USDA-NIFA offers new grant application process starting March 22

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USDA-NIFA offers new grant application process starting March 22

The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture is offering a grant open from March 22 to Oct. 27.

The grant could provide up to $10,000,000.

The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Education and Workforce Development (EWD) focuses on developing the next generation of research, education, and extension professionals in the food and agricultural sciences. In FY 2021, EWD invites applications in seven areas: agricultural workforce training; professional development for agricultural literacy; training of undergraduate students in research and extension; fellowships for predoctoral candidates; fellowships for postdoctoral scholars, a new program for food and agricultural non-formal education, and a FY 2021-only program for evaluation of NIFA's agricultural literacy and workforce development portfolio. See EWD Request for Applications for specific details.