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USDA Announces $150.2 Million in Funding
through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
WASHINGTON,
D.C. April 11, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National
Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $150.2 million in
available funding to support projects that build a foundation of knowledge in
agricultural sciences to address a range of societal and global challenges such
as food security, food safety, sustainable agriculture, and rural
entrepreneurship. Funding is made through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research
Initiative (AFRI), authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. Read the full press release at the NIFA website.
USDA Announces $21.8 Million in Funding
for to Combat Citrus Disease
WASHINGTON,
D.C. April 11, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National
Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $21.8 million in
available funding to combat and manage citrus greening disease, also known as
Huanglongbing (HLB), which has reached epidemic proportions in the United
States. The funding is made possible through NIFA’s Specialty Crop Research
Initiative (SCRI) Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program (CDRE),
authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. Read
the full press release at the NIFA
website.
USDA Announces $400,000 to Foster a Diverse
Agricultural Science Workforce
WASHINGTON, April 11, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $400,000 in
available funding to support more women and minority representation in the
agricultural science workforce. Funding is made through NIFA’s Women and
Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Fields Program
(WAMS). Read
the full press release at the NIFA
website.
USDA Announces $462,000 to Support
Disaster Preparedness
WASHINGTON,
D.C. April 11, 2017 – The U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture
(NIFA) today announced $462,000 in available funding to decrease the impact of
disasters through cooperative extension programming. Funding is made through
NIFA’s Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program (SLSNCGP). Read the
full press release at the NIFA website.
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