[CED/CD/EAT] Fw: USDA NIFA releases AFRI call for proposals

[Montez, Kelly A - (kellymontez)]

Hello Unit Heads and Directors,
Ed asked that I forward this to you to share with your faculty and staff as you feel appropriate.

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Kelly

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From: Fournier, Alfred J - (afournie) <Fournier at cals.arizona.edu>
Sent: Monday, August 4, 2025 1:43 PM
To: Fournier, Alfred J - (afournie) <Fournier at cals.arizona.edu>
Subject: USDA NIFA releases AFRI call for proposals



To APMC list:



USDA NIFA has released the call for proposals for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program. A few essentials are listed below. Please visit the USDA website for details and to download the RFA.



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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Foundational and Applied Science Program<https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/funding-opportunities/agriculture-food-research-initiative-foundational-applied-science>

nifa.usda.gov<https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/funding-opportunities/agriculture-food-research-initiative-foundational-applied-science>







POSTED DATE

Friday, August 1, 2025

CLOSING DATE

Thursday, December 31, 2026

CONTACT FOR ELECTRONIC ACCESS PROBLEMS

grantapplicationquestions at usda.gov<mailto:grantapplicationquestions at usda.gov>



FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER USDA-NIFA-AFRI-011134

ASSISTANCE LISTING NUMBER

10.310

ESTIMATED TOTAL PROGRAM FUNDING

$300,000,000

COST SHARING OR MATCHING REQUIREMENT

For equipment grants and if commodity specific. See RFA for details.

RANGE OF AWARDS

$10,000 - $10,000,000

TOPICS

Advanced Technologies<https://www.nifa.usda.gov/topics/advanced-technologies>

Animals<https://www.nifa.usda.gov/topics/animals>

Business and Economics<https://www.nifa.usda.gov/topics/business-economics>

Education<https://www.nifa.usda.gov/topics/education>

Environment<https://www.nifa.usda.gov/topics/environment>

Food and Nutrition Security<https://www.nifa.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-security>

Human Sciences<https://www.nifa.usda.gov/topics/human-sciences>

Community Vitality<https://www.nifa.usda.gov/topics/community-vitality>

Natural Resources<https://www.nifa.usda.gov/topics/natural-resources>

Plants<https://www.nifa.usda.gov/topics/plants>









Al Fournier
IPM Program Manager
Arizona Pest Management Center

University of Arizona
Maricopa Agricultural Center
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Maricopa, Arizona 85238
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