Tag Archives: NIFA

Funding Opportunity: AFRI Critical Agricultural Research and Extension Program

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Jacque Pohl

The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Critical Agricultural Research and Extension (CARE) program is designed to address urgent challenges affecting the nation’s food system by promoting partnerships among researchers, extension experts and practitioners in food and ag enterprises. Ideally, … Continue reading →

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New RT25 Data Will Help Beekeepers and Farmers Protect Pollinators

Posted on March 27, 2019 by stoetzer

EPA is updating its Residual Time to 25% Bee Mortality (RT25) Data table with information the agency has collected since the table was first published in 2014. EPA published the RT25 data as one of many actions we have taken since 2006 to protect … Continue reading →

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Crop Protection and Pest Management RFA Open

Posted on February 25, 2019 by stoetzer

The Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) program RFA, through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), is now open. The purpose of the CPPM program is to address high priority issues related … Continue reading →

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Important Notice to NIFA’s Stakeholder Community

Posted on February 5, 2019 by stoetzer

NIFA is back and open for business! We thank you for your patience during the lapse in appropriations. It has not been easy for our grantees, but we are committed to resuming normal operations as soon as possible. Thank you … Continue reading →

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NIFA Career Opportunities

Posted on January 31, 2019 by stoetzer

Director of Communications NIFA is recruiting for the position of Director of Communications. This is a crucial leadership position for NIFA. The position is posted on USA Jobs under two announcement numbers. NIFA-M19Y-0534 is open to current permanent federal employees with competitive status. NIFA-S19Y-0533 is open to … Continue reading →

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USDA Announces Update to National Road Map for Integrated Pest Management

Posted on October 29, 2018 by stoetzer

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today the first update since 2013 of the National Road Map for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) (PDF, 340 KB). The update culminates a yearlong review by the Federal Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Coordinating Committee (FIPMCC), a joint … Continue reading →

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National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is seeking stakeholder feedback

Posted on September 26, 2018 by stoetzer

As the primary extramural funding agency within USDA, The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is seeking stakeholder feedback to inform the research, extension and education priorities of NIFA. We are attempting to ensure that we reach a broad spectrum … Continue reading →

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