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National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Announces FY 2012 Request for Applications for Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI): Food Security Challenge Area (Deadline is October 11, 2011)

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From: Kathryn Kimble Day
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 11:33 AM
To: Integrated Pest Management Coordinators -- USDA, EPA, Private Industry, and University Contacts
Subject: AFRI Request for Applications Released

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is pleased to announce the release of the FY 2012 Request for Applications (RFA) for Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI): Food Security challenge area. This AFRI challenge area focuses on food availability and food accessibility. Adequate food availability implies that the population has a reliable source of food. Food security is achieved when food availability and food accessibility goals are met successfully. The long-term outcomes for this program are to increase food availability through increased sustainable food production and to decrease the number of food insecure individuals, families, and communities by addressing key constraints to food accessibility and implementing solutions that enhance sustainable food systems. To achieve these outcomes, this program will support single-function Extension projects, multi-function Integrated Research, Education, and/or Extension projects, and Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE) grants that address one of the program area priorities.

NIFA Funding Opportunity Page:
www.nifa.usda.gov/fo/foodsecurityafri.cfm. This page includes links to the request for applications (RFA), the NIFA Grants.gov Application Guide, the application package, and abstracts of funded projects.

Grants.gov Synopsis Page: 
www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=LvDGTGPV7wDCyNnZQnGFGDzjfmlv0v59GhBQBnfyzRbpW0pNsK5t!1014880958?oppId=125473&mode=VIEW. This page includes a synopsis of the funding opportunity, a link to the full announcement (RFA) and the application package.

Grants.gov Application Package: 
apply07.grants.gov/apply/UpdateOffer?id=80570. This page links to the application instructions and the application package.

The following FY 2012 AFRI RFAs have also been recently released:

• Sustainable Bioenergy
• Agricultural and Natural Resources Science for Climate Variability and Change
• NIFA Fellowships

These RFAs, and all other open AFRI RFAs may be viewed or downloaded from www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/afri.html.

See the Program Area Descriptions in the RFAs for due dates and program contacts. Please feel free to forward this announcement to those that might be interested in applying.

If you have any questions related to Grants.gov content, contact the Grants.gov Contact Center:
Email: support@grants.gov, Phone: Toll Free: 1-800-518-4726, 24 hour support, excluding Federal holidays.

Useful Links:
NIFA Grant Application Information: www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/application_info.html;
Grants.gov Help: www.grants.gov/help/help.jsp.

Kathy Kimble-Day
Program Specialist
Division of Plant Systems - Protection
Institute of Food Production and Sustainability
National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA
Phone: (202) 401-4420
Fax: (202) 401-1782
Website: www.nifa.usda.gov

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