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Youth Experiencing Homelessness Fact Sheet
The purpose of this document is to provide background information on Youth Experiencing Homelessness.
Immigrant Youth Fact Sheet
The purpose of this document is to provide background information on Immigrant Youth.
Children and Youth With Disabilities Fact Sheet
The purpose of this document is to provide background information on Children and Youth with Disabilities.
USDA Resources for Healthy Living
The USDA has a variety of resources to promote healthy living for youth. This document provides a summary of the resources that are available from different programs under the USDA. The resources are divided by the healthy living…
Club-Event-Checklist
Just as 4-H experience should include components that support the “head, heart, and hands” of youth, all 4-H experiences should also include aspects that promote health. 4-H Healthy Living is a national initiative to promote ways to…
4-H Learning Experience
The 4-H Learning Experience provides a framework for learning and teaching. It serves as a practical guide for developing transformative relationships, to create positive learning experiences, within supportive and safe learning…
Collegiate 4-H Program
The purpose of a collegiate 4-H program is service, leadership development and professional development. Collegiate 4-H activities can range from working directly with state, county, or local 4-H groups to serving as volunteer…
NIFA Student Employment Programs
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) offers students and recent graduates several paths to Federal employment through enriching experiences.
Diagram of AFRI FASE and EPSCoR Funding
The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE) Grants strengthen science capabilities in research, education, and/or extension programs. FASE Grants are designed to help…
AFRI 2015 Annual Review
The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative 2015 Annual Review provides an overview of the AFRI competitive grants program, including statistics for projects funded, summaries of selected projects, and impacts of selected projects…
4-H Organizational Chart
Our structure allows for the collaborative approaches needed to reach the nearly 6 million young people in the United States through local 4-H clubs, school and after school programs, camps, and special interest groups.
Essential Elements of 4-H
The essential elements of a 4-H experience are the “best practices” that help staff and volunteers address the four basic developmental needs of youth - belonging, generosity,independence, and mastery. These elements were derived…
Division of Youth and 4-H Factsheet
By understanding the complex experiences that youth face and promoting high quality youth leadership development, the Division of Youth and 4-H (DY4-H) helps youth meet the challenges of adolescence and transition to adulthood…
Citrus Greening - Huanglongbing (HLB)
Citrus greening or Huanglongbing (HLB) is a devastating disease of citrus worldwide (Gottwald et al., 2007). HLB is particularly devastating because of its severe yield reduction in citrus trees followed by tree decline, the absence…
Commodity Boards Fact Sheet
The 2014 Farm Bill requires USDA to establish procedures and a timeline under which federal or state commodity boards can propose topics for funding under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Requests for Applications. …
AFRI 2014 Annual Synopsis
The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative 2014 Annual Synopsis provides an overview of the AFRI competitive grants program, including statistics for projects funded, summaries of selected projects, and impacts of selected projects…
AFRI 2013 Annual Synopsis
The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative 2013 Annual Synopsis provides an overview of the AFRI competitive grants program, including statistics for projects funded, summaries of selected projects, and impacts of selected projects…
Data Gateway Fact Sheet
The Data Gateway enables users to find funding data, metrics, and information on research, education, and extension projects that have received grant awards from NIFA. This factsheet describes the various functions available to users…
USDA Awards $3.8 Million in Grants for Nanotechnology Research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced on April 27, 2015 $3.8 million in funding to support grants focused on using nanotechnology to find solutions to societal…
NIFA Awards More Than $4 Million in Support of Nutrition Research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced on April 23, 2015 more than $4 million in research grants that seek to improve the functional role of food in human health and…
Centers of Excellence Implementation for NIFA Competitive Grant Programs
The following fact sheet has been developed to share with our stakeholders. It describes NIFA’s fiscal year 2015 implementation of the Center of Excellence provision from the 2014 Farm Bill.
New Matching Requirements for Competitive Grant Awards
The diagram on this factsheet helps grantees determine if they need to meet the new matching requirement for competitive grant programs.
POW Final Guidelines - Federal Register Notice
POW Final Guidelines - Federal Register Notice
HSACU Appeal Process
The Appeals Officer will consider the record of the decision in question, any further written submissions by the appellant, and other available information and shall provide the appellant a written decision as promptly as…
Institutional Review Board (IRB) for Tribal Schools
This is information on developing an IRB for 1994 Land-Grants and FRTEP agents