- Version
- 1
- Send Email
- Y
- Agency Code
- USDA-NIFA
- Agency Name
- Joseph Perez
Program Analyst
- Award Floor
- 10000
- Agency Phone
- 202-445-5402
- Archive Date
- Jan 30, 2027 12:00:00 AM EST
- Cost Sharing
- No
- Created Date
- Aug 01, 2025 03:30:57 PM EDT
- Posting Date
- Aug 01, 2025 12:00:00 AM EDT
- Award Ceiling
- 10000000
- Response Date
- Dec 31, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST
- Synopsis Desc
- <p><span style="color: rgb(49, 37, 28);">The AFRI Foundational and Applied Science Program supports grants in six AFRI priority areas to advance knowledge in both fundamental and applied sciences important to agriculture. 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. Research-only, extension-only, and integrated research, education and/or extension projects are solicited in this Request for Applications (RFA). See Foundational and Applied Science RFA for specific detail.</span></p>
- Agency Details
- Code
- NIFA
- Seed
- USDA-NIFA
- Agency Code
- USDA-NIFA
- Agency Name
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture
- Top Agency Code
- USDA
- Opportunity Id
- 360205
- Applicant Types
- Id
"25"- Description
"Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)"
- Archive Date Str
- 2027-01-30-00-00-00
- Posting Date Str
- 2025-08-01-00-00-00
- Create Time Stamp
- Nov 14, 2025 12:04:45 PM EST
- Last Updated Date
- Aug 01, 2025 03:30:57 PM EDT
- Response Date Str
- 2026-12-31-00-00-00
- Estimated Funding
- 300000000
- Top Agency Details
- Code
- USDA
- Seed
- USDA
- Agency Code
- USDA
- Agency Name
- Department of Agriculture
- Top Agency Code
- USDA
- Agency Address Desc
- If you have questions about preparing application content, contact grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov
- Agency Contact Desc
- NIFA Support
Business hours: Monday thru Friday, 7a.m. – 5p.m. ET, except federal holidays
- Agency Contact Name
- Joseph Perez
Program Analyst
- Agency Contact Email
- grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov
- Agency Contact Phone
- 202-445-5402
- Create Time Stamp Str
- 2025-11-14-12-04-45
- Award Floor Formatted
- 10,000
- Funding Desc Link Desc
- Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Foundational and Applied Science Program
- Award Ceiling Formatted
- 10,000,000
- Agency Contact Email Desc
- If you have questions about preparing application content, contact grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov
- Applicant Eligibility Desc
- Eligibility Requirements
Applicants for AFRI must meet all the requirements discussed in this RFA. Failure to meet the eligibility criteria by the application deadline may result in exclusion from consideration or, preclude NIFA from making an award. For those new to Federal financial assistance, NIFA’s About Grants provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process.
Eligibility is linked to the project type as specified below.
1. Research, Education or Extension Projects
Eligible applicants for single-function Research, Education or Extension Projects include:
a) State Agricultural Experiment Station;
b) colleges and universities (including junior colleges offering associate degrees or higher);
c) university research foundations;
d) other research institutions and organizations;
e) Federal agencies;
f) national laboratories;
g) private organizations or corporations;
h) individuals who are U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents; and
i) any group consisting of two or more entities identified in a) through h).
Eligible institutions do not include foreign and international organizations.
2. Integrated Projects
Eligible applicants for Integrated Projects include:
a) colleges and universities;
b) 1994 Land-Grant Institutions; and
c) Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities (see NIFA's Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities page).
For item a) under Integrated Projects, the terms "college" and "university" mean an educational institution in any state which
a) admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate;
b) is legally authorized within such state to provide a program of education beyond secondary education;
c) provides an educational program for which a bachelor’s degree or any other higher degree is awarded;
d) is a public or other nonprofit institution; and
e) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association.
A research foundation maintained by a college or university is eligible to receive an award under this program.
3. Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement Grants
Part II § C.2 contains the eligibility details for Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE) Grants. Note that under the FASE program, New Investigator Standard, New Investigator Seed, Strengthening Standard, Strengthening Workshop, Strengthening Seed, Equipment and Sabbatical Grants are solicited by specific program area priorities in this RFA. Not all grant types are solicited by every program area priority in this RFA and only grant types specifically solicited by each specific program area priority, as identified in the Program Area Descriptions of Part I § C, will be considered for review.
- Estimated Funding Formatted
- 300,000,000
- Funding Activity Categories
- Id
"AG"- Description
"Agriculture"
