Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative - Research Grants

The Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI) is a research grant program that aims to study agriculturally significant crops and animals in production environments to achieve viable and secure agricultural production. The program seeks to fill current gaps in existing knowledge of agricultural crops, animal genetics, and phenomics, and to identify and develop a functional understanding of relevant genes from animals and agronomically relevant genes from crops. The program also aims to ensure future genetic improvement of crops and animals, study the relevance of different germplasm as a source of unique genes, enhance genetics to reduce the economic impact of pathogens, and disseminate findings to relevant audiences. Some key priorities of the program include promoting effective collaborations across academic disciplines, developing models that combine fields such as genetics and genomics with computation and informatics, and employing common data architectures across crop and animal systems. The program encourages applications that address at least two of the five goals listed, including developing new or augmenting existing benchmark datasets, combining plant and/or animal genomic information with phenotypic and environmental data, developing high-throughput methods for on-farm recording of traits, improving national agricultural data infrastructure, and incorporating workforce development through support and training at the undergraduate, graduate, or postgraduate level. • The program is authorized under 7 U.S.C. 5924. • The program will fund research that will study agriculturally significant crops and animals in production environments. • The program seeks to fill current gaps in existing knowledge of agricultural crops, animal genetics, and phenomics. • The program aims to ensure future genetic improvement of crops and animals. • The program encourages applications that address at least two of the five goals listed. • The program requires applicants to include a budgeted plan for data management that includes making data publicly available and adhering to FAIR data principles. • The program allows for collaborations with international partners, excluding partnerships with Countries of Particular Concern as determined by the U.S. Department of State. • The program encourages consortia of eligible entities to apply for this funding opportunity.