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Funding Opportunity
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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Education and Workforce Development Program
Organization Name
Department of Agriculture
Funding Opportunity Brief *
The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Education and Workforce Development (EWD) focuses on developing the next generation of research, education, and extension professionals in the food and agricultural sciences.
Agency or Grant #
USDA-NIFA-AFRI-009041
Description

The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Education and Workforce Development (EWD) focuses on developing the next generation of research, education, and extension professionals in the food and agricultural sciences. In FY 2021, EWD invites applications in seven areas: agricultural workforce training; professional development for agricultural literacy; training of undergraduate students in research and extension; fellowships for predoctoral candidates; fellowships for postdoctoral scholars, a new program for food and agricultural non-formal education, and a FY 2021-only program for evaluation of NIFA’s agricultural literacy and workforce development portfolio. See EWD Request for Applications for specific details.

Available Funding
$68,000,000.00
Maximum Award Amount
$10,000,000.00
Application Deadline
Tags
Training and Assistance
Agriculture and Forestry
Food