Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program
Section 7406 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA) (Pub. L. 110-246) amends subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)) to authorize the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI). AFRI is a new competitive grant program to provide funding for fundamental and applied research, extension, and education to address food and agricultural sciences. While AFRI covers an equally broad scope of topics and will support many of the grant types offered by the former National Research Initiative (NRI), the new authority allows greater flexibility in the types of projects funded to include: single function projects in research, education and extension, and integrated research, education and/or extension awards. AFRI is the new core competitive grant program for research, education, and extension.
Special Notation
More AFRI information and proposal due dates
Who Is Eligible to Apply
1862 Land-Grant Institutions
1890 Land-Grant Institutions
1994 Land-Grant Institutions
For-profit Organizations Other Than Small Businesses
Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Individuals
Native American Tribal Orgs, not Federally recognized Tribal Governments
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS status, other than Institutions of Higher Ed
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS status, other than Institutions of Higher Ed
Other or Additional Information (See below)
Private Institutions of Higher Ed
Small Business
State Agricultural Experiment Stations
State Controlled Institutions of Higher Ed
More Information on Eligibility
This initiative supports integrated and non-integrated programs. Please refer to Part III, A. of the current Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Request for Applications for the complete eligibility requirements.
Request for Application (RFA) | Apply: Electronic
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Solicitation Date (Opening) |
December 17, 2008
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| Letter of Intent Due Date |
None
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Due Date (Closing)
TBD |
September 30, 2009 |
Anticipated Award Date
TBD |
None |
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Estimated Total Program Funding
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$191,000,000.00 |
| Range of Awards |
$0.00 to $4,000,000.00 |
| Percent of Applications Funded Last Fiscal Year |
0% |
| Cost Sharing Requirements |
For equipment grants and for integrated proposals. See RFA for details. |
| For More Information Contact |
Mark Poth
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| Funding Opportunity Number |
USDA-CSREES-AFRI-002010 |
| CFDA Number |
10.310 - Agriculture and Food Research Initiative |
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