The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is offering the AFRI Fellowships Grant Program to cultivate the next generation of research, education, and extension professionals in the food and agricultural sciences. This grant is for the purpose of developing future leaders who will address critical societal challenges. It specifically targets highly-motivated doctoral candidates and postdoctoral trainees demonstrating exceptional promise in becoming gifted agricultural science professionals. The program aims to enhance the technical and academic competence of doctoral candidates and foster research independence and teaching competencies for postdoctoral students within NIFA’s specified AFRI Challenge Areas. This is achieved through robust mentoring and training activities. Supported project types include single-function Research, Education, and Extension, and multi-function Integrated projects.
Opportunity ID: 245873
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-AFRI-004368 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | AFRI NIFA Fellowships Grant Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture Education Environment Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.310 — Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 29, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 20, 2014 A Letter of Intent is required and is a prerequisite for submission of an application. The Letter of Intent must be submitted by December 12, 2013. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 20, 2014 A Letter of Intent is required and is a prerequisite for submission of an application. The Letter of Intent must be submitted by December 12, 2013. |
| Archive Date: | Mar 22, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $6,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Small businesses Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Individuals For profit organizations other than small businesses |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | It is highly encouraged that applications be submitted through the mentor’s institution with the mentor institution listed as the applicant (see Part IV, B.1.). Eligible mentor institutions include: (1) State Agricultural Experiment Stations; (2) colleges and universities (including junior colleges offering associate degrees or higher); (3) university research foundations; (4) other research institutions and organizations; (5) Federal agencies, (6) national laboratories; (7) private organizations or corporations; (8) any group consisting of two or more entities identified in (1) through (7). Eligible institutions do not include foreign and international organizations. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
| Description: | The FY 2014 AFRI NIFA Fellowship RFA focuses on developing the next generation of research, education, and extension professionals in the food and agricultural sciences who will lead agriculture into the future by solving current and future challenges facing our society. The AFRI NIFA Fellowships Grant Program targets talented, highly-motivated doctoral candidates and post-doctoral trainees that demonstrate remarkable promise and the potential to become gifted education, extension, and research professionals in the United States. The NIFA Fellows are individuals who have the potential for remarkable accomplishments in agricultural science. The Program seeks to develop the technical and academic competence of doctoral candidates and the research independence and teaching competencies of postdoctoral students in the food, forestry and agricultural sciences, which are within NIFAs AFRI Challenge Areas, through well-developed and highly interactive mentoring and training activities. Project types supported by AFRI within this RFA include single-function Research, Education, and Extension Projects and multi-function Integrated Research, Education, and/or Extension Projects. |
| Link to Additional Information: | AFRI NIFA Fellowships Grant Program |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIFA Help Desk
Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays Email:electronic@nifa.usda.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 245873 Full Announcement-1 -> 14_afri fellowships.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | NIFA Help Desk Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays Email: electronic@nifa.usda.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.310 | PKG00187971 | Oct 29, 2013 | Feb 20, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
245873 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf
245873 RR_PersonalData_1_2-1.2.pdf
245873 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
245873 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_3-1.3.pdf
245873 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_1_2-1.2.pdf
245873 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
245873 NIFA_Supplemental_Info_1_1-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
245873 RR_SubawardBudget30-1.2.pdf
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