United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Nutrition (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Food Safety, Nutrition and Health (FSNH) Project Director’s (PD) Meeting
The USDA NIFA will host the FY2021 AFRI Food Safety, Nutrition and Health Project Director’s Meeting virtually May 3rd-5th, 2021 for a subset of FSNH awards programs. The meeting brings together project directors from “Function and Efficacy of Nutrients” (A1341), “Food and Human Health” (A1343), “Diet, Nutrition and Prevention of Chronic Disease (A1344),” “Mitigating Antimicrobial Resistance Across the Food Chain” (A1366), “Understanding Antimicrobial Resistance” (A1362), and "Effective Mitigation Strategies for Antimicrobial Resistance” (A4171) programs. Co-project Directors and graduate students are also invited.
The two goals of this PD Meeting are to improve post-award management of competitive grants administered by USDA NIFA and encourage communication and interaction between NIFA program staff and AFRI awardees on targeted programs. The PD meeting provides the opportunity for PDs to present their project’s objectives or accomplishments and get the most recent updates on program priorities. The PD meeting also provides the opportunity for PDs to learn where their NIFA funded project fits in advancing goals and priorities of their NIFA funding program.General Information
- Meeting Virtually: May 3rd to May 5th, 2021
- Agenda
- Meeting Booklet(s)
- Registration Links
- Function and Efficacy of Nutrients (A1341)
- Food and Human Health (A1343)
- Diet, Nutrition and Prevention of Chronic Disease (A1344)
- Mitigating Antimicrobial Resistance Across the Food Chain (A1366)
- Understanding Antimicrobial Resistance (A1362)
- Effective Mitigation Strategies for Antimicrobial Resistance (A4171)
- NIFA links to posted resources or FSNH PD Meeting prepared slide decks AFTER approval of content by appropriate chain of command and communications
- Post-Awards Management Overview
- Share your Science
- Research, Extension, and Education Project Online Reporting Tool (REEport)
- AFRI FAQ (PD Questions on Page 8)
Program Priority Area Teams*
A1341 Function and Efficacy of Nutrients
A1343 Food and Human Health
- Primary Point of Contact: Lisa Jahns, PhD, RDN, National Program Leader
- Courtenay Simmons, PhD, Program Specialist
- Ryan Kornegay, Intern
- Litha Tingi, PhD, Program Specialist
- Lydia Kaume, PhD, RDN, National Program Leader
- Shakeeva Shepherd, Program Assistant
A1344 Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Disease
- Primary Point of Contact: Mallory Koenings, PhD, RDN, National Program Leader
- Stephanie Morriss, PhD, Program Specialist
- Jaheon Koo, PhD, Program Specialist
- Lisa Jahns, PhD, RDN, National Program Leader
- Shakeeva Shepherd, Program Assistant
A1366 Mitigating Antimicrobial Resistance Across the Food Chain
A1362 Understanding Antimicrobial Resistance
A4171 Food Safety Challenge Area Effective Mitigation Strategies for Antimicrobial Resistance
- Primary Points of Contact: Steve Smith, PhD & Kathe Bjork, PhD, DVM, National Program Leaders
- Stephanie Morriss, PhD, Program Specialist
- Courtenay Simmons, PhD, Program Specialist
- Donna Fairhurst, PSM, Program Specialist
- Shakeeva Shepherd, Program Assistant
*This information is up-to-date May of 2021.Please check the RFA for most up-to-date contact information