USDA on Monday announced that $130 million in funding is available for research, education and extension projects to support sustainable, productive and economically viable plant and animal production systems, including certified organic production.
This funding is available through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Foundational Program, authorized by the 2014 farm bill and administered by USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
- — Plant health and production and plant products, $33 million
- — Animal health and production and animal products, $31 million
- — Food safety, nutrition and health, $19 million
- — Bioenergy, natural resources and environment $14 million
- — Agriculture systems and technology, $11 million
- — Agriculture economics and rural communities, $17 million
Application submission deadlines vary by program. To view the RFA, visit the NIFA website.