Federal Programs from Cooperative State Research, Education, And Extension Service

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), part of the executive branch of the Federal Government. Congress created NIFA through the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008.

NIFA replaced the former Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES), which had been in existence since 1994.
Alaska Native Serving and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Education Grants
Cooperative State Research, Education, And Extension Service
To recruit, support and educate under-represented scientists and professionals, and to advance the educational capacity of the Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian (AN/NH) Serving Institutions....more

Integrated Programs
Cooperative State Research, Education, And Extension Service
To provide an integrated research, education, and extension competitive grants program....more

Homeland Security_Agricultural
Cooperative State Research, Education, And Extension Service
To provide funding to protect the food supply and agricultural production, protect USDA facilities and other agricultural infrastructure and protect USDA staff and manage emergency preparedness....more

International Science and Education Grants
Cooperative State Research, Education, And Extension Service
To support projects to: enhance the international content of curricula; ensure that faculty work beyond the U.S. and bring lessons learned back home; promote international research partnerships; enhan...more

BIODIESEL
Cooperative State Research, Education, And Extension Service
To educate governmental and private entities that operate vehicle fleets, other interested entities (as determined by the Secretary), and the public about the benefits of biodiesel fuel use....more

Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative
Cooperative State Research, Education, And Extension Service
Facilitate the development of organic agriculture production, breeding, and processing methods. Functionally identify soil microbial communities and ways to manage microbial dynamics to enhance nutrie...more

Resident Instruction Grants for Insular Area Activities
Cooperative State Research, Education, And Extension Service
(a) In General. -The Secretary of Agriculture shall make competitive grants to eligible institutions to- (1) strengthen institutional educational capacities, including libraries, curriculum, faculty, ...more

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)
Cooperative State Research, Education, And Extension Service
To establish a new competitive grant program to provide funding for fundamental and applied research, extension, and education to address food and agricultural sciences....more

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program
Cooperative State Research, Education, And Extension Service
To support the nation s beginning farmers and ranchers by making competitive grants to new and established local and regional training, education, outreach, and technical assistance initiatives that a...more

Biomass Research and Development Initiative Competitive Grants Program (BRDI)
Cooperative State Research, Education, And Extension Service
To carry out research on and development and demonstration of (A) biofuels and biobased products; and (B) the methods, practices, and technologies, for the production of biofuels and biobased products...more



Social Entrepreneurship
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Rwanda as Social Entrepreneur Fund Beneficiary


The Republic of Rwanda has been picked as one of the six African countries as beneficiaries for a new fellowship fund program designed at supporting social entrepreneurs in tackling issues on food security.






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