The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking applications for its grant program entitled “Agriculture and Food Research Initiative – Sustainable Agricultural Systems”.
Donor Name: National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 07/28/2022
Grant Size: $0 – $10,000,000
Details:
The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) is USDA’s flagship competitive grant program that provides funding for fundamental and applied research, education, and extension projects in the food and agricultural sciences. Within AFRI, the long-term purpose of the Sustainable Agricultural Systems (SAS) Request for Applications (RFA) is to help transform the U.S. food and agricultural system to increase agricultural production while also reducing its environmental footprint. Achieving these goals will require transdisciplinary approaches to address current and future agricultural
Projects must plan to employ meaningful performance metrics that measure progress during the grant period toward the long-term goals described below. These metrics can include how the proposed system and its components contribute to productivity and profitability, reduced environmental footprint, enhanced natural resources, food safety and quality, nutritional security, human health and well-being, a skilled workforce, more sustainable jobs in the agricultural sector, or discernable benefits to underserved communities.
Applications must address one or more of the following long-term goals:
- Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry (CSAF)
- Strengthening the Bioeconomy
- Food and Nutrition Security
Funding Information
Range of Awards: $0 – $10,000,000
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants for Integrated Projects include:
- colleges and universities;
- 1994 Land-Grant Institutions; and
- Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
