PAR-24-298, Mechanism for Time-Sensitive Substance Use Research (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) will support pilot, feasibility or exploratory research in priority areas in substance use epidemiology, prevention, and health services, including research in response to: 1 )sudden and severe emerging drug issues; 2) emerging trends and topics related to a change in federal, state, or local drug policy; 3) unexpected and time-sensitive medical system issues; 4) unexpected and time-sensitive criminal or juvenile justice opportunities that relate to drug misuse and access and provision of health care service; 5) the early implementation of new or newly changed federal, state, or local programs, policy, financing, or payment approaches related to substance use, substance use epidemiology, prevention, treatment, or recovery; 6) natural disasters or newly emergent public health emergencies, to und

NSF 24-608, Safety, Security, and Privacy of Open-Source Ecosystems (Safe-OSE)

• Each award will be for 24 months.
• Year One budget maximum is $500,000; Year Two budget maximum is $1 million
• Total budget maximum is $1.5 million
• PI, co-PI or other senior personnel must hold either:
  • A tenured or tenure-track positions, or
  • A primary, full-time, paid appointment in a research or teaching position, or
  • A staff leadership role in an Open-Source Program Office or equivalent position

To respond to the growing threats to the safety, security, and privacy of open-source ecosystems (OSEs), NSF is launching the Safety, Security, and Privacy for Open-Source Ecosystems (Safe-OSE) program.

Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, FFAR Fellows Fellowship Program (Professional Development ONLY)

This award is for Graduate Students

Students from any university in the U.S. or Canada are eligible to apply for both categories of the Fellowship. Sponsorship, matched equally by the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, can be derived from industry, foundations, NGOs, commodity organizations, and non-federal university funds. Sponsorship from several sources can be combined to support a student.  Must be enrolled or accepted by a PhD program at a U.S. or Canadian university. A student who is selected as a FFAR Fellow in the Professional Development category in one year may apply in a subsequent year for the Stipend + Professional Development category. Regardless of the outcome of that application, the student would continue with his/her original cohort of Fellows.

NSF 25-534, Strengthening American Infrastructure (SAI)

• A PI/Co-PI/Sr. Personnel may participate or consult-on a single project per application submission cycle

This program seeks to stimulate human-centered, use-inspired, fundamental and potentially transformative research aimed at strengthening America’s infrastructure. Effective infrastructure provides a strong foundation for socioeconomic vitality and broad improvement in quality of life. Robust, reliable and effective infrastructure spurs private-sector innovation, grows the economy, creates jobs, makes public-sector service provision more efficient, strengthens communities, promotes equal opportunity, protects the natural environment, enhances national security and fuels American leadership.

NIH PA-23-272, Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31)

This award is for Graduate Students

The purpose of the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31) award is to enable promising predoctoral students to obtain individualized, mentored research training from outstanding faculty sponsors while conducting dissertation research in scientific health-related fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers. The proposed mentored research training must reflect the candidate’s dissertation research project and is expected to clearly enhance the individual’s potential to develop into a productive, independent research scientist.

ED-GRANTS-111224-001, Research Training Programs in the Education Sciences Grant Program, Early Career Development and Mentoring

• An institution may submit multiple applications to the Early Career Development and Mentoring Program so long as the Principal Investigator (PI) is different for each application and there is no overlap in mentors. 

Through the Research Training Programs in the Education Sciences Grant Program, IES (Institute of Education Sciences) aims to prepare individuals to conduct rigorous and relevant education research that advances knowledge within the field and addresses issues important to education policymakers and practitioners. 

USDA-NIFA-ICGP-011075, Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program – Organic Transitions

• All fieldwork on organic practices must be done on USDA certified organic land and/or in USDA certified organic facilities.
• Projects must use combinations of research plus education and/or extension activities and describe expected outcomes and impacts.
• Maximum Award Amount: $1 million

The overall goal of the ORG program is to support the development and implementation of research, extension, and higher education programs to improve the competitiveness of U.S. organic livestock and crop producers, as well as those who are adopting organic practices.

NSF 25-514, NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM)

• The maximum award amount is up to $2,000,000 for up to 6 years.
• Estimated number of Awards: 40 to 60
• Anticipated funding amount: $80,000 to $120,000
  • Awards for Track 1 (Institutional Capacity Building) projects may not exceed $2,000,000 total for a maximum duration of 6 years.
  • Awards for Track 2 (Implementation Projects) projects may not exceed $2,000,000 total for a maximum duration of 6 years.
  • Awards for Track 3 (Inter-institutional Consortia) projects may not exceed $5,000,000 total for a maximum duration of 6 years.

The main goal of the S-STEM program is to enable academically talented, low-income students to pursue successful careers in promising STEM fields.

Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, FFAR Fellows Fellowship Program (Stipend + Professional Development

This award is for Graduate Students

Students from any university in the U.S. or Canada are eligible to apply for both categories of the Fellowship. Sponsorship, matched equally by the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, can be derived from industry, foundations, NGOs, commodity organizations, and non-federal university funds. Sponsorship from several sources can be combined to support a student.  Must be enrolled or accepted by a PhD program at a U.S. or Canadian university. A student who is selected as a FFAR Fellow in the Professional Development category in one year may apply in a subsequent year for the Stipend + Professional Development category. Regardless of the outcome of that application, the student would continue with his/her original cohort of Fellows.

ED-GRANTS-112024-001, Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (Partnership Grants)

The GEAR UP program is a discretionary grant program that encourages eligible entities to provide support, and maintain a commitment, to eligible students from low-income backgrounds, including students with disabilities, to assist the students in obtaining a secondary school diploma (or its recognized equivalent) and to prepare for and succeed in postsecondary education. Under the GEAR UP program, the Department awards grants to two types of entities: (1) States and (2) Partnerships consisting of at least one degree-granting institution of higher education (IHE) and at least one local educational agency (LEA).

Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) & Danone Institute North America, Regenerative Agriculture

• Amount Available: Up to $450,000
• One to two awards will be given
• Matching funds encouraged but not required

This funding intends to support socio-economic research on both large and small dairy farms that aims to promote replication of hub farm best management practices across the farm environments. The research should also provide guidance for encouraging middle adopters of regenerative agriculture practices to increase and maintain cover crop acres and facilitate the acquisition of appropriate equipment and infrastructure to scale these practices. Such activities aim to stimulate more resource sharing opportunities for new and middle adopters of regenerative agriculture practices. These new and middle adopters will include underserved producers that may identify as Mennonite and Amish 

RFA-HG-25-004, Advancing Genomic Medicine Research (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

• Only accepting applications that do not propose clinical trials
• NHGRI intends to fund an estimate of 2 awards, corresponding to $150K total cost, for fiscal year 2024. Future year amounts will depend on annual appropriations.  
• Application budgets are limited to $50K in direct costs per year and should reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.
• The maximum project period is 2 years

This NOFO solicits proposals that stimulate innovation and advance understanding of when, where, and how best to implement the use and sharing of genomic information and technologies in clinical care in all persons irrespective of racial/ethnic background or socioeconomic status.

USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-011077, Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program

The SLSNCGP requests proposals for two types of projects: 

• 1) Extension Standard Projects, and
• 2) Extension Planning Projects.

NIFA requests applications for the Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program (SLSNCGP) RFA for fiscal year (FY) 2025 to enable the Cooperative Extension System (CES) to assist in preparing for, providing an educational response to, recovering from, and mitigating disasters and disaster threats. This program supports innovative, education-based approaches to address disaster preparedness and specific responses related to disasters or disaster threats caused by natural, human-made, or technological hazards, or by other factors that contribute to the exposure or vulnerability of a community. 

Danone Institute North America, Sustainable Food Systems Initiative

The DINA Sustainable Food Systems Initiative is a competitive program that will select and fund up to five transdisciplinary teams in 2025 to design, implement and evaluate actionable community-based projects that contribute to the nutritional health of adult populations and support publication and communication about their impact.

Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) & Danone Institute North America, Sustainable Food Systems Initiative Focus on Food

Danone Institute North America announces a request for proposals for a new award as part of its partnership with the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR). The two purpose-driven organizations have partnered to expand DINA’s current Sustainable Food Systems Initiative grant program into a new grant program that demonstrates the link between agriculture, the food supply, and health.

PAR-25-273, Development of Animal Models and Related Biological Materials for Research (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

• Total project may not exceed two years

This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) encourages innovative research to develop, improve, characterize, and preserve animal models as well as animal model related biological materials, technologies, and new approach methodologies (NAMs) for studies relevant to human health and disease. This NOFO also seeks projects aimed at improving the diagnosis and control of diseases that could confound or interfere with animal use in biomedical research. The proposed project must have broad applicability to multiple NIH Institutes or Centers (ICs) to align with the NIH-wide mission of the Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP). The proposed studies must include animal models and explore multiple body systems or multiple categories of diseases.

NSF 22-548, EHR Core Research: Building Capacity in STEM Education Research

• Estimated Number of Awards: 29
  • Individual Investigator Development in STEM Education Research: Up to 19 awards. The maximum award is $350,000 for three years.
  • Institutes for Methods and Practices in STEM Education Research: Up to 5 awards. The maximum award is $1,000,000 for three years.
  • Conference: Up to 5 awards. The typical award amount for a conference is $25,000 to $100,000.
• Co-PIs are not allowed on Individual Investigator Development proposals.

ECR’s Building Capacity in STEM Education Research (ECR: BCSER) supports projects that build investigators’ capacity to carry out high-quality STEM education research that will enhance the nation’s STEM education enterprise.

RFA-AI-24-065, Discovery and Development of Novel Therapeutics for Select Fungal Pathogens (R21/R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

• Estimated Funding available: $2.4 million
• Estimated Number of Awards: 8 to 10
• Application budgets are limited to $275,000 in direct costs over the two-year R21 project period with a maximum of $200,000 in direct costs allowed in any singe year
• Application budgets may not exceed $300,000 in direct costs per year for the R33 phase

Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) are significant causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, leading to an estimated one and a half million deaths per year. Only three major classes of antifungals are in use clinically and the treatment of IFIs remains challenging due to limited options, toxicities, drug-drug interactions, restricted routes of administration, limited central nervous system (CNS) penetration, and emerging resistance.

NSF 24-606: Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (POSE)

• Estimated Number of Awards: 30 to 50
• If a proposal involves multiple organizations, it must be submitted as a single proposal with sub-awards; separately submitted collaborative proposals are not permitted.
• Anticipated Funding Amount: $27.8 million
• PI, co-PI or other senior personnel must hold either:
  • A tenured or tenure-track positions, or
  • A primary, full-time, paid appointment in a research or teaching position, or
  • A staff leadership role in an Open-Source Program Office or equivalent position

The Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (POSE) program aims to harness the power of open-source development for the creation of new technology solutions to problems of national and societal importance.

North Central Region Center for Rural Development NCRCRG, Rural Development Research and/or Extension Projects in the North Central Region

• Proposals that engage both Extension and Agricultural Experiment Station (AES) personnel are strongly encouraged. Proposals that bridge social and biophysical sciences to foster rural development are also encouraged.
• Single PI proposal budgets may not exceed $25,000. Proposals with two or more Co-PIs may not exceed $40,000. 
• All projects must be completed within one year of start date.

The North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) at Purdue University announces a competition for seed grants aimed at enhancing the ability of Land Grant institutions to positively influence the quality of life in rural areas of the twelve-states in the North Central Region of the United States. 

NSF 24-604, Ethical and Responsible Research (ER2)

• An individual may appear as PI, co-PI, or Senior/Key Personnel on no more than two proposals submitted in response to this solicitation.
• This solicitation will consider proposals for four types of projects:
  •  Conference Projects maximum budget of $50,000 up to 12 months.
  • Incubation Projects maximum budget of $100,000 up to 12 months.
  •  Standard Research Projects maximum budget of $400,000 up to 3 years.
  •  Partnership for Transformational Research Projects maximum budget of $700,000 up to 4 years.

The ER2 program supports projects that focus on what constitutes or promotes responsible and ethical research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.

PAR-25-051, Blueprint Neurotherapeutics Network (BPN): Small Molecule Drug Discovery and Development of Disorders of the Nervous System (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)

• LOI sue 30 days prior to application due date
• Applicants may seek up to one year of UG3 funding
• UH3 phase cannot exceed four years
• Total project cannot exceed five years

The Blueprint Neurotherapeutics Network (BPN) invites applications from neuroscience investigators seeking support to advance their small molecule drug discovery and development projects into the clinic. Participants in the BPN are responsible for conducting all studies that involve disease- or target-specific assays, models, and other research tools and receive funding for all activities to be conducted in their own laboratories.

USDA-NIFA-AFRI-010453, Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Foundational and Applied Science Program - Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agricultural Systems A1712

• Proposals accepted on a continuous basis
• Project description begins on page 110 of the RFP linked above
• Standard Grants and FASE (Strengthening Standard) Grants: Must be submitted within 45 calendar days after an extreme weather event or disaster.
• Grant Duration: 12 months for Standard and FASE grants
• Maximum Award Amount: $300,000 including indirect costs

Climate change exacerbates the risk of extreme weather-related disasters, caused by naturally occurring hazards such as droughts, heat waves, wildfires, tornados, floods, hurricanes, tropical storms, and blizzards, that often disrupt agricultural, forestry, and rangeland production systems.

PD 24-7298, Multilateral Partnerships Leveraging Excellence (MultiPLEx)

• Proposals accepted anytime
• MultiPLEx funds support the U.S. research team. Research partners should seek funding from their own national funding agencies or from other sources. A typical MultiPLEx award will be up to three years in duration.   

Many of the most pressing challenges in research and innovation require collaboration across national and disciplinary boundaries to achieve important advances. A growing number of topics are best addressed on a multilateral basis, building partnerships that leverage diverse expertise, data, infrastructure, and perspectives to advance understanding on critical topics of regional or global importance. At the same time, funders, research organizations, and researchers alike typically have limited experience with multilateral partnerships.  

NSF 23-221Y, Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Equity and Diversity (GRANTED)

• Proposals accepted anytime
• Proposed projects should look beyond individual and discipline-specific research needs and focus on activities that create institution/organization-wide impact.
• Projects that identify nationally scalable models to build and sustain research enterprise infrastructure are strongly encouraged. 
• Proposals must be centered around one or more of the three main themes of GRANTED:

GRANTED supports ambitious ideas and innovative strategies to address challenges and inequalities within the research enterprise.

NSF 21-508, Transitions to Excellence in Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Research (Transitions)

• Proposals accepted anytime
• Estimated Number of Awards: 5 to 8
• Anticipated Funding Amount: $6 million

The Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB) has developed a new opportunity to enable researchers with a strong track record of prior accomplishment to pursue a new avenue of research or inquiry. This funding mechanism is designed to facilitate and promote a PI’s ability to effectively adopt empowering technologies that might not be readily accessible in the PI’s current research environment or collaboration network. Transformative research likely spans disciplines and minimizing the practical barriers to doing so will strengthen research programs poised to make significant contributions.

NSF 20-576, Plant Biotic Interactions

• Proposals accepted anytime
• Estimated Number of Awards: 25 to 30
• Anticipated Funding Amount: $18.6 million

The Plant Biotic Interactions (PBI) program supports research on the processes that mediate beneficial and antagonistic interactions between plants and their viral, bacterial, oomycete, fungal, plant, and invertebrate symbionts, pathogens and pests. This joint NSF/NIFA program supports projects focused on current and emerging model and non-model systems, and agriculturally relevant plants. The program’s scope extends from fundamental mechanisms to translational efforts, with the latter seeking to put into agricultural practice insights gained from basic research on the mechanisms that govern plant biotic interactions.

NSF 24-540, Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Workshop Opportunities

• Proposals are accepted anytime
• Submission of a Concept Outline, followed by an invitation from an NSF EPSCoR Program Officer to submit a full proposal, is required before the submission of a full workshop proposal.
• In this solicitation, conferences and conference proposals¹ will be referred to as workshops and workshop proposals.
• Maximum budget for workshops is $200,000.
• Virtual workshop proposals are allowed.
• Estimated Number of Awards: Up to 20
• Anticipated Funding Amount: $1.5 million

The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is designed to fulfill the mandate of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to promote scientific progress nationwide.

WWF Food Systems Fellowship 2024-2025

• Applicants may apply for up to two years of funding with a maximum of $30,000 per year
• Applications are open to nationals of eligible countries within WWF-US priority areas who are already enrolled/are interested in enrolling in a master’s or PhD program

WWF’s Russell E.

PA-25-080, NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

The purpose of the NIH Research Conference Grant (R13) is to support high quality scientific conferences that are relevant to the NIH's mission and to the public health. A conference is defined as a symposium, seminar, workshop, or any other organized and formal meeting, whether conducted face-to-face or via the internet, where individuals assemble (or meet virtually) for the primary purpose to exchange technical information and views or explore or clarify a defined subject, problem, or area of knowledge, whether or not a published report results from such meeting. The NIH recognizes the value to members of the research community and all other interested parties in supporting such forums.

USDA-NIFA-AFRI- 010693, Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Education and Workforce Development, Food and Agricultural Non-formal Education (FANE)

• Program Priority Code: A7801
• Maximum Award including indirect costs: $750,000

Major advances in agricultural productivity and rural prosperity in the past have resulted from 20 transformative technologies, such as breeding tools and strategies, mechanization, and prudent use of agrochemicals. There are several emerging technologies that hold a similar promise. This Program Area priority will support content development and activities for non-formal education to foster development of technology-savvy youth. Projects must adopt or develop curriculum and activities to cultivate interest and competencies in STEM and in food and agricultural sciences supported by the six Farm Bill Priority areas of AFRI.

NSF 24-592, Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID)

• Estimated Number of Awards: 10
• Anticipated Amount of Funding: $32 million

The multi-agency Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases program supports research on the ecological, evolutionary, organismal, and social drivers that influence the transmission dynamics of infectious diseases. The central theme of submitted projects must be the quantitative, mathematical, or computational understanding of pathogen transmission dynamics. The intent is discovery of principles of infectious disease (re)emergence and transmission and testing mathematical or computational models that elucidate infectious disease systems. Projects should be broad, interdisciplinary efforts that go beyond the scope of typical studies.

RFA-AI-24-045, Promoting Innovative Research in Treponema pallidum Pathogenesis (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

The NIH recognizes that teams comprised of investigators with diverse perspectives working together and capitalizing on innovative ideas and distinct viewpoints outperform homogeneous teams. There are many benefits that flow from a scientific workforce rich with diverse perspectives, including: fostering scientific innovation, enhancing global competitiveness, contributing to robust learning environments, improving the quality of the research, advancing the likelihood that underserved populations participate in, and benefit from research, and enhancing public trust.

RFA-AI-24-041, Novel Approaches for Radiation Biodosimetry and Medical Countermeasure Development (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

• Estimated Number of Awards: 12-14
• Anticipated Amount of Funding: $2 million
• No more than $100,000 direct costs may be requested in any single year.
• Combined budget may not exceed $200,000 in direct costs for the two-year project period

The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to stimulate and support novel ideas in radiation research, focused on medical countermeasures (MCMs), biodosimetry, and/or animal model development to diagnose, mitigate, or treat injuries sustained during a radiation mass casualty incident. These studies may involve considerable risk, but could lead to breakthroughs in a particular area, or the development of novel techniques, agents, methodologies, models, or applications that could have a beneficial impact on the radiation field.

RFA-ES-24-004, Revolutionizing Innovative, Visionary Environmental Health Research (RIVER) (R35 Clinical Trial Optional)

• Estimated Number of Awards: 4-5
• Anticipated Amount of Funding: $4 million
• Application budgets are limited to $600,000 direct costs per year.
• The maximum project period is 6 years.

The NIEHS Revolutionizing Innovative, Visionary Environmental health Research (RIVER) program is intended to provide support for outstanding investigators in the Environmental Health Sciences, giving them intellectual and administrative freedom, as well as sustained support to pursue their research in novel directions in order to achieve greater impacts.

PAR-24-030, CCRP Initiative: NIH Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) Basic Research on Chemical Threats that Affect the Nervous System (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

• Anticipated Number of Awards: 4
• Anticipated Amount of Funding Available: $2 million
• Application budgets may not exceed $300,000 per year in direct costs
• Maximum project is three years

This announcement invites applications for basic research projects on chemical warfare agents, toxic industrial chemicals, and pesticides that have primary or secondary effects on the nervous system. Chemical threats are toxic compounds that could be used in a terrorist attack or accidentally released from industrial production, storage, or shipping. Projects supported by this NOFO are expected to generate data that elucidate mechanisms of toxicity of these agents, possible new manifestations of toxic exposures, and potential new targets for therapeutic development.

PAR-24-209, NHLBI Career Transition Award for Intramural Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Trainees (K22 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

• Only accepting applications that do not propose clinical trials.
• The total period of support is five years (up to two years intramural, plus three years extramural).

The purpose of the NHLBI Career Transition Award (K22) program is to provide highly qualified postdoctoral fellows and other doctoral-level researchers currently in training in the NHLBI Division of Intramural Research with the opportunity to transition their research programs to extramural institutions as junior investigators. To achieve these objectives, the NHLBI Career Transition Award will support two phases of research: a mentored intramural phase (up to two years) and an extramural phase (three years), for a total of five years of combined support. Transition from the intramural phase of support to the extramural phase is not automatic.

Department of Energy DE-FOA-NA0003284, PREDICTIVE SCIENCE ACADEMIC ALLIANCE PROGRAM IV

• Award Ceiling: $3.5 million
• Award Floor: $500,000
• Amount Available: $20 million
• Awards up to 5 years

The NNSA Academic Programs and Community Support, Office of Advanced Simulation and Computing (ASC) and Institutional Research and Development Programs (NA-114), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), are initiating the next phase of its academic program, called Predictive Science Academic Alliance Program IV (PSAAP IV). PSAAP IV will add an additional focus, on the development and application of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies to improve quantified predictive capabilities.

USDA-NIFA-AFRI-010453: 4a. Soil Health A1401

• Project types: Research Projects only
• Grant types: Standard, Conference, and FASE. 
• Max award amounts Including indirect costs: 
  • $750,000, for Standard Grants, Strengthening Standard Grants, and New Investigator Standard Grants. $900,000 with specific partnerships.
  • $300,000 for all Seed Grants
  • $50,000 for Conference and Equipment Grants

The goal of the Soil Health program area priority is to support research projects that will contribute to the five priorities as outlined in the RFP. 

USDA-NIFA-AFRI-010453: 4b. Water Quantity and Quality A1411

• Project types: Research Projects or Integrated (research, and education and/or extension)
• Grant types: Standard, Conference, and FASE. 
• Max award amounts Including indirect costs: 
  • $650,000 for research projects only; $750,000 for integrated projects only for Standard Grants, Strengthening Standard Grants and New Investigator Standard Grants;
  • $800,000 for research only projects and $900,000 for integrated projects with specific partnerships.
  • $300,000 for all Seed Grants
  • $50,000 for Conference and Equipment Grants

Applications MUST address at least one of the five priority areas as outlined in the RFP.&

USDA-NIFA-AFRI-010453: 1a. Foundational Knowledge of Agricultural Production Systems. A1102

• Project types: Research and Integrated Projects only 
• Grant types: Standard, Conference, and FASE
• Max award amounts Including indirect costs: 
  • $650,000 for Research Projects
  • $750,000 for Integrated Projects
  • $300,000 for all Seed Grants
  • $50,000 for Conference and Equipment Grants

This program supports plant research to advance our knowledge for the wide range of agricultural production systems found across the rural-urban continuum, from conventional or organic open-fields to protected built environments.

USDA-NIFA-AFRI-010453: 4e. Environmental Justice A1461

• Max. award amounts, Including indirect costs: 
  • $1,000,000 for Standard Grants, Strengthening Standard Grants, and New Investigator Standard Grants. $800,000 with specific partnerships.
  • $50,000 for Conference and Equipment Grants

This program area priority supports administrative priorities for revitalizing our Nation’s commitments to environmental justice for all as outlined in Executive Order 14096. Specifically, projects supported by this program should catalyze integrated research and extension efforts to advance understanding of environmental and climate justice impact metrics that may be translated across geographic regions as well as food and agricultural systems.

DOD W81EWF-24-SOI-0039, Prediction and Early Identification of Harmful Algal Bloom (HABs) in Riverine Systems

• Estimated Total Funding: $# million
• Award Ceiling: $500,000

Aquatic nuisance species, including harmful algae, impact freshwater lakes and rivers, infrastructure, operations, and associated resources across the nation. HABs have resulted in recreational closures, public health concerns, and billions of dollars in economic impacts. HABs are increasing in frequency and duration, resulting in environmental, socioeconomic, human, and ecological health concerns. Cost-effective and scalable technologies for early HAB detection, prediction, and management are needed to reduce HAB frequency and severity. Riverine HABs, in particular, can span hundreds of miles, last for weeks, and cause significant damage.

USDA-NIFA-AFRI-010453: 1c. Pests and Beneficial Species in Agricultural Production Systems A1112

• Project types: Research and Integrated Projects only 
• Grant types: Standard, Conference, and FASE
• Max award amounts Including indirect costs: 
  • $750,000 for Standard grants
  • $900,000 with a specific partnership
  • $300,000 for all Seed Grants
  • $50,000 for Conference and Equipment Grants

This program supports projects that advance knowledge of invasive or established plant pests and associated beneficial species leading to innovative and biologically-based strategies to manage pests.

USDA-NIFA-AFRI-010453: 3e. Mitigating Antimicrobial Resistance Across the Food Chain A1366.

• Project types: IntegratedProjects only. Research, Education, or Integrated Projects only allowed for Seed Grants and Conference Grants. 
• Grant types: Standard, Conference, and FASE. 
• Max award amounts Including indirect costs: 
  • $1,000,000 for Standard Grants, Strengthening Standard Grants, and New Investigator Standard Grants. 
  • $300,000 for all Seed Grants
  • $50,000 for Conference and Equipment Grants

Program Area Priority: Innovative solutions to the complex problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in food and agriculture are most effectively addressed by interdisciplinary teams of experts using a systems approach.

USDA-NIFA-AFRI-010453: 5c. Nanotechnology for Agricultural and Food Systems A1511

Nanoscale science, engineering, and technology embrace opportunities in a wide range of critical challenges facing agriculture and food systems. 

1. (and soil biota), water, and livestock (including aquaculture species), or to agricultural and allied industry 72 workers. 
2. Nanotechnology-enabled monitoring physiological biomarkers for optimal crop or animal productivity and health. 

Discovery and characterization of nanoscale phenomena, processes, and structures relevant and important to agriculture and food.

USDA-NIFA-AFRI-010453: 3b. Novel Foods and Innovative Manufacturing Technologies A1364.

• Project types: Research Project only. 
• Grant types: Standard, Conference, and FASE. 
• Max award amounts Including indirect costs: 
  • $650,000 for Standard Grants, Strengthening Standard Grants, and New Investigator Standard Grants. $800,000 with specific partnerships.
  • $300,000 for all Seed Grants
  • $50,000 for Conference and Equipment Grants

Applications must address one or more of the four program priorities as outlined in the RFP. Advance sciences and develop technologies to improve shelf life and minimize food loss and waste throughout the food supply chain including consumer empowering tools to support a circular bioeconomy. 

PAR-24-232, Bridges to the Doctorate Research Training Program (T32)

• The number of awards is contingent upon NIH appropriations and the number of meritorious applications submitted.
• Application budgets are not limited but must reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.

The Bridges to the Doctorate Research Training Program aims to promote broad participation in the biomedical research workforce by strengthening research training environments and expanding the pool of well-trained master’s students who transition to and complete biomedical Ph.D.s.

USDA-NIFA-AFRI-010453: 6a. Small and Medium-Sized Farms A1601

• Project types: Research Projects or Integrated (research, and education and/or extension) Projects only.
• Grant types: Standard, Conference, and FASE. 
• Max award amounts Including indirect costs: 
  • $650,000 for Standard Grants, Strengthening Standard Grants, and New Investigator Standard Grants. 
  • 300,000 for all Seed Grants
  • $50,000 for Conference and Equipment Grants

This program area priority focuses on the development and/or adoption of new models to assist agricultural (farm, forest, or ranch) landowner/manager decision-making with respect to appropriate scale management strategies and technologies to enhance economic efficiency and sustainability, including the

USDA-NIFA-AFRI-010453: 7 g. AFRI Commodity Board Co-funding Topics A1811

• Project types: Research Projects only
• Grant types: Standard and FASE Grants only. 
• Max. award amounts, Including indirect costs: 
  • $1,000,000 for Standard Grants, Strengthening Standard Grants, and New Investigator Standard Grants; $1,150,000 with specific partnerships. 
  • $300,000 for all Seed Grants
  • $50,000 for Conference and Equipment Grants

Applicants seeking funding through these commodity board co-funded topics must provide a letter of co-funding support from the commodity board directly to the NIFA Program Contact within 60 calendar days after the application submission deadline.