USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative: Advancing Agriculture and Natural Resources Science for Climate Resilience

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The USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative aims to address the challenge of adapting agroecosystems to climate variability and change while implementing mitigation strategies. Projects within this grant seek to reduce energy and water usage, lower GHG emissions, and increase carbon sequestration in the production of various agricultural products. Funding supports Integrated Research, Education, and/or Extension Projects as well as Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement Grants. Interested applicants should consider submitting their proposals before the closing date on January 13, 2012.

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Opportunity ID: 123893

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General Information

Document Type:: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:: USDA-NIFA-AFRI-003537
Funding Opportunity Title:: Agriculture and Food Research Initiative: Agriculture and Natural Resources Science for Climate Variability and Change
Opportunity Category:: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity:: Agriculture
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::
Assistance Listings Number(s):: 10.310 — Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: Yes
Version:: Synopsis 3
Posted Date:: Sep 21, 2011
Last Updated Date:: Nov 28, 2011
Original Closing Date for Applications:: Dec 16, 2011
Current Closing Date for Applications:: Jan 13, 2012
Archive Date:: Jan 15, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding::
Award Ceiling:: $10,000,000
Award Floor:: $

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants:: Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility:: Due to limited resources and in the interest of encouraging linkages between research, education, and extension, NIFA is only soliciting Integrated Projects under this RFA. Eligible applicants for the programs implemented under this RFA include: 1) colleges and universities; 2) 1994 Land-Grant Institutions; and 3) Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities. See the Program Area Descriptions (beginning in Part I, C (page 6)) and the Eligibility Information section (Part III, A (page 19)) for specific information. If you are unsure of your eligibility contact the Program Area Contact for clarification before applying. Applications from ineligible institutions will not be reviewed.

Additional Information

Agency Name:: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Description:: The Agriculture and Natural Resources Science for Climate Variability and Change Challenge Area RFA focuses on the societal challenge to adapt agroecosystems and natural resource systems to climate variability and change and implement mitigation strategies in those systems. In the Agriculture and Natural Resources Science for Climate Variability and Change Challenge Area RFA, specific program areas are designed to achieve the long-term outcome of reducing the use of energy, nitrogen, reducing GHG emissions from practices, and water in the production of food, feed, fiber, and fuel and increase carbon sequestration. Project types supported by AFRI within this RFA include multi-function Integrated Research, Education, and/or Extension Projects and Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE) Grants.
Link to Additional Information::
Grantor Contact Information:: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Synopsis 3 Modified RFA to increase the indirect costs recovery in the FY 2012 budget. Nov 28, 2011
Synopsis 2 Close Date was modified to reflect the latest application deadline.
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings: 10.310
Competition ID:
Competition Title:
Opportunity Package ID: PKG00079290
Opening Date: Sep 21, 2011
Closing Date: Jan 13, 2012
Agency Contact Information:: NIFA Help Desk
Who Can Apply:: Organization and Individual Applicants
mendatory_forms SF424 (R & R) [V1.2]
Project/Performance Site Location(s) [V1.3]
Research And Related Other Project Information [V1.2]
Research And Related Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) [V1.2]
Research & Related Budget [V1.1]
Research & Related Personal Data [V1.2]
CSREES Supplemental Information [V1.0]
optional_forms R & R Subaward Budget Attachment(s) Form [V1.2]

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Packages

Assistance Listings Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions Who Can Apply:
10.310 PKG00079290 Sep 21, 2011 Jan 13, 2012 View NIFA Help Desk Organization and Individual Applicants

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