NIFA’s Fiscal Year 2014 President’s Budget submission seeks funding to lead food and agricultural sciences to create a better future for the nation and the world. NIFA will focus resources on supporting programs that provide foundational knowledge, as well as on programs that will create substantial impacts by addressing critical issues facing the long-term viability of agriculture.
NIFA continues to work across the federal science enterprise as it strives to make a difference in solving emerging problems facing the nation’s food, fuel, and fiber production system. Collaboration with historically black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges ensures the benefits of NIFA’s
resources extend to all Americans. With a timely, integrated approach and collaboration with other federal science agencies, NIFA also serves as a vital contributor to science policy decision-making.