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Food Safety Outreach Program Tip Sheets

The Food Safety Outreach Program tip sheets are resources designed for applicants in the development of proposed applications.

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National 4-H Conference Resources

National 4-H Conference forms and resources are posted below. For more information, visit National 4-H Conference.

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NIFA Hall of Fame Awards

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is seeking nominations for the NIFA Hall of Fame, which was created at the agency's five-year anniversary.Inductees into the NIFA Hall of Fame have worked, coordinated, or supported…

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USDA Mandated Paper-Based Training for Panel Managers

The following paper-based trainings are required modules for temporary Federal employees serving as panel managers for NIFA's peer review process. Learn more on the Panel Manager Orientation page.Please access the training documents…

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Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program - Produce Prescription (GusNIP-PPR)

The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) - Produce Prescription Program supports projects that demonstrate and evaluate the impact of fresh fruit and vegetable prescriptions to increase procurement and consumption of…

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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…

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SBIR/STTR Funding Form (Time of Award)

This form provides USDA with the certification that prospective grantees meet the eligibility criteria to receive an SBIR/STTR program award.

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SBIR/STTR Certification Statement (Lifecycle Certification)

Complete and signed lifecycle certification forms must be submitted with all Phase I and Phase II interim and final reports.

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NIFA Partnership Award

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recognizes there are many outstanding contributions that our partners in the Land-Grant Universities and other cooperating institutions and organizations have achieved. To recognize…

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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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Recommended Format for Submitting Expected Outcomes

Expected Outcomes – PDF AttachmentThese are the Recommended Formats for Submitting Expected Outcomes for DOCE RFAs. Title the attachment “Expected Outcomes” in the document header and save file as “ExpectedOutcomes.” Please use a…

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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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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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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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