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"USDA NIFA AFRI Data Science for Food and Agricultural Systems (DSFAS) Artificial Intelligence Program Area Priority A1541" is currently closed and not accepting applications.
A1541 is USDA NIFA's dedicated artificial intelligence program area priority within AFRI Foundational and Applied Science, and it is the most direct route for an AI researcher to get USDA money without having to disguise the AI as agronomy. The framing NIFA uses is worth taking literally: DSFAS projects should be equally well-grounded in agricultural sciences and in data science or AI, with high relevance and novelty in both areas.
Panels enforce that symmetry in both directions - a strong machine learning contribution applied to a trivial agricultural question fails, and a solid agronomic study that uses off-the-shelf regression also fails. Successful projects tend to pair a genuine methods contribution with a real agricultural dataset and a domain co-PI.
Supported work spans three domains: agricultural systems and engineering, including AI-enhanced crop models that integrate weather variability, soil data and phenological observations, autonomous harvesting robots, and smart sensors for pathogen detection; natural resources and environment, including decision support tools for soil health and ecosystem services; and agricultural economics and rural communities, including farm management models, market analysis and rural entrepreneurship.
A related priority, CIN-FM, focuses specifically on food supply chain modeling. The FY2026 A1541 window closed on 18 December 2025; the FY2027 cycle is expected to open in late summer 2026, which makes this a program to prepare for now rather than apply to today. Standard awards are capped at USD 650,000 total over up to five years, and the program welcomes university-based research as well as public-private partnerships.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: AFRI Foundational and Applied Science eligibility applies: state agricultural experiment stations, colleges and universities, university research foundations, other research institutions and organizations, federal agencies, national laboratories, private organizations or corporations, and individuals, provided the applicant demonstrates the capability to carry out the proposed research. Both single-function research projects and integrated research, education and extension projects are supported, and the program explicitly welcomes public and private partnerships alongside university-based research. Proposals must be grounded equally in agricultural science and in data science or artificial intelligence, with demonstrated relevance and novelty in both - NIFA states that DSFAS projects should be equally well-grounded in both areas. Supported topics include AI-enhanced crop models incorporating weather variability, soil data and phenological observations; autonomous harvesting robots; smart sensors for pathogen detection; decision support tools for soil health, farm management and ecosystem services; supply chain and food system modeling; and economic models for rural development. Standard awards are limited to USD 650,000 in total federal funds for project periods of up to five years. The FY2026 A1541 application deadline was 18 December 2025 and that window has closed; NIFA has been investing approximately USD 7,400,000 annually in this priority. The FY2027 request for applications is expected in late summer 2026 - applicants should monitor the NIFA DSFAS program page and the AFRI Foundational and Applied Science RFA for the reopened window, and should verify award ceilings, matching terms and deadlines against the official RFA before preparing a submission. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows standard awards under the DSFAS A1541 priority are capped at USD 650,000 in total federal funds for project periods of up to five years. amount_min and amount_max are both set to 650,000 because NIFA publishes a single ceiling rather than a range; actual awards are frequently smaller. NIFA has been investing roughly USD 7,000,000 to USD 7,600,000 per year across the A1541 portfolio, which implies on the order of a dozen awards annually and a correspondingly competitive success rate. Note that the ceiling is total costs over the full period, so a five-year request is effectively USD 130,000 per year - this is a single-lab-scale grant, not a center. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was December 18, 2025, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
USDA NIFA AFRI Data Science for Food and Agricultural Systems (DSFAS) Artificial Intelligence Program Area Priority A1541 is funded by U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA), Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Foundational and Applied Science Program. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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