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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Foundational and Applied Science
The AFRI Foundational and Applied Science Program supports grants in 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: $290,000,000
Office: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Estimated Funding: $290,000,000
Who's Eligible
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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Foundational and Applied Science Program
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Additional Information on Eligibility:Applications may only be submitted by eligible entities.
Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award.
Eligibility is linked to the project type as specified in the RFA.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/agriculture-and-food-research-initiative-foundational-applied-science-program
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Date Posted:
2020-07-17
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Archive Date:
2021-08-28
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