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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…

Press Release

USDA Invests $15.5 Million in Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced an investment of $15.5 million in USDA’s Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants Program.

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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 Research Investments Spur New Agricultural Markets

NIFA announced an investment of nearly $22 million in agricultural economics research that includes agricultural markets, international trade, farm labor, consumer behavior and nutrition, food retail, agricultural production and…

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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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USDA, Cooperative Extension and APLU Award 2023 Top Honors in Extension Excellence and Diversity

Recognizing visionary leadership and diversity in educational programming, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Cooperative Extension, and the Association of Public and Land…

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Vanilla Could Be the Next Big Crop for Small Farmers in Southern Florida

New ideas grounded in science are helping farmers expand their production capabilities and enter new markets. For 35 years, Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE), a grants and outreach program of USDA’s National Institute…

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Research Safeguards U.S. Pork Industry from African Swine Fever

Pork production is a major U.S. agricultural industry with an estimated production value of $30 billion in 2022, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service. While never identified…

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NIFA Programs Benefiting Small Farmers

Small farms account for 90% of all U.S. farms, and they play an important role in the agricultural sector. The viability and sustainability of small farms is important to the nation’s economy and to the stewardship of our biological…

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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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Linking Food Access, Fiber Intake, Gut Microbiota & Health Outcomes Among New Hampshire’s Hispanic Residents

The U.S. obesity epidemic continues to have profound impacts on individuals’ health and socioeconomic well-being. With funding from USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, researchers across the nation are working to improve…

Announcement

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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Arkansas Blackberry Breeder Will Develop New Tools to Unlock Consumer Preference

Researchers who breed new cultivars of fruits and vegetables are always working to develop ones that match consumers’ tastes and preferences. That can be a challenging prospect, but a researcher with the Arkansas Agricultural…

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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)

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NIFA Invests $5 Million in AgVets Program

NIFA Invests $5 Million in AgVets Program

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NIFA Invests $3.8 Million in Rural Food Animal Veterinary Medicine Across the U.S.

Food animal veterinarians are critical to maintaining a healthy, secure, and safe food supply and for safeguarding the health and well-being of food animals. Today, there is a critical shortage of food animal veterinarians in both…

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NIFA Invests $7.6 Million in Data Science for Food and Agricultural Systems (A1541)

Data Science for Food and Agricultural Systems (DSFAS) focuses on intersections between data science/artificial intelligence (AI) and agricultural areas in order to enable systems and communities to effectively utilize data, improve…

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NIFA Invests Nearly $1 Million in Laying Hen and Turkey Research

In FY2023 the Laying Hen and Turkey Research program, authorized by the 2018 Farm Bill (7 USC Section 5925), was appropriated funding as a competitive program to support research to improve efficiency and sustainability of laying hen…

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NIFA Invests $3.6 Million for 4-H Military Grants

The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture is investing $3.6 million across five projects at three Land-grant Universities relating to youth and 4-H military programs

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Happy National 4-H Week!

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has proclaimed October 1-7 as National 4-H Week! 4-H is the largest youth development organization in the United States – a network of 500,000 volunteers and 3,500 4-H professionals that provides…

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Advancing Environmental Justice Through Improved Responses to Extreme Weather Events

Climate change is contributing to an increase in the frequency and severity of extreme weather events such as hurricanes, wildfires, heatwaves and flooding, which can have devastating consequences for communities, ecosystems and…

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NIFA Invests $256K in Response to Extreme Weather Events Across the U.S. (A1712)

NIFA has funded — through the https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/programs/agriculture-food-research-ini… Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agriculture Systems program — a University of Florida project that incorporates…

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NIFA Invests $4.8M in Rural Health & Safety Education

Fourteen grants have been awarded through NIFA’s https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.n… Health and Safety Education Program.

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NIFA Invests $3.7M in Alfalfa Seed and Alfalfa Storage Systems

Alfalfa Seed and Alfalfa Forage System Program (ASAFS) will support the development of improved alfalfa forage and seed production systems.

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