Results
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USDA NIFA Invests $26.7M to Further Research into Pests and Beneficial Species (AFRI A1112)
May 24, 2023
The Pests and Beneficial Species in Agricultural Production Systems program area priority within the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative aims to advance knowledge of invasive or established plant pests and associated beneficial…
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Commodity Board Co-funding Topics (AFRI A1811)
May 24, 2023
USDA-NIFA and various commodity boards seek to co-fund research projects that will improve crop production efficiency and advance solutions to critically important problems in U.S. agriculture to increase farmer profitability and…
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A1103 AFRI Foundational Knowledge of Plant Products FY23
May 24, 2023
The AFRI Foundational Knowledge of Plant Products (A1103) program supports projects to study the synthesis of plant-derived, high-value chemicals and ingredients for use in foods, pharmaceuticals, and other natural products. The intent…
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Animal Health and Production and Animal Products: Animal Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics (AFRI A1201)
May 16, 2023
NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), Animal Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics (AFRI A1201) supports research on development of novel quantitative genetic methods, development of national and regional breeding…
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NIFA Invests Nearly $8M in Regional Innovations for Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry
May 10, 2023
The purpose of the CAFF program area priority in AFRI’s Foundational and Applied Science program area is to establish an agricultural testbed and demonstration farm for climate-smart agriculture and forestry. The established…
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NIFA Invests $9M in Extension, Education and USDA Climate Hubs Partnership
May 10, 2023
The A1721 Extension, Education and USDA Climate Hubs Partnership program area priority within AFRI’s Foundational and Applied Science Program supports projects that provide effective, translatable and scalable approaches to address…
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NIFA Invests Over $13M in Animal Nutrition, Growth and Lactation Program
May 10, 2023
The AFRI Animal Nutrition, Growth and Lactation Program promotes innovative work in cellular, molecular, genomic and whole-animal aspects of nutrition, growth and lactation.
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NIFA Invests $6M in Foundation Knowledge of Ag Production Systems
April 26, 2023
The Foundational Knowledge of Agricultural Production Systems program supports plant research to advance our knowledge for the wide range of agricultural production systems found across the rural-urban continuum, from conventional open…
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NIFA Invests $5M for Higher Education Challenge
April 4, 2023
The purpose of the Higher Education Challenge (HEC) Grants Program is to strengthen institutional capacities, including curriculum, faculty, scientific instrumentation, instruction delivery systems, and student recruitment and retention…
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NIFA Invests $9.4M in Urban, Indoor, and other Emerging Agricultural Production Research, Education and Extension Initiative
March 21, 2023
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s Urban, Indoor, and other Emerging Agricultural Production Research, Education and Extension Initiative (UIE) was launched this year, providing grants for research, education and Extension…
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NIFA Invests $8.9M in Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program
March 8, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced today the fiscal year 2022 Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) awards.
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NIFA Invests $300K in Response to Extreme Weather Events Across the U.S.
March 6, 2023
NIFA has funded — through the Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agriculture Systems program — a Kentucky State University project related to a flooding incident. Rapid responses to extreme weather events are…
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NIFA Invests $846K in Response to Extreme Weather Events Across the U.S.
February 8, 2023
The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agriculture Systems program is designed to rapidly deploy strategies and fill knowledge and information gaps to protect the…
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NIFA Awards Nearly $650K AFRI Grant to Colorado State University
February 1, 2023
NIFA has awarded a three-year, $649,998 grant to Colorado State University (CSU). CSU’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Data Science for Food and Agricultural Systems (DSFAS) project will model vulnerabilities and…
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NIFA Invests Over $520K in Response to Extreme Weather Events Across the U.S.
January 5, 2023
NIFA announces recently funded projects through the Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agriculture Systems program related to wildfire, flooding, and hurricane incidents.
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NIFA Invests Nearly $25K in AFRI Foundational Knowledge of Ag Production Systems
November 17, 2022
The Foundational Knowledge of Agricultural Production Systems program supports plant research to advance our knowledge for the wide range of agricultural production systems found across the rural-urban continuum, from conventional open…
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NIFA Invests $3.4M in Food and Ag Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgrad Fellowship Grants Program
November 9, 2022
Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship (NNF) Grants Program trains students for masters and/or doctoral degrees.
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NIFA Invests $2.5M to Support Military Veteran Agriculture Training Programs
November 9, 2022
The Enhancing Agricultural Opportunities for Military Veterans (AgVets) program encourages the development of training opportunities specifically designed for military veterans. AgVets projects will offer onsite, hands-on training and…
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NIFA Invests $21.7M in Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension
November 9, 2022
USDA-NIFA’s Emergency Citrus Disease Research & Extension (ECDRE) program brings the nation's top scientists together with citrus industry representatives to find scientifically sound solutions that combat and prevent citrus greening …
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NIFA Invests $895K in Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across the U.S.
November 2, 2022
The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agriculture Systems program is designed to rapidly deploy strategies and fill knowledge and information gaps to protect the nation’s…
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NIFA Invests $1.8M in Pest Management Alternatives
November 2, 2022
The Methyl Bromide Transition Program supports the discovery and implementation of practical pest management alternatives for commodities and uses affected by the phase-out of methyl bromide (MB), an ozone layer-depleting gas that was…
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NIFA Invests $4.8M in Equipment Grants Program
October 19, 2022
The Equipment Grants Program (EGP) serves to increase access to shared-use special purpose equipment/instruments for fundamental and applied research for use in the food and agricultural sciences programs at institutions of higher…
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NIFA Invests Nearly $70M in Specialty Crop Research Initiative Grants
October 4, 2022
The Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) addresses the critical needs of the specialty crop industry by awarding grants to support research and Extension that address key challenges of national, regional and multistate importance…
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NIFA Invests $916K in Plant Biotic Interactions
October 4, 2022
NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, Plant Biotic Interactions program (AFRI A1171) supports mechanistic research on the processes that mediate beneficial and antagonistic interactions between plants and their viral,…
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NIFA Invests $4M in Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions of Higher Education
October 3, 2022
The purpose of the Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions program is to promote and strengthen the ability of Alaska Native-Serving Institutions and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions to carry out education,…