Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Foundational and Applied Science Program

The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Competitive Grants Program is a flagship competitive grants program that provides funding for fundamental and applied research, education, and extension to address food and agricultural sciences. The program supports grants in six AFRI priority areas: 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. The program aims to advance knowledge in both fundamental and applied sciences important to agriculture and to support research, education, and extension projects that address key problems of local, regional, national, and global importance in sustaining conventional, organic, urban food, and agricultural and natural systems. * The program supports various types of grants, including Standard Grants, Conference Grants, Coordinated Agricultural Project Grants, and Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE) Grants. * The program has a focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, and encourages applications from individuals, institutions, and organizations from underserved communities. * The program also has a focus on stakeholder input and encourages comments on the request for applications. * The program has a table of key dates and deadlines, including the application deadline and the review cycle deadlines. * The program has a list of program area priorities and deadlines, including the priorities for plant health and production, animal health and production, food safety, nutrition, and health, and more.