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Find similar grantsAgriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) New Investigator Grants is sponsored by USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The USDA-NIFA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) offers specific opportunities for early-career researchers who meet eligibility requirements as "New Investigators."
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The lifecycle of grants and cooperative agreements consists of four phases: Pre-Award, Award, Post-Award, and Close Out. The National Institute of Food and Agriculture is committed to serving its stakeholders, Congress, and the public by using new technologies to advance greater openness.
The Data Gateway enables users to find funding data, metrics, and information about research, education, and Extension projects that have received grant awards from NIFA. This website houses a large volume of supporting materials. In this section, you can search the wide range of documents, videos, and other resources.
Veterinary Services Grant Program Technical Assistance Webinar NIFA staff will hold a Technical Assistance Webinar to discuss the Veterinary Services Grant Program (VSGP) Notice of Funding Opportunity. The National Institute of Food and Agriculture provides leadership and funding for programs that advance agriculture-related sciences.
The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) is the nation’s leading competitive grants program for the food and agricultural sciences. Within AFRI there are specific opportunities for early career professionals that meet our eligibility criteria for New Investigators.
NIFA conducted a webinar series March 1-4, 2021 to provide an overview of opportunities for AFRI New Investigators and discuss program areas covered under Agriculture and Food Research Initiative . Attendees had an opportunity to ask questions. Get answers to your questions about eligibility as a New Investigator and what types of grants are available.
We invite New Investigators and staff that work with New Investigators, such as grant administrators, to use the following list to view sessions: AFRI New Investigator Overview, Recorded, March 1, 2021 Overview of AFRI Food Safety, Nutrition and Health Program Area, Recorded March 1, 2021 Overview of AFRI Agriculture Economics and Rural Communities Program Area, Recorded March 2, 2021 Overview of AFRI Animal Health and Production and Animal Products Program Area, Recorded March 2, 2021 Overview of AFRI Education and Workforce Development Program Area, Recorded March 3, 2021 Overview of AFRI Agriculture Systems and Technology Program Area, Recorded March 3, 2021 Overview of AFRI Plant Health and Production and Plant Products Program Area, Recorded March 4, 2021 Overview of AFRI Bioenergy, Natural Resources, and Environment Program Area, Recorded, March 4, 2021 2021 AFRI New Investigator Webinar Series Handout Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Plant health, production, and products Agriculture systems and technology Page last updated: July 19, 2024 Supplemental and Alternative Crops Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative Distance Education Grants for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas NIFA Invests $300K in Response to Ice Storm in the Upper Midwest NIFA Awards $2.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Applicants must meet prescribed criteria as a New Investigator: an individual beginning their career, without an extensive scientific publication record, and with fewer than five years of postgraduate career-track exper… Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Foundational and Applied Science Request for Applications (AI components) is sponsored by USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). This program supports AI activities that advance the ability of computer systems to perform tasks traditionally requiring human intelligence within agriculture and the food supply chain. This includes machine learning, data visualization, natural language processing, intelligent decision support systems, and autonomous systems for agricultural and food production.
Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields Grant Program is sponsored by USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). This competitive grants program supports research and extension projects designed to increase participation by rural women and minorities from rural areas in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. The program aims to develop a robust and diverse food and agricultural STEM workforce.
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Foundational and Applied Science Program is sponsored by USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). This program supports grants in six AFRI priority areas to advance knowledge in both fundamental and applied sciences important to agriculture, including plant and animal health, food safety, bioenergy, natural resources, agriculture systems, and economics.
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Foundational and Applied Science Request for Applications (AI components) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The subsections of the AFRI Foundational and Applied Science program that provide funding in AI are Agriculture Systems and Technology; Bioenergy, Natural Resources and Environment; and Agricultural Economics and Rural Community program areas.
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). AFRI is the nation's leading competitive grants program for agricultural sciences, awarding grants for research, education, and extension to improve rural economies, increase food production, stimulate the bioeconomy, mitigate climate variability, address water availability, ensure food safety and security, enhance human nutrition, and train the next generation of the agricultural workforce.
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Strengthening Agricultural Systems (SAS) - AI for K-12 Food and Agricultural Sciences is sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). This program supports large-scale, integrated research, education, and extension projects that transform U. S. food and agricultural systems.