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Science Emphasis Areas Portfolios

The following Science Emphasis Areas portfolios are focused on supporting NIFA’s vision, mission and priorities. They were configured based on program groupings under NIFA’s priorities and organizational structure.

Webinars

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…

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NIFA’s Portfolio Planning and Evaluation Cycle

There are five phases of this cycle, stakeholder input, portfolio strategic planning, planning implementation, portfolio assessment, and portfolio reporting.

Forms

Recommended Format for Submitting Expected Outcomes

Expected Outcomes – PDF AttachmentThese are the Recommended Formats for Submitting Expected Outcomes for DOCE RFAs. Title the attachment “Expected Outcomes” in the document header and save file as “ExpectedOutcomes.” Please use a…

Program

1890 Land-Grant Institutions Programs

The 1890 land-grant system consists of the following 19 universities: Alabama A&M, Alcorn State University, Central State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State…

Factsheets

NIFA Peer Review Process for Competitive Grant Applications

NIFA reviews all applications accepted into the individual competitive programs through the peer review process. The following description of that process portrays general concepts that are shared among NIFA competitive grants programs…

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Land-Grant Colleges and Universities

Learn about the partners who collaborate with NIFA to address critical issues related to agriculture, food, the environment, and communities.

Instructions

Integrated Programs Application Information

Within NIFA, integrated is defined as bringing the three components of the agricultural knowledge system (research, education, and extension) together around a problem area or activity. Integration may be done at the project level or…

Program

Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program (MSP)

The Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program provides support to students to help them complete their bachelor’s degree in the Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Human (FANH) Sciences or Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in…

Instructions

AFRI Request for Applications Resources

The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) streamlined the content of its Requests for Applications (RFA). In lieu of including long sections of general information in every RFA, the RFAs contain a reference link to this…

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Microbial Biotechnology

Microbes (or microorganisms) are organisms that are too small to be seen by the unaided eye. They include bacteria, fungi, protozoa, microalgae, and viruses. Microbes live in familiar settings such as soil, water, food, and animal…

Presentations

Economics, Markets and Trade

This program area priority within the Agriculture Economics and Rural Communities (AERC) program area supports research on development of theories, methods and applications of agricultural economics. It encourages…

Instructions

Limited English Proficiency

The Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Implementation Strategy of the U.S. Department of Justice and Untied States Department of Agriculture Guidance sets forth the recommended strategy and step-by-step procedures for ensuring that…

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