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USDA NIFA AFRI Education and Workforce Development is sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). This program supports projects that strengthen the pipeline of future professionals in the food and agricultural sciences, with a focus on education, training, and workforce capacity building across the United States.
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AFRI Education and Workforce Development | NIFA 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.
AFRI Education and Workforce Development The AFRI Education and Workforce Development Program focuses on developing the next generation of research, education, and extension professionals in the food and agricultural sciences. The program educates professionals to lead agriculture into the future by solving current and future challenges facing our farmers, ranchers, and foresters .
The AFRI Education and Workforce Development Program (EWD) addresses projected shortfalls of qualified graduates in the agricultural, food, forestry, range and energy resources sectors of the U.S. economy.
Thus, the AFRI EWD has four overarching goals: Growing Agricultural Literacy and Workforce Development for the Future offers institutional grants to provide K-14 teachers and administrators with increased knowledge of the food and agricultural sciences and help them develop improved curricula to train the agricultural workforce for the future.
Professional Development for Agricultural Literacy (Program Code A7501) Training or Retaining of Agricultural Workers provides institutional training grants to develop a technology- and data-savvy workforce ready for the field and industrial jobs.
Agricultural Workforce Training Grants at Community Colleges (Program Code A7601) Developing Pathways provides formal or non-formal education and experiential learning for students to enter or gain skills applicable to the food and agriculture fields.
EWD seeks to support the development of non-formal education activities that cultivate interest and build public confidence in the safe and enhanced use of technology in food and agricultural sciences.
Food and Agricultural Non-formal Education (Program Code A7801) Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (Program Code A7401) Advancing Science supports graduate and post-graduate education in food and agriculture disciplines.
Predoctoral Fellowships (Program Code A7101) Postdoctoral Fellowships (Program Code A7201) New in 2026: Education and Workforce Development Workshop Grants Year-round Education and Workforce Development Workshop Grants (Program Code A7001) develop activities and programing that bring stakeholders together to discuss, coordinate, and advance innovations supportive of food and agriculture-related disciplines and workforce.
Workshop grant applications should focus on at least one of the four overarching goals of the AFRI EWD Program, listed above. Workshop Grant applications are accepted after submission of a Letter of Intent (LOI). See Letter of Intent Instructions under "Related Documents" on the AFRI NOFO Resources webpage .
The LOI must be submitted a minimum of 255 days before the start of the workshop. The full Workshop Grant application must be submitted a minimum of 210 days before the start of the workshop.
Notice of Funding Opportunity Links Current AFRI Education and Workforce Development NOFO AFRI NOFO Resources (Part IV, C Content and Form of Application Submission; EWD Review Criteria; etc.) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Education and Workforce Development Food and Nutrition Security Page last updated: January 22, 2026 Your feedback is important to us.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible applicants include State Agricultural Experiment Stations, colleges and universities, university research foundations, other research institutions, federal agencies, national laboratories, and private organizat…. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $10,000 - $650,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for USDA NIFA AFRI Education and Workforce Development are due December 31, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
USDA NIFA AFRI Education and Workforce Development is funded by U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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