Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Foundational Program: Renewable Energy, Natural Resources, and Environment

Healthy agroecosystems and the maintenance of supporting natural resources are essential to the sustained long-term productivity of agricultural goods and services. However, degradation or loss of ecosystem services through natural processes or anthropogenic interventions, threatens the sustainability of U.S. agriculture. The goal of this Program Area is to fund a portfolio of research projects that improve our understanding of the linkages among processes and management actions at diverse spatial and temporal scales that will sustain agroecosystems and the supporting natural resources of those systems. Single-function Research Projects and Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE) Grants are expected to address one of the Program Area Priorities of the Renewable Energy, Natural Resources, and Environment area (see Foundational Program RFA for details).

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Who Is Eligible to Apply

1862 Land-Grant Institutions

1890 Land-Grant Institutions

1994 Land-Grant Institutions

For-profit Organizations Other Than Small Businesses

Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Individuals

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

Other or Additional Information (See below)

Private Institutions of Higher Ed

Small Business

State Agricultural Experiment Stations

State Controlled Institutions of Higher Ed

More Information on Eligibility

The list above is abbreviated. Others may be eligible to apply. Please refer to Part III, A of the current Foundational Program RFA for eligibility requirements. Applications from ineligible institutions will not be reviewed.

Request for Application (RFA) | Apply: Electronic

Solicitation Date (Opening)	October 15, 2012
Letter of Intent Due Date	November 15, 2012
Due Date (Closing) Letter of Intent Required for Application Submission	February 21, 2013
Estimated Total Program Funding	$17,000,000.00
Range of Awards	$0.00 to $500,000.00
Cost Sharing Requirements	For equipment grants and if commodity specific. See RFA for details.
For More Information Contact	Nancy Cavallaro
Funding Opportunity Number	USDA-NIFA-AFRI-003958
CFDA Number	10.310 - Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
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