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Colorado and seven other western states will get $131 million to initiate a 10-year strategy to manage and mitigate the risks of wildland fires.
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Agriculture Department discusses Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request on April 19

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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USDA-NIFA offers new grant application process starting April 20

National Plant Diagnostic Network for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative grant opened on April 20.
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Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request: Uniform Grant Application Package for Discretionary Grant Programs discussed on April 19 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a five page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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USDA-NIFA offers new grant application process starting April 20

Special Research Grants for Aquaculture Research Program grant opened on April 20.
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USDA-NIFA grant application closes on June 15

Equipment Grants Program grant opened on April 20.
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Agriculture Department discusses Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request on April 19

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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USDA-NIFA grant application closes on June 20

Enhancing Agricultural Opportunities for Military Veterans Competitive Grants Program grant opened on April 20.
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USDA-FAS offers new grant application process starting April 20

FY 2022 Scientific Exchanges Program grant opened on April 20.
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USDA-NIFA offers new grant application process starting April 20

Alfalfa Seed and Alfalfa Forage Systems grant opened on April 20.
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Notice of Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection discussed on April 19 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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USDA-NIFA grant application closes on May 26

Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program grant opened on April 20.
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NIFA Celebrates Financial Capability Month

Since 2003, April has been designated National Financial Capability Month, with the goal of educating consumers about finances and helping them improve their personal and household financial stability.
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NIFA Joins Other USDA Agencies to Establish, Expand Industrial Hemp in the U.S.

Even though hemp has been cultivated by humans for the past 12,000 years, it’s essentially still a new crop here in the United States.
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USDA Study Aims to Facilitate Traceability During Foodborne Outbreak Investigations

E. coli O157:H7 is a frequent source of concern for public health due to its association with foodborne illness.
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E-bikes bring new users to national forests, grasslands

Joscelyn flashed a wide grin as she rolled back onto the paved parking lot, her cheeks rosy with windburn from the spring air.
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APHIS History Highlights: APHIS and Mexico Take On Deadly Screwworm

In the early 1970s, USDA’s progress in eradicating screwworm—among the deadliest and most vicious of livestock pests—was at a crossroads.
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USDA Announces Additional Farm Service Agency and Rural Development State Directors

Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint eight U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regional positions, including five Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Directors and three Rural Development (RD) State Directors.
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Export Sales to Unknown Destinations

Release: Private exporters reported sales of 123,650 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2021/2022 marketing year.
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Biden-Harris Administration, USDA Forest Service Invest more than $31 Million in 15 Landscape Restoration Projects

News Release: Projects Supported by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
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