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                              AFRI Interagency ProgramsThe Agriculture and Food Research Initiative has numerous program area priorities in the three Requests for Applications (RFAs) posted each year. Each program area priority has its own deadline(s).

  Information about the program area priority including program contacts, types of projects allowed, and more will be found in Part I, C of each RFA. Letters of Intent (if applicable) and applications must be received at NIFA by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the deadlines listed below for each program. Dates are listed in MM/DD/YYYY format.Please note that for programs that accept conference grants, LOIs are required for conference grants and must be submitted at least 195 days before the start of the conference. The full Conference Grant application must be submitted, at minimum, 150 days before the start of the conference. Please see Part I, C of the RFA for each program area priority in order to determine if it allows conference grants.AFRI Deadlines for Fiscal Year 2024Program Area PriorityProgram Code2024 Application DeadlineAFRI Commodity Board Co-funding TopicsA18118/1/2024Agricultural BiosecurityA11818/8/2024Agricultural Microbiomes in Plant Systems and Natural ResourcesA140210/3/2024Agricultural Workforce Training GrantsA7601TBAAnimal Breeding, Genetics, and GenomicsA12018/10/2023Animal Nutrition, Growth and LactationA12318/8/2024Animal ReproductionA12118/8/2024Biorefining and BiomanufacturingA153110/3/2024Conventional Plant Breeding for Cultivar DevelopmentA114310/10/2024Critical Agricultural Research and Extension (CARE)A17019/12/2024Data Science for Food and Agricultural Systems (DSFAS)A154111/14/2024Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic DiseasesA13448/22/2024Diseases of Agricultural AnimalsA12218/8/2024Economics, Markets and TradeA164110/3/2024Engineering for Agricultural Production and ProcessingA152110/3/2024Engineering for Precision Crop and Water ManagementA155110/10/2024Extension, Education & USDA Climate Hubs PartnershipA17219/5/2024Food and Agricultural Non-formal Education (FANE)A7801TBAFood and Human HealthA13438/8/2024Food Safety and DefenseA13328/22/2024Foundational Knowledge of Agricultural Production SystemsA11029/12/2024Foundational Knowledge of Plant ProductsA11038/15/2024Inter-Disciplinary Engagement in Animal Systems (IDEAS)A126110/3/2024Mitigating Antimicrobial Resistance Across the Food ChainA13669/19/2024Nanotechnology for Agricultural and Food SystemsA15119/19/2024Environmental and Natural Resource EconomicsA16519/12/2024Novel Foods and Innovative Manufacturing TechnologiesA13649/26/2024Pests and Beneficial Species in Agricultural Production SystemsA11129/19/2024Physiology of Agricultural PlantsA11528/22/2024Plant Breeding for Agricultural ProductionA114110/10/2024Pollinator Health: Research and ApplicationA11138/22/2024Postdoctoral FellowshipsA7201TBAPredoctoral FellowshipsA7101TBAProfessional Development for Agricultural LiteracyA7501TBARapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agricultural SystemsA1712Accepted on a continuous basis.Center for Research, Behavioral Economics, and Extension on Food Loss & WasteA1741Not offered.Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU)A7401TBARural Economic DevelopmentA16619/12/2024Small and Medium-Sized FarmsA16018/15/2024Social Implications of Food and Agricultural TechnologiesA164210/31/2024Soil HealthA14019/12/2024Environmental JusticeA14619/12/2024Sustainable Agricultural SystemsA9201TBASustainable Agroecosystems: Health, Functions, Processes and ManagementA14519/12/2024Sustainable Bioeconomy through Biobased ProductsA14149/5/2024Water Quantity and QualityA14119/5/2024Welfare of Agricultural AnimalsA12518/8/2024

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