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EFNEP Overview & Impact Brochure

EFNEP consistently demonstrates strong results. Obesity, poor health, and limited physical activity are major health concerns. EFNEP improves the health and well-being of limited resource families and youth…

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Community Nutrition Education Brochure

Obesity, poor nutrition, and limited physical activity are major health concerns. Unfortunately, poor health is found more often in limited resource and minority audiences who have limited access…

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2015 Asian American and Pacific Islander Brochure

The Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) population is projected to reach 35.6 million in the next 40 years, making it the fastest growing racial group in the country. They provide innumerable contributions to the agriculture and…

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Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Brochure

Read this page in Spanish.NIFA administers the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR-STTR) programs, which focus on projects that enhance American…

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…

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Youth Farm Safety Education and Certification Listening Session for FY 2013 RFA

A webinar-style public listening session was held Dec. 12, 2012, to collect stakeholder input on the Youth Farm Safety Education and Certification (YFSEC) competitive grants program. Listening sessions help NIFA’s leaders address…

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EFNEP Impacting Lives, Investing in Futures Video Transcript

EFNEP reaches more than 500,000 people each year with it's message of nutrition and health. Beyond teaching life skills, EFNEP impacts individuals on a more personal level. This video highlights the impact EFNEP has been making for 40…

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Centers of Excellence Transcript 8/27 and 9/3/2015

Centers of Excellence Transcript 8/27 and 9/3/2015.

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VSGP Listening Session #1 Transcript

Transcript from the Veterinary Services Grant Program Webinar held on February 17, 2016.

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VSGP Listening Session #2 Transcript

Transcript from the Veterinary Services Grant Program Webinar held on February 25, 2016.

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2018 - Annual Project Directors Meeting for USDA BRAG and AFRI Social Implications of Emerging Technologies Program

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) hosted the 2018 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Biotechnology Risk Assessment Grants Program (BRAG) and Agriculture and…

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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.

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2017 - Annual Project Directors Meeting for USDA BRAG Program

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) hosted the 2017 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Biotechnology Risk Assessment Grants Program (BRAG) Annual Project…

Videos

Leading Large Transdisciplinary Projects: Insights from the Authors

The authors of the Leading Large Transdisciplinary Projects Addressing Social-Ecological Systems primer provide insights on developing, managing, and completing large social-ecological systems projects. The videos present lessons…

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NIFA Listens Session Transcripts

A transcript for each session of "NIFA Listens: Investing in Science to Transform Lives" is available. The sessions include: 2017 Overland Park, Kansas; Atlanta, Georgia; Sacramento, California; and Greenbelt, Maryland. …

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2017 AFRI Animal Health and Well-Being Project Director Meeting

Information regarding the 2017 AFRI Animal Health and Well-Being Project Director (PD) Meeting in Chicago, IL can be found below. Venue and Time Friday, December 1, at the Chicago Marriott, Downtown Magnificent Mile (Clark Marriott…

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2016 AFRI/NIWQP Annual PD Meeting Abstract Book

The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture hosted the FY2016 USDA-NIFA AFRI and NIWQP Annual Project Directors Meeting. The meeting brought together project directors, co-project directors, graduate students and…

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Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) Video

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is implementing a new process to simplify the time and effort required to apply for a continuation award. NIFA staff implemented the change using a Continuous Process Improvement …

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4-H Overview

4-H has a rich history of being a leader in positive youth development experiences for more than a century. The tie with land-grant universities and the U.S. Department of Agriculture assures a research and science base to the program…

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How 4-H is Implemented

From the very beginning it was intended that the Cooperative Extension Service would provide for the teaching of youth. Funding for Cooperative Extension programs, including 4-H, conducted by the land-grant universities is…

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4-H Guiding Principles

The 4-H Guiding Principles document lists effective practices of the guiding principles for positive youth development that underlie all 4-H Youth Development programming.

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4-H Programming Partnerships

The following partnerships are with Cooperative Extension Service 4-H professionals at the land-grant universities and representatives from National 4-H Council. The Division of Youth and 4-H works with these partners to provide…

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Small and Medium-Sized Farms

This program area priority within the Agriculture Economics and Rural Communities (AERC) program area seeks applications to address priorities and related issues focusing on the development and/or adoption of new models to assist…

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Rural Economic Development

This program area priority within the Agriculture Economics and Rural Communities (AERC) program supports rigorous theoretical and empirical efforts to create and examine innovative approaches for advancing economic opportunities for…

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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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