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Reports
AFRI Annual Review 2017
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Annual Review for Fiscal Year 2017.
Webinar
Overview Educational and Employment Programs Webinar
The Equal Opportunity Staff (EEO Team) will host this event to provide an overview of the organization mission, structure and USDA educational programs designed to recruit the next generation of federal employees that support the…
Deadline
Application Deadline: Tribal Colleges Extension Program - Special Emphasis Funding Opportunity
The purpose of the Tribal Colleges Extension Program (TCEP) is to enable 1994 institutions to deliver science-based, culturally relevant extension education programs designed to address public needs and improve quality of…
Webinar
RFA: Youth Innovators Empowering Agriculture Across America (YEA) Webinar
We want to draw your attention to the Special Topics: Youth Innovators Empowering Agriculture Across America (YEA) (A7703) Program Priority Area, which has two brand new budget requests:1) Youth Innovators Empowering Agriculture Across…
Webinar
RFA: USDA NIFA Equipment Grants Program Webinar
An opportunity for prospective applicants to learn more about the USDA NIFA Equipment Grants Program Request for Applications. The Equipment Grant Program (EGP) serves to increase access to shared-use special purpose equipment…
Biography
Leslie Lastimoza
Biography
Toni Carter
Toni Carter is a Staff Accountant on the NIFA Reimbursables team. Toni has over 16 years of federal government accounting experience, nearly 14 years with the DoD agency Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS). Ms. Carter has a…
Webinar
Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) Insular Areas Webinar
Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) brings together stakeholders from various parts of the food and healthcare systems. The competitive grant program portfolio includes nutrition incentive projects, produce…
Webinar
Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) Produce Prescription RFA Webinar
Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) brings together stakeholders from various parts of the food and healthcare systems. The competitive grant program portfolio includes nutrition incentive projects, produce prescription…
Event
Live FAQ Session: Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agriculture Systems
The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agricultural Systems (A1712) program area priority is designed to rapidly identify and implement strategies to protect the…
Event
Live FAQ Session: Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agriculture Systems
The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agricultural Systems (A1712) program area priority is designed to rapidly identify and implement strategies to protect the…
Event
Live FAQ Session: Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agriculture Systems
The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agricultural Systems (A1712) program area priority is designed to rapidly identify and implement strategies to protect the…
Factsheets
Climate Change Fact Sheet
Farmers, ranchers and landowners are facing one of the most pressing issues in food and fiber production: a rapidly changing climate. Extreme weather events involving temperature, rain, wind, and fire are occurring more frequently…
Factsheets
Nutrition Security Fact Sheet
USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) supports nutrition security -- having physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets dietary needs and food preferences for an active…
Webinar
Information Webinar on Climate Focused Programs
Rapidly changing climate is one of the most pressing issues facing farmers, ranchers, landowners, households and communities. To address these climate change challenges, individuals, families and communities need the best available…
Deadline
Application Deadline: Supplemental and Alternative Crops
The Supplemental and Alternative Crops (SAC) Competitive Grants Program will support projects that lead to expanded adaptation and increased acres in the United States of canola grown for oil and industrial hemp grown for value added…
Deadline
Application Deadline: Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program
This program was designed to assist 1994 Land-Grant Institutions (Tribal Colleges) in building institutional research capacity through applied projects that address student educational needs and meet community, reservation or regional…
Biography
Melvin Carter
Biography
Ann Hamilton
Biography
Amy Hollar
Biography
Bridgette Brannon
Biography
Kerry Cooper
Tools
NIFA Social Media Communications Toolkit January 2023
Key DatesHere's a sample of what's included in our social media toolkit. To download the entire collection, click the .zip file link located at the bottom of the pageJanuary is National Soup Month Jan. 5: National Bird DayJan. 11:…
Webinar
Food and Agricultural Education Information System (FAEIS). Presentation by PD Peter (Pete) Ziegler
In this webinar, Dr. Pete Ziegler will discuss the Food and Agricultural Education Information System (FAEIS). FAEIS is a federally mandated survey that compiles nationwide higher education data for the life, food, veterinary, human,…