Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Foundational Program
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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Foundational Program: The AFRI Foundational Program is offered to support grants in the six AFRI priority areas to continue building a foundation of knowledge critical for solving current and future societal challenges. 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. Single-function Research Projects, multi-function Integrated Projects, and Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE) Grants are expected to address one of the Program Area Priorities (see Foundational Program RFA for details).
| Federal Grant Title: | Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Foundational Program |
| Federal Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) |
| Grant Categories: | Agriculture |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-AFRI-006351 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 10.310 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | September 30th, 2018 |
| Original Application Deadline: | September 30th, 2018 |
| Posted Date: | April 11th, 2017 |
| Creation Date: | April 11th, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | October 30th, 2018 |
| Total Program Funding: | $150,200,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | |
| Expected Number of Awards: | |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | Yes |
| Last Updated: | April 11th, 2017 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Applications may only be submitted by eligible entities. Eligibility is linked to the project type. All project types are described beginning in Part II, C.Applicants must respond to the Program Area priorities and deadlines found in this RFA. Grant recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award (see Part III B).
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