(FOA)-Agriculture
and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) - Foundational and Applied Science
(USDA-NIFA-AFRI-006772); closing date varies
Agency
US
Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
(NIFA)
Description
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:
1.
Plant
Health and Production and Plant Products;
2.
Animal
Health and Production and Animal Products;
3.
Food
Safety, Nutrition, and Health;
4.
Bioenergy,
Natural Resources, and Environment;
5.
Agriculture
Systems and Technology; and
6.
Agriculture
Economics and Rural Communities.
This
RFA solicits Standard Grants, Collaborative Grants, Conference Grants, Food and
Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE) Grants, whereas project types solicited
in this RFA are Research, Extension and Integrated Research, Education and/or
Extension projects. Grant types and project types solicited vary by program area
priority and not all grant types are solicited within each program area
priority.
The
program area priority “Food and Agriculture Cyber informatics Tools
(FACT)”focuses on data science to enable systems and communities to
effectively utilize data, improve resource management, and integrate new
technologies and approaches to further U.S. food and agriculture enterprises.
The program encourages university-based research as well as public and private
partnerships.
Announcement
Number
USDA-NIFA-AFRI-006772
Closing
Date:
LOI
and closing date vary by program area. Please see announcement for full
details.
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=315674
Contact
Information
(202)
401 5048