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Webinars

Building Partnerships for Sustainability in Higher Education

Please join us for a special presentation and discussion on successful strategies for fundraising through partnership building.

Webinars

NEFE Educational Resources for Cooperative Extension

NEFE Serves...youth up to retired adults particularly under-served people in difficult or unusual life circumstancesNEFE Partners with...Financial educators and practitionersOther nonprofitsNEFE Provides...Grants for research about the…

Webinars

CFP Webinars

The goals and priorities of the Community Food Project includes development of new resources and strategies to help reduce food insecurity in the community and prevent food insecurity in the future. The presentations describe eligible…

Instructions

Frequently Asked Questions: Applying for a Grant

This list of FAQs covers questions about eligibility and general submission.

Instructions

Frequently Asked Questions: Grant Management

This document addresses frequently-asked questions regarding payments, enrollment, and financial reporting.

Instructions

EFNEP New Coordinator Guide

The EFNEP New Coordinator Guide was designed to provide an overview of EFNEP and to assist new coordinators as they begin their position. This resource includes information such as: the structure of EFNEP within USDA and the Land-Grant…

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Delivering Extension Programs to the City

Over 80% of people in the United States live in cities, making effective urban extension programs an essential element of cooperative extension's work. New and innovative programs that benefit people who live in cities also benefit…

Instructions

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) Examples

This document shows examples of how awards are determined. The examples are intended to illustrate how the length and amount of a VMLRP renewal award is calculated.

Instructions

Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) 2015 Terms and Conditions

2015 SBIR terms and conditions.

Instructions

SBIR Terms and Conditions, May 2010

Small Business Innovation Research Grants Program terms and conditions, May 2010

Webinars

Grant Writing Basics Webinar Documents

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) equal opportunity staff has collaborated with two of its recipients of financial assistance to provide a training on best practices in developing a…

Instructions

1890 Facilities Program Terms and Conditions, August 2010

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

Instructions

1890 Facilities Program Terms and Conditions

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

Maps

Land-Grant Colleges and Universities Map

The resource below provides the printable version of the NIFA land-grant colleges and universities map. If you would like to see the interactive version, you can find it on the interactive Land-Grant University Website Directory…

Instructions

Guidance for AFRI Reviewers

Please read the Guidance for AFRI Reviewers for reviews of FY 2021 and FY 2022 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative applications. This document provides insight into the review process and helpful guidelines for AFRI reviewers…

Instructions

General Grant Writing Tips for Success

This tip sheet was developed to aid in the preparation of competitive grant proposals.

Instructions

Logic Model Planning Process

A logic model is a conceptual tool for planning and evaluation which displays the sequence of actions that describes what the science-based program is and will do. A logic model:Clarifies the linkages between investments and activities…

Presentations

2014 - Annual Project Directors Meeting for USDA BRAG Program

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) hosted the 2014 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Biotechnology Risk Assessment Grants Program (BRAG) Annual Project…

Instructions

Guidance on Federal Human Resources and Benefits for Cooperative Extension Service

For information on Federal policies and procedures that support the Cooperative Extension Service please contact: Sonny Barber Personnel & Data Information Specialist Human Resources Branch USDA, ARS, AFM National Capital Region…

Instructions

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…

Instructions

Integrated Programs' Logic Model Planning Process

The logic model is a planning tool to improve the quality of an integrated research, education, and extension project proposal. Below are links to a few web resources that describe logic models and how to use them. Many others are…

Instructions

Flow Chart for AFRI Strengthening Grant Eligibility

The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Strengthening Grants are limited to:Small and mid-sized or minority-serving degree-granting institutions that previously had limited institutional success for receiving federal funds…

Webinars

GusNIP Webinars

The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) brings together stakeholders from various parts of the food and healthcare systems.

Webinars

RNECE Webinar

The objectives for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (SNAP & EFNEP): Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Centers of Excellence (RNECE), the eligibility criteria,…

Instructions

BFRDP Outcomes Based Reporting Guide

To measure progress towards the primary BFRDP goal of "providing beginning farmer and rancher producers and their families in the U.S., as appropriate, with the knowledge, skills and tools needed to make informed decisions for their…

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