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NIFA Invests $2.3M in Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program
The purpose of the Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program (MSP) is to advance the educational achievement of Americans and increase diversity.
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NIFA Invests $3M in New Beginning for Tribal Students
The New Beginning for Tribal Students Program supports Land-grant Colleges and Universities to assist in supporting Tribal students on their path to higher education. The purpose of the NBTS grant program is to increase the retention…
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NIFA Invests $993K in Tribal Colleges Extension
The purpose of the Tribal Colleges Extension Program: Special Emphasis (TCEP-SE) is to support pilot projects in Extension at the 1994 Land-Grant institutions.
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Land-Grant University Scientists Are Making Turfgrass Safer, Better for Environment
USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture supports research across a broad spectrum of agricultural crops, including the turfgrasses that comprise not only lawns, but also playing fields across the nation.
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NIFA Invests $12M in Diet, Nutrition and Chronic Disease Prevention
The AFRI Diet, Nutrition, Prevention of Chronic Diseases (A1344) program announced 17 awards that will continue to further the mission of this innovative competitive grant program. The focus of this program is to invest in integrated…
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Climate Change to Drive Surge in Insects That Attack Almonds, Peaches, Walnuts
The Extension, Education & USDA Climate Hubs Partnership is part of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) portfolio. It supports projects developing effective and…
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NIFA Invests $10M to Reduce Methane Emission from Ruminants
USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced an investment of $10 million in two visionary and transdisciplinary projects that will advance the science of reducing methane — a potent greenhouse gas —…
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Cover Crops’ Value Affirmed in Recent Survey
Cover crops can increase soil organic matter and fertility, reduce erosion, improve soil structure, promote water infiltration, and limit pest and disease outbreaks. Many farmers receive incentive payments from USDA to plant cover…
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NIFA Invests $850K in Response to Extreme Weather Events Across the U.S. (A1712)
NIFA funds rapid responses to extreme weather events to ensure secure, accessible, safe, nutritious, affordable and abundant food supply.
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NIFA Invests $9.6M in Food Safety Outreach
The Food Safety Outreach Competitive Grant Program (FSOP) supports customized food safety education, training, and technical assistance for operators of small to mid-size farms and food processing facilities; veteran, beginning, and…
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Managing Antimicrobial Resistance
In animal agriculture, antimicrobial drugs are used to protect animal health and welfare, but over the past several decades, microbial resistance to these drugs has escalated. Resistant microbes and resistant genes can spread through…
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NIFA Invests $550K in Response to Extreme Weather Events Across the U.S. (AFRI A1712)
NIFA has funded — through the Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agriculture Systems program — a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign project related to drought and dust storms and a University of Hawaiʻi at…
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NIFA Invests Nearly $2M in Research Facilities Act Program
USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has established a new Research Facilities Act Program (RFAP) competitive grant program. The Research Facilities Act Program (RFAP) – has been approved to provide one-year funds this…
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NIFA Supports Teachers and Schools Dedicated to AgriScience
The SPECA program awards grants to: 1) Enhance curricula in agricultural education 2) Increase faculty teaching competencies 3) Interest young people in pursuing higher education in order to prepare for scientific and professional…
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NIFA Invests Nearly $2M to Support Rural Women and Minorities in STEM
This program supports integrated education/teaching and Extension/outreach projects that increase STEM participation by women and underrepresented minorities from rural areas. NIFA intends for this program to address educational needs,…
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NIFA Invests $4.7M in Scientific Equipment and Instruments
The Equipment Grants Program (EGP), serves to increase access to shared special purpose equipment/instruments for scientific research for use in the food and agricultural sciences programs in our nation's institutions of higher…
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NIFA Invests Nearly $2M to Support Food and Ag Service Learning Programs
The FASLP announced 9 awardees that will continue to further the mission of this innovative competitive grant program.
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Grants.gov Offline for Scheduled Maintenance October 28-31, 2023
Grants.gov AlertGrants.gov will be unavailable during a scheduled downtime maintenance period from Saturday, October 28, 2023 through Tuesday, October 31, 2023. NIFA funding opportunities that close during this maintenance outage will…
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NIFA Invests Nearly $3.4 Million in New Technologies for Ag Extension
The NTAE Program supports state-of-the-art technology and software applications, high-quality leadership training for an exceptional Cooperative Extension Systems (CES) workforce, comprehensive evaluation, communications, and marketing…
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NIFA Invests $6.3 Million in Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research
The Biotechnology Risk Assessment Grants (BRAG) program supports the development of new information that will assist Federal regulatory agencies in making evidence-based decisions about the effects of genetically engineered organisms…
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USDA NIFA Invests $4.8 Million in Community Food Projects
Community Food Projects increase communities’ food and nutrition security by supporting people through small to medium farmers, producers and processors in urban, rural, tribal, and insular areas.
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NIFA Invests $1.8 Million in Pest Management Alternatives
NIFA Invests $1.8 Million in Pest Management Alternatives
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NIFA Invests Over $25 Million in Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension
NIFA has invested more than $25 million in 11 projects as part of the Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension (ECDRE) program.
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NIFA Invests $8.2 Million in Food and Agricultural Nonformal Education (A7801)
NIFA Invests $8.2 Million in Food and Agricultural Nonformal Education (A7801)