NIFA Awards Over $16M for Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II
KANSAS CITY, Mo., November 19, 2020 – Today USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded over $16 million in FY 2020 grants for 29 projects in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR), Phase II. …
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USDA-NIFA Invests Over $10.5 Million to Support Educators, 4-H, and Others in Workforce Training During Pandemic
KANSAS CITY, MO, November 12, 2020 – USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) today announced an investment of more than $10.5 million to support educators at technical schools, community and junior colleges,…
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USDA-NIFA Tackles Harmful Citrus Disease with $45M in Research Grants
KANSAS CITY, October 21, 2020 — USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recently awarded 12 grants totaling over $45 million for research to combat Huanglongbing (HLB), commonly known as citrus greening disease. …
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NIFA Invests Over $7 Million in Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Other Cyberinformatics Research
KANSAS CITY, MO, September 30, 2020 – USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded 12 grants totaling over $7 million to initiate research on big data analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and…
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NIFA Invests More Than $53 Million to Help U.S. Farmers Prosper
KANSAS CITY, September 24, 2020 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced grant investments of more than $53 million across three unique programs for U.S. farmers, ranchers…
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USDA-NIFA Grants Nearly $14 Million for Rapid Response to Help U.S. Universities Find Scientific Solutions Amid Pandemic
KANSAS CITY, MO, September 9, 2020 – To keep science discovery, innovation, and education moving forward, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) developed a series of COVID-19 Rapid Response funding opportunities…
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USDA-NIFA and NSF Establish Nationwide Network of Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes
KANSAS CITY, MO (August 26, 2020) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the National Science Foundation announced today they are establishing seven new artificial intelligence institutes…
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Innovative Grant Opportunities Level the Field for New Scientists, Small and Minority-Serving Institutions
KANSAS CITY, MO, July 23, 2020 – A new opportunity introduced today by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture will help plant seeds of success for early-career researchers. Through the USDA-NIFA Agriculture and Food…
