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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Foundational and Applied Science Program

Posted Aug 1, 2025·open

AGENCY

USDA-NIFA

PROGRAM

Discretionary

AMOUNT

$10K – $10.0M

CLOSES

Dec 31, 2026

Description

The AFRI Foundational and Applied Science Program supports grants in six AFRI priority areas to advance knowledge in both fundamental and applied sciences important to agriculture. The six priority areas are: Plant Health and Production and Plant Products; Animal Health and Production and Animal Products; Food Safety, Nutrition, and Health; Bioenergy, Natural Resources, and Environment; Agriculture Systems and Technology; and Agriculture Economics and Rural Communities. Research-only, extension-only, and integrated research, education and/or extension projects are solicited in this Request for Applications (RFA). See Foundational and Applied Science RFA for specific detail.

Eligibility

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Contact

Joseph Perez Program Analyst

grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov

202-445-5402

Additional details

Funding instrument
Grant
Cost sharing required
No
Archived
Jan 30, 2027

Opportunity number: USDA-NIFA-AFRI-011134

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