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Automated Standard Application for Payments (ASAP)

The Automated Standard Application for Payments (ASAP), is a secure, web-based electronic payment and information system that allows federal agencies to administer funds.

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LMD

The Leadership Management Dashboard (LMD) is a NIFA reporting tool that allows users to access financial and budget information on the agency’s programs

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REEIS

The Research, Education, and Economics Information System (REEIS) provides information on NIFA’s research, education, and extension programs as well as those of other USDA partner organizations.

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CRIS

The Current Research Information System (CRIS) provides data and reports on NIFA’s research, education and extension activities.

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WebNEERS: Planning, Evaluation, and Reporting

The Web-Based Nutrition Education Evaluation and Reporting System (WebNEERS) supports planning, evaluation, and reporting of processes, outcomes, and impacts of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) and other…

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Peer Review System

The Peer Review System (PRS) collects grant proposals reviews from invited panelists (reviewers).

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iEdison

Interagency Edison (iEdison) helps government grantees and contractors comply with the Bayh-Dole Act, which requires that government funded inventions be reported to the federal agency that provided the funding.

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NIFA Reporting System

NIFA has established the NIFA Reporting System (NRS) in collaboration with Land-Grant Universities and other partners. This tool provides data management and reporting for capacity funded research projects and Extension programs. …

Webinars

AFRI FASE Webinar

NIFA periodically offers webinars to EPSCoR states on funding opportunities and other programmatic information. AFRI FASE & EPSCoR FY 2017 Webinar

Webinars

NEFE Educational Resources for Cooperative Extension

NEFE Serves... youth up to retired adultsparticularly "underserved"people in difficult or unusual life circumstances

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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

BFRDP Applicant Webinar 2015

Grants totaling more than $18 million are being made available in FY 2015 for education, training, outreach, and mentoring of beginning farmers and ranchers.

Webinars

CFP Webinars

Community Foods Projects Webinar resources for applicants and stakeholders

Webinars

AERC Presentations

The long-term sustainability of natural resources and the environment is directly linked to many recognized environmental benefits from agriculture, such as carbon sequestration, open space and scenic vistas, ground water recharge,…

Webinars

AFRI Food Processing Technology Webinar

Guest speakers Dr. Nathan Anderson (FDA-Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition) and Dr. Lisa Murray (USDA-FSIS) provided an overview of the FDA Regulations and Process Validation Considerations and the USDA FSIS Approval…

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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…

Webinars

FY16 1890 Capacity Building Grants Program Overview

On August 11, 2016, Director Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy discussed in a Food Tank Webinar NIFA’s mission and priorities, provided a brief overview of the purpose and establishment our nation’s land-grant universities and the agricultural …

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Children's Healthy Living (CHL) Program for Remote Underserved Minority Populations in the Pacific Region - IFSN Seminar

Dr. Rachel Novotny, University of Hawaii presented CHL—Children’s Healthy Living Project for Remote Underserved Minority Populations in the Pacific Region and CHL graduate students presented their research projects. This seminar…

Webinars

Environmental Impacts of Antibiotic Use in Livestock with Global Implications & Intervention Strategies - IFSN Seminar

Dr. Douglas Call, Interim Director, Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health presented Environmental Impacts of Antibiotic Use in Livestock with Global Implications & Intervention Strategies from 10-11am Eastern on 13 April…

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Association of Public & Land-grant Universities’ Antimicrobial Resistance Initiative - IFSN Seminar

Dr. Chase Crawford, Director of the Antimicrobial Resistance Initiative, Association of Public & Land-grant Universities presented the APLU’s Antimicrobial Resistance Initiative from 12-1pm Eastern on 19 April 2016. This seminar…

Webinars

Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program 2017 Grant Applicant Outreach Webinar

The Rural Health and Safety Education (RHSE) program proposals are expected to be community-based, outreach education programs, such as those conducted through Human Science extension outreach, that provides individuals and families…

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Novel Natural Antimicrobial Peptides; Potential Solution for Chronic and Emerging Food Safety Problems – IFSN Seminar

Dr. Ahmed E. Yousef, Professor of Food Microbiology at The Ohio State University presented “Novel natural antimicrobial peptides; potential solution for chronic and emerging food safety problems” on 24 May 2016. This seminar has been…

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My Plate, My Wins: New Content from the 2015 Dietary Guidelines

Angela Tagtow, Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion presented “My Plate My Wins: New content from the 2015 Dietary Guidelines” on 26 July 2016. This seminar has been approved by the Commission on Dietetic…

Webinars

Developing Consumer Messages for Proper Handling of Poultry and Eggs: The Research

Dr. Sandria Godwin, Tennessee State University, and Dr. Edgar Chambers IV, Kansas State University presented “Developing Consumer Messages for Proper Handling of Poultry and Eggs: The Research” on 25 August 2016. This seminar has been…

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NIFA Competitive Grants Programs

On September 13, 2016, National Program Leaders (NPLs) discussed science (research, education and extension) solicited in our competitive programs that address Centers of Excellence Designation; Women and Minorities in STEM; AFRI…

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