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Template 3 (letter) - Prior Approval for equipment request

This template may be used by capacity grantees to prepare and submit prior approval for equipment requests for their capacity grants. Use of the template is not required - requests may be submitted in any form so long as the item…

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1890 Facilities Program Terms and Conditions, May 2017

These terms and conditions apply to awards under the Facilities Program.

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Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) 2017 Terms and Conditions

2017 SBIR terms and conditions.

Factsheets

AFRI / FASE - Frequently Asked Questions

The frequently asked questions cover information on the AFRI Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE) and USDA Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) programs. For more information, see the AFRI FASE &…

Factsheets

4-H Opportunties for Young Adults

There are numerous opportunities for young adults to engage with the 4-H program. From older teens to the twenty-somethings, there is an amazing experience waiting to be undertaken. This fact sheet provides a few examples.

Brochures

Global Engagement Opportunities

NIFA is committed to strengthening American agriculture through global engagement. Applicants to NIFA's programs have opportunities to include international collaborations or activities within their proposals.

Factsheets

Engaging Young Adults

The main themes for engaging young adults are framed around generational characteristics, participation and generating interest. The summary of strategies and techniques is followed by the annotated literature review from which content…

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CGIAR Collaboration

This exchange of letters between NIFA and CGIAR promotes international collaboration between NIFA-funded researchers and researchers at CGIAR’s 15 centers.

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NIFA Listens Fact Sheet

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is soliciting stakeholder input on the emerging needs and opportunities in food and agricultural sciences. Through this initiative, “NIFA…

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Meat and Poultry Factsheets

These factsheets and resources provide information about meat and poultry food safety.

Instructions

Meat and Poultry Curricula

These instructions provide a guideline to teach consumers about food safety issues in Meat and Poultry.

Instructions

Foodborne Viruses on Various Foods Curricula

These instructions provide a guideline to teach consumers about food safety issues related to foodborne viruses on various foods.

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Foodborne Viruses on Various Foods Factsheets

These instructions provide a guideline to teach consumers about food safety issues related to foodborne viruses on various foods.

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Seafood Factsheets

These factsheets provide information about food safety in seafood.

Factsheets

Produce and Nuts Factsheets

These factsheets provide information about produce and nut food safety.

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Produce and Nuts Curricula

These instructions provide a guideline to teach consumers about food safety issues related to produce and nuts

Factsheets

Time and Effort Reporting - OMB Standards

This Fact Sheet focuses on frequent areas of concern around documentation requirements for Compensation - Personnel Services (time and effort reporting), including documentation of personnel expenses, reconciliation of estimates,…

Factsheets

Meat Traceability Factsheets

These factsheets provide information about meat traceability efforts and make up the publication of the National Whole Chain Traceability Institute. Funding Agency: USDA National Integrated Food Safety Initiative – Project…

Instructions

Leading Transdisciplinary Projects Resources

This guidance reflects the experiences and perspectives of many successful project directors; experience built on vision and high hopes, mistakes, false starts, and dead ends. Each project is unique, and authors acknowledge no one…

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SF-425 in ezFedGrants Frequently Asked Questions

Beginning October 1, 2017, all NIFA capacity programs require an SF-425 report to be submitted through the ezFedGrants system. These are some frequently asked questions and their answers. SF-425 Financial Report Submission in…

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Advancing U.S. Agriculture Through Global Engagement

National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) grantees are including international activities as an effective way to help achieve research, education, and extension objectives important to U.S. agriculture. The NIFA-funded projects…

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Adult Development and Aging Workgroup

The Adult Development and Aging Workgroup (ADAW) was established in January 2017 to inform, assess and address the existing and emerging needs and priorities of Older Americans and aging farmers, and to strategically position extension…

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7 CFR 3419 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

On November 13, 2017, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for 7 CFR 3419 - Matching Funds Requirements for Agricultural Research and…

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Capacity Award Terms and Conditions

Capacity Award Terms and Conditions

Instructions

Level 2 eAuthentication Instructions

This document provides instructions for grant recipients to obtain access to the ezFedGrants external portal for the purpose of managing grants they receive from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) or other USDA…

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