FUNDING-USDA/NIFA - Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) - Sustainable Agricultural Systems (USDA-NIFA-AFRI-006553); June 27, 2018

 

Agency

 

US Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture

 

Description

 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) - Sustainable Agricultural Systems (SAS) Grants Program (USDA-NIFA-AFRI-006553).  The purpose of the SAS Program Area is to promote the sustainable supply of abundant, affordable, safe, nutritious, and accessible food and other agricultural products, while enhancing economic opportunities and improving the long-term health and well-being of all Americans. This RFA solicits applications for projects focused on increasing agricultural productivity; optimizing water and nitrogen use efficiency; protecting yield losses from stresses, diseases, and pests; reducing food-borne diseases; and advancing development of biobased fuels, chemicals, and coproducts. This RFA is soliciting creative and visionary project applications that use transdisciplinary teams and integrated research, education, and extension activities to promote convergence of science and technology to solve present and future food and agricultural production system challenges.  Applications must address one or more of the following 25-year goals:

 

• Increase growth of agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) from the current 1.5 percent to 2 percent per year and agricultural production by 2 percent annually.
• Improve water and nitrogen and phosphorus nutrient use efficiency by 50 percent.
• Reduce losses due to environmental stresses, insects and other invertebrate pests, weeds, or diseases by 20 percent in crops and animals used for food, fiber, or bioproducts production.
• Produce 50 billion gallons of biofuels and 50 billion pounds of biobased chemicals and bioproducts in the next 25 years.
• Reduce food-borne illnesses to 8.5 cases per 100,000 people in the U.S. population per year.

 

Announcement Number:

 

USDA-NIFA-AFRI-006553

 

Closing Date:

 

Letter of Intent:  June 27, 2018

Application Due Date: October 10, 2018

 

Link to Full Announcement

 

https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/afri-sustainable-agricultural-systems-competitive-grants-program

 

Contact Information

 

(202) 401-6602

AFRI-SAS@nifa.usda.gov