OPPORTUNITY: USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative – Sustainable Agricultural Systems (SAS)
DESCRIPTION: Request for Applications (RFA) must focus on approaches that promote transformational changes in the U.S. food and agriculture system. NIFA seeks creative and visionary applications that take a systems approach for projects focused on the themes in the USDA Science Blueprint: (1) sustainable agricultural intensification; (2) agricultural climate adaptation; (3) value-added innovation; and/or (4) food and nutrition translation. These projects are expected to significantly improve the supply of affordable, safe, nutritious, and accessible agricultural products, while fostering economic development and rural prosperity in America.
This RFA has two program area priorities, each with different eligibility requirements. A9201 invites only integrated project (must include research, education, and extension) applications with limited eligibility. A9211 invites only research project applications with wide eligibility.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: 1862 Land-Grant Institutions, 1890 Land-Grant Institutions, 1994 Land-Grant Institutions, For-profit Organizations Other Than Small Businesses, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Individuals, Native American Tribal Orgs, not Federally recognized Tribal Governments, Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS status, other than Institutions of Higher Ed, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS status, other than Institutions of Higher Ed, Private Institutions of Higher Ed, Small Business, State Agricultural Experiment Stations, State Controlled Institutions of Higher Ed
AVAILABLE FUNDING AND APPLICATION WINDOW:
Program Area Priority A9201: Thursday, April 1, 2021
Letter of Intent Deadline – January 7, 2021; Application Deadline – April 1, 2021
Program Area Priority A9211: Thursday, July 1, 2021
Letter of Intent Deadline – March 4, 2021; Application Deadline – July 1, 2021
Estimated Total Program Funding: $150,000,000