Funding Opportunity - Resident Instruction Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas and Agriculture and Food Sciences Facilities and Equipment

These programs broaden the undergraduate student experience by integrating opportunities in research, education, and Extension.

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to Funding Opportunities for USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. February 9, 2022 Resident Instruction Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas and Agriculture and Food Sciences Facilities and Equipment University student looking through a microscope, courtesy of Adobe Stock. NIFA's Resident Instruction Grants Program for institutions of higher education in Insular Areas (RIIA) and Agriculture and Food Sciences Facilities and Equipment (AGFEI) programs promote and strengthen eligible institutions in Insular Areas to carry out education within the food, agricultural and natural resource sciences. RIIA projects strengthen institutional educational capacities, including libraries, curriculum, faculty, scientific instrumentation, instruction delivery systems, and student recruitment and retention in food and agricultural sciences. AGFEI projects support activities to acquire or renovate facilities and relevant equipment necessary for conducting agricultural research to support tropical and subtropical agricultural research, including pest and disease research. These programs are intended to broaden the undergraduate student experience by integrating opportunities to participate in research, education and Extension. Application deadline: April 11. For more information, read the RIIA-AGFEI funding announcement.   NIFA's mission is to invest in and advance agricultural research, education, and extension to solve societal challenges. NIFA's investments in transformative science directly support the long-term prosperity and global preeminence of U.S. agriculture. USDA is an equal opportunity lender, provider, and employer.

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