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Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program - Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP-NI)

The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) presents the opportunity to bring together stakeholders from various parts of the food and healthcare systems to foster understanding of how they might improve the health and…

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The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program – National Training, Technical Assistance, Evaluation, and Information Centers Program (GusNIP-NTAE)

The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) presents the opportunity to bring together stakeholders from various parts of the food and healthcare systems to foster understanding of how they might improve the health and…

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Prioritizing Nutrition Security: NIFA’s Role in Cultivating Future Farmers and Ranchers

Prioritizing Nutrition Security: NIFA’s Role in Cultivating Future Farmers and RanchersPanelists: Cassandra Huey, PhD, Program Specialist in the Division of Community and Education and Executive Coordinator NIFA Nutrition…

Videos

SBIR/STTR Program Overview Webinar

Program Coordinator Melinda Coffman provides an overview to USDA's Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs. Program Overview, Part 1 Program Overview, Part 2

Reports

FY 2024 Congressional Actions

This page contains the comparison table of NIFA Fiscal Year 2023 Enacted, Fiscal Year 2024 President's Budget, FY 2024 House and Senate Committee Action, and the FY 2024 Enacted. Each table includes the differences between the FY 2024…

Reports

Science of Gene Flow in Agriculture: Meeting Report

NIFA sponsored a workshop in Washington DC on September 7–8, 2011, about the science of gene flow in agriculture and its role in co-existence.Participants from the seed and plant production industries, the plant sciences community, and…

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Forest Research Advisory Council 2014 Report

The Forest Research Advisory Council (FRAC) is a statutory committee that provides advice to the Secretary of Agriculture on effective implementation of the McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962 and the Forest Service Research Program.The…

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VMLRP Annual Reports

​The annual report provides information about the applications, awards, and designated veterinary shortage areas for the fiscal year in the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP). If you have any questions contact the…

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Joint NIFA ARS Stakeholder Workshop Report

In 2016, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) held a series of stakeholder workshops and listening sessions focused on…

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REE Action Plan

USDA has created a robust infrastructure to perform world-class science, deliver classroom and community education, and transfer technologies from the laboratory to the private sector for the benefit of the Nation. Tracking our…

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AFRI Sustainable Agricultural Systems RFA Frequently Asked Questions

These are some Frequently Asked Questions about the AFRI Sustainable Agricultural Systems program.

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Integrated Programs Application Information

Within NIFA, integrated is defined as bringing the three components of the agricultural knowledge system (research, education, and extension) together around a problem area or activity. Integration may be done at the project level or…

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Economics, Markets and Trade

This program area priority within the Agriculture Economics and Rural Communities (AERC) program area supports research on development of theories, methods and applications of agricultural economics. It encourages…

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Limited English Proficiency

The Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Implementation Strategy of the U.S. Department of Justice and Untied States Department of Agriculture Guidance sets forth the recommended strategy and step-by-step procedures for ensuring that…

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Instructions for Animal Health Capacity Search

Animal Health funding for NIFA partner institutions is determined on an annual basis through a set of formula calculations. Part of these calculations includes determining an institution's Animal Health Capacity, which is determined by…

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NRS Resources

NIFA is committed to finding innovative ways to document and communicate the contributions of Land-Grant University research, education and extension programs to solve challenges facing the food and agricultural system.

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AFRI Request for Applications Resources

The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) streamlined the content of its Requests for Applications (RFA). In lieu of including long sections of general information in every RFA, the RFAs contain a reference link to this…

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