Description
The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) is a competitive grants program that provides funding for fundamental and applied research, education, and extension to address food and agricultural sciences in six 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 goal of this program is to invest in agricultural production research, education, and extension projects for more sustainable, productive, and economically viable plant and animal production systems.
• The six priority areas of the AFRI program 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
• Agriculture Economics and Rural Communities
The program supports research-only, extension-only, and integrated research, education, and/or extension projects, as well as conference grants, Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE) Grants, and other grant types.
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Contact
Dr. Parag Chitnis, Dr. Louis Tupas, or other program area priority contacts listed in Table 1.(Program Office or Program Area Priority Contact)
[email protected] or email addresses of specific program area priority contacts listed in Table 1.
(202) 401-5022 or phone numbers of specific program area priority contacts listed in Table 1.