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EFNEP Request for Applications

Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) request for application (RFA) for Fiscal Year 2024 may be viewed below.Return to the Grants Management: RFAs

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Archived EFNEP Request for Applications

Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) request for applications (RFAs) for Fiscal Years 2015 - 2022 may be viewed below. EFNEP institutions have four years to spend down appropriated funds, and maintain compliance with…

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National 4-H Conference

Join Us for 2024 National 4-H Conference Bringing hundreds of 4-H’ers to the nation’s capital each spring, National 4-H Conference is the flagship youth development opportunity of…

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FY 2018 Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture requests applications for the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) for fiscal year (FY) 2018 to repay qualified educational loans for eligible veterinarians in exchange…

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Data Gateway Resource Page

The Data Gateway enables users to find funding data, metrics, and information about research, education, and extension projects that have received grant awards from NIFA.

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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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Calls to Conversation - Fostering Positive Youth Development

Positive youth development is an intentional approach to promote positive outcomes for young people through family and community youth engagement for the benefit of society. Positive youth development focuses on building relationships…

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Calls to Conversation - Nutrition Education Programming in America

NIFA is committed to improving health and reducing hunger and poverty in America through nutrition education programming. Low-income families develop healthy habits in eating, physical activity, food handling, and food storage through…

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Calls to Conversation - Biosecurity to Protect America's Food and Agricultural System

Tactical science programs protect the integrity, reliability, sustainability, and profitability of the U.S. food and agricultural system against threats from pests, diseases, contaminants, and disasters. It is necessary to mitigate the…

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

2017 SBIR terms and conditions.

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Final Invention Statement and Certification

The grantee must submit a summary to NIFA of all inventions made during the length of the grant. If no inventions occurred during the project period, a negative report must be submitted.

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2017 Fresh from the Field

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Meat and Poultry Curricula

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

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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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Youth Development Infographics

These infographics highlight various aspects of NIFA's work in positive youth development.

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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

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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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Tactical Science: Continuing the Commitment

“Tactical Science: Continuing the Commitment," is a NIFA-authored, concise, document serving to focus future dialogue around the tactical science topic. It resulted from more detailed programmatic analysis and further…

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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

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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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Continuation Awards FAQs

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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VMLRP Shortage Situation Nomination Allocation

The Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) allows each state to nominate a set number of Veterinarian Shortage Situations each fiscal year. The VMLRP Maximum Nomination Allocation table contains the maximum number of…

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