Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Section 7406 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA) (Pub.
L.
110-246) (i.e., the 2008 Farm Bill) 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.
L.
110-246) (i.e., the 2008 Farm Bill) 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.
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program
Additional Information of Eligibility:
This program supports both integrated and non-integrated programs.
Please refer to Part III, A of the current Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Program Announcement for the complete eligibility requirements.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/agriculturalandfoodresearchinitiativeafri.cfm
Contact:
CSREES Help Desk Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET.
Agency Email Description:
CSREES Help Desk
Agency Email:
electronic@csrees.usda.gov
Date Posted:
2008-12-17
Application Due Date:
2009-07-30
Archive Date:
2009-09-30
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