Funding-Limited Submission – USDA – Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences Education and Literacy Initiative (USDA-NIFA-AFRI-006354); June 28, 2017

Purpose: The AFRI Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Human Sciences Education and Literacy Initiative (ELI) focuses on the professional development of secondary school teachers and educational professionals as well as the training of undergraduate students, and predoctoral and postdoctoral fellows. The goal of the AFRI ELI Program is to develop the next generation of research, education, and extension professionals in the food and agricultural sciences.

Funding Amounts:

There are four program areas, only two of which are limited:

1) Professional Development for Secondary School Teachers and Educational Professionals (PD-STEP) - up to $150,000 total per project for up to 3 years

2) Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU) - up to $300,000 total per project for up to 4 years

3) Predoctoral Fellowships - $95,000 total per project for 2 years

4) Postdoctoral Fellowships - $165,000 total per project for 2 years

Link to Funding Opportunity Announcement

Institutional Limit: 3 proposals each for the PD-STEP and REEU program areas; there is no limit for the predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships.

Internal Competition: To participate in the university’s selection process for program areas 1 and 2 only, please submit the following, assembled into a single PDF file, to the Office of the Vice President for Research at limitedsubmissions@uky.edu with a copy to your Associate Dean for Research by May 16, 2017:

Names and departments or affiliations of the Project Director and other key personnel or partners;
Title of program and/or funding opportunity announcement number;
Intent to submit to either the PD-STEP or REEU program area
Brief project description (2 pages maximum)

A committee will be convened to review the material and make a recommendation. For questions, email the limited submission mailbox (limitedsubmissions@uky.edu) or call 257-2861.

Agency Deadlines: June 28, 2017 for PD-STEP and REEU. June 21, 2017 for Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships.