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USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Funds food, agriculture, and rural innovation by supporting research programs for universities, farmers, and small businesses.

United States
Key stats
Annual funding$1.89B
Programs15
Active grants5
Total grants15
About

The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, or USDA NIFA, is USDA's extramural research-grant agency. It sits within the Research, Education, and Economics mission area and provides leadership and funding for agriculture-related science, food systems, rural communities, and environmental stewardship. NIFA was established by the 2008 Farm Bill and began operating in October 2009, and its F…

Programs & grants under this funder
Agriculture Risk Management Education Partnerships Competitive Grants Program

Funds public and private organisations that educate farmers and ranchers about the full range of agricultural risk management strategies.

1 grant
Agriculture Risk Management Education Partnerships Competitive Grants Program
Closed
$9.1M pool
Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program (NLGCA)

Funds certified Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture to build capacity for education, research and outreach in agriculture and renewable resources.

1 grant
Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program (NLGCA)
Open
$5.7M pool
Children, Youth and Families at Risk Professional Development and Technical Assistance Program (CYFAR-PDTA)

Funds a university partner to provide professional development and technical assistance to CYFAR Supportable Community Projects that give youth skills to lead productive lives.

1 grant
Children, Youth and Families at Risk Professional Development and Technical Assistance Program (CYFAR-PDTA)
Closed
$1.5M pool
Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN)

Funds state, tribal, local or regional networks that connect farmers, ranchers and other agricultural workers to stress assistance programs.

1 grant
Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN)
Closed
$9.6M pool
Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative Extension Disaster Education Network (FADI-EDEN)

Funds coordination and administrative leadership for the Extension Disaster Education Network, which helps Cooperative Extension professionals manage all-hazards risks to the US food and agriculture sector.

1 grant
Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative Extension Disaster Education Network (FADI-EDEN)
Closed
$382K pool
Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship (NNF) Grants Program

Funds US colleges and universities with institutional grants to support new graduate students pursuing master's, DVM or doctoral degrees in the food and agricultural sciences.

1 grant
Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship (NNF) Grants Program
Open
$14M pool
Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions (1890 Scholarships)

Funds the nineteen 1890 Land-grant institutions to recruit, mentor and retain undergraduate and graduate students studying food and agricultural sciences.

1 grant
Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions (1890 Scholarships)
Closed
$67.2M pool
Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants Program (TCEG)

Funds Tribal Colleges to build education capacity in food and agricultural sciences for Native Alaskan and American Indian students.

1 grant
Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants Program (TCEG)
Closed
$8M pool
USDA SBIR Phase I

Provides seed grants to small businesses solving agricultural science and rural community challenges.

1 grant
USDA SBIR Phase I
Between cycles
$15.5M pool
USDA SBIR Phase II

Connects Followon commercialization grant for I awardees over to develop agricultural innovations through the USDA II.

1 grant
USDA SBIR Phase II
Between cycles
- pool
AFRI Education and Workforce Development (EWD)

Supports workforce and educational training for early-career researchers through fellowships and skill programs.

1 grant
AFRI Education and Workforce Development
Open
- pool
AFRI Foundational and Applied Science (FAS)

Funds United States agricultural science innovation through a national framework spanning many research priority pathways.

1 grant
AFRI Foundational and Applied Science
Open
$300M pool
Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI)

Funds organic farming research and extension services that strengthen sustainable practices and farmer expertise.

1 grant
Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative
Between cycles
$66M pool
Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI)

Funds interdisciplinary agriculture projects for specialty crops across production, processing, and market readiness.

1 grant
Specialty Crop Research Initiative
Between cycles
$175M pool
Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program

Funds agriculture, natural-resource and human-science research capacity at 35 named Tribal Colleges and Universities.

1 grant
Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program
Open
$11.6M pool
Parent entityU.S. Department of Agriculture
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