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Forms
SBIR/STTR Certification Statement (Lifecycle Certification)
Complete and signed lifecycle certification forms must be submitted with all Phase I and Phase II interim and final reports.
Webinar
USDA’s ASCEND for Better Health Nutrition Hub at Southern University
Description: USDA staff will kick off this webinar series celebrating Black History Month explaining the department’s investment in the new Agricultural Science Center for Excellence for Nutrition and Diet (ASCEND) for Better Health,…
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NIFA Nutrition Security Webinar: Promoting Indigenous Food Sovereignty
To celebrate Native American Heritage Month, the Director of the USDA Office of Tribal Relations Heather Dawn Thompson provided an overview of the USDA Indigenous Food Sovereignty Initiative. Staff from NIFA and the Food and Nutrition…
Webinar
NIFA Climate Change Priority Team Celebration: Accomplishments and the Path Forward
The NIFA Climate Change Priority team has been working to implement Administration priorities and the NIFA Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan. Please join us on May 14, 2024 at 3 p.m. to learn more about the accomplishments of the…
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Division of Agricultural Systems
OverviewTreating agricultural operations as a whole system includes greater management options with environmentally and economically sustainable practices that create safer and healthier conditions. Our projects help…
Factsheets
Uniform Guidance Equipment Fact Sheet
This Fact Sheet outlines the capacity grantee prior approval for equipment requirements as well as the equipment management, use, and disposition requirements contained in the Uniform Guidance and implemented by NIFA.
Program
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP)
According to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Ag Census data, one-third of the United States’ 3.4 million farmers are over the age of 65. Ensuring there will be a “new generation” of beginning farmers and ranchers …
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Grants Modernization Initiative
NIFA is embarking on a Grants Modernization Initiative to transform our grants management systems, processes, and policies. Two of our critical grants management systems, GMRS and ezFedGrants, are nearing the end of their lifecycle and…
Tools
NIFA Social Media Communications Toolkit - April 2024
April 2024 social media toolkit offers images and sample posts to use for your own social media account.
Tools
NIFA Social Media Communications Toolkit - May 2024
May 2024 social media toolkit offers images and sample posts to use for your own social media account.
Program
Forests Programs
Private individuals, businesses and organizations own 423 million (56 percent) of the nation’s 751 million acres of forestland. Nearly 11 million family forest owners account for 92 percent of the private ownerships and 62 percent (262…
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Biological Control Program
NIFA supports research in bio-based pest management, which has the goal of providing safer and more effective methods of controlling pests while reducing our reliance on synthetic pesticides.Biological control is particularly desirable…
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Forestry Research Advisory Council
The Forestry Research Advisory Council (FRAC) is required by the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 to provide advice to the Secretary of Agriculture on accomplishing efficiently the purposes of the McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962. …
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1890 Agroforestry Consortium
The 1890 Agroforestry Consortium is a team of 1890 Land-Grant University and USDA government agency partners. Its mission is to develop and advance agroforestry research, teaching, and extension among the 1890 land-grant universities…
Reports
FY 2024 Congressional Actions
This page contains the comparison table of NIFA Fiscal Year 2023 Enacted, Fiscal Year 2024 President's Budget, FY 2024 House and Senate Committee Action, and the FY 2024 Enacted. Each table includes the differences between the FY 2024…
Program
Integrated Pest Management Program (IPM)
In IPM, pesticides are used in combination with other crop management approaches to minimize the effects of pests while supporting a profitable system that has negligible negative effects. NIFA administers and provides leadership for a…
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Multistate Research in Agronomy and Forage Crops
NIFA participates in multistate research projects that involve scientists from multiple state agricultural experiment stations tackling high-priority topics that go beyond the scope of a single state.
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Soil Programs
Soils affect agricultural productivity and sustainability, ecosystem stability, and global change. Soils provide physical support, water, air, and nutrients for plants, and they receive natural and man-made materials and wastes…
Reports
Science of Gene Flow in Agriculture: Meeting Report
NIFA sponsored a workshop in Washington DC on September 7–8, 2011, about the science of gene flow in agriculture and its role in co-existence.Participants from the seed and plant production industries, the plant sciences community, and…
Reports
Forest Research Advisory Council 2014 Report
The Forest Research Advisory Council (FRAC) is a statutory committee that provides advice to the Secretary of Agriculture on effective implementation of the McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962 and the Forest Service Research Program.The…
Brochures
NIFA FY 2025 President's Budget Proposal
NIFA’s Fiscal Year 2025 President’s Budget submission seeks funding to bolster scientific research in programs that enhance the nation’s resilience and response to climate change through innovative and new approaches.
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NIFA FY 2016 President's Budget Proposal
NIFA’s Fiscal Year 2016 President’s Budget submission seeks resources to develop a comprehensive approach to addressing the agriculture-health nexus, ensuring the health and well-being of our nation by supporting cutting-edge research,…
Brochures
NIFA FY 2014 President's Budget Proposal
NIFA’s Fiscal Year 2014 President’s Budget submission seeks funding to lead food and agricultural sciences to create a better future for the nation and the world. NIFA will focus resources on supporting programs that provide…
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NIFA FY 2015 President's Budget Proposal
NIFA’s Fiscal Year 2015 President’s Budget submission seeks funding to support programs that provide foundational knowledge, as well as on programs that will create substantial impacts by addressing critical issues facing the long-term…