Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Food Security Challenge Area - RFA
Program:
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) | AFRI Food Security Challenge Area | Sustainable Agriculture Program | Markets, Trade & Policy | Aquaculture | Hunger & Food Security Programs | Environmental & Resource Economics Programs | Animal Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics | Plant Breeding, Genetics & Genomics Programs | Weed ScienceThe AFRI Food Security Challenge Area focuses on the societal challenge to keep American agriculture competitive and end world hunger by ensuring the availability and accessibility of safe and nutritious food. The long-term goal of the AFRI Food Security Challenge Area is to sustainably increase agricultural productivity and the availability and accessibility of safe and nutritious food.
In FY 2016, applications are solicited under the following two Program Area Priorities, representing two critical needs for meeting the food security challenge:
- New Frontiers in Pollinator Health: From Research to Application:
- Requested Project Types – Integrated Projects only
- Requested Grant Types – Standard and FASE (Strengthening Standard and New Investigator) grants only
- Program Area Priority Contact: Dr. Mary Purcell-Miramontes (202) 401-5168, mpurcell@nifa.usda.gov
- Breeding and Phenomics of Food Crops and Animals:
- Requested Project Type –Research Projects only
- Requested Grant Types – Standard and FASE (Strengthening Standard and New Investigator) grants only
- Program Area Contacts:
- Plant Breeding and Genomics: Dr. Ed Kaleikau – (202) 401-1931, ekaleikau@nifa.usda.gov
- Animal Breeding and Genomics: Dr. Lakshmi Matukumalli (202) 401-1766, lmatukumalli@nifa.usda.gov
Eligibility Details
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 EdMore on Eligibility:
The list above is abbreviated. Others may be eligible to apply. Eligibility may differ based on Program Area. Please review Part III, A of the current AFRI Food Security RFA for more specific eligibility requirements. Note restrictions that apply to integrated applicants. Applications from ineligible institutions will not be reviewed.Important Dates
Posted Date:
Tuesday, May 3, 2016Closing Date:
Thursday, July 7, 2016Additional Information
For More Information Contact:
Ed KaleikauContact for Electronic Access Problems:
electronic@nifa.usda.govFunding Opportunity Number:
USDA-NIFA-AFRI-005823CFDA number:
10.310Abstracts of Funded Projects:
Read the AbstractsPrevious fiscal year(s) RFA:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$16,800,000Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
For equipment grants and if commodity specific. See RFA for details.