AFRI is NIFA's flagship competitive grants program that provides funding for fundamental and applied research, education, and extension.

As NIFA's flagship competitive grants program, the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) solicits applications from scientists each year.

The AFRI Foundational and Applied Science Program supports grants in six AFRI priority areas to advance knowledge in both fundamental and applied sciences important to agriculture.

The AFRI Education and Workforce Development Program focuses on developing the next generation of research, education, and extension professionals in the food and agricultural …

NIFA has extended the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Competitive Grants Program Foundational and Applied Science (FAS) Program Notice of Funding Opportunity …

Dec 16, 2025 · The AFRI Foundational and Applied Science Program focuses on building a foundation of fundamental and applied knowledge in food and agricultural sciences critical for …

The Sustainable Agricultural Systems (SAS) program area is part of the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), USDA’s flagship competitive grant program that supports …

The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) streamlined the content of its Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFO). In lieu of including long sections of general information in …

See Program Area Description in the current AFRI Education and Workforce Development (EWD) RFA for the requested project types. Please review Part III, A of the current AFRI EWD RFA …

Projects supported under the AFRI portfolio shall be designed, among other things, to accomplish one or more of the purposes of agriculture research, education and extension, subject to the …