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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Foundational and Applied Science
The AFRI Foundational and Applied Science Program supports grants in the six AFRI priority areas to advance knowledge in both fundamental and applied sciences important to agriculture.
The six priority areas are:
Plant Health and Production and Plant Products; Animal Health and Production and
Animal Products; Food Safety, Nutrition, and Health; Bioenergy, Natural Resources, and Environment; Agriculture Systems and Technology; and Agriculture Economics and Rural Communities.
Research-only, extension-only, and integrated research, education and/or extension projects are solicited in this Request for Applications (RFA).
See Foundational and Applied Science RFA for specific details.
The six priority areas are:
Plant Health and Production and Plant Products; Animal Health and Production and
Animal Products; Food Safety, Nutrition, and Health; Bioenergy, Natural Resources, and Environment; Agriculture Systems and Technology; and Agriculture Economics and Rural Communities.
Research-only, extension-only, and integrated research, education and/or extension projects are solicited in this Request for Applications (RFA).
See Foundational and Applied Science RFA for specific details.
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Office: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Estimated Funding: $182,000,000
Office: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Estimated Funding: $182,000,000
Who's Eligible
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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Foundational Program
Additional Information of Eligibility:
1862 Land-Grant Institutions, 1890 Land-Grant Institutions, 1994 Land-Grant Institutions, For-profit Organizations Other Than Small Businesses, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Individuals, Native American Tribal Orgs, not Federally recognized Tribal Governments, Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS status, other than Institutions of Higher Ed, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS status, other than Institutions of Higher Ed, Other or Additional Information (See below), Private Institutions of Higher Ed, Small Business, State Agricultural Experiment Stations, State Controlled Institutions of Higher Ed The list above is abbreviated.
Others may be eligible to apply.
Eligibility may differ based on project types.
See Program Area Priorities in the current Foundational and Applied Science RFA for the requested project types.
Please refer to Part III, A of the current Foundational and Applied Science Program RFA for eligibility requirements.
Note that restrictions apply to integrated projects applicants.
Applications from ineligible institutions will not be reviewed.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/agriculture-and-food-research-initiative-foundational-program
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Date Posted:
2018-05-29
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Archive Date:
2019-10-30
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