Sign in Check my fit
EN
Home / US Department of Agriculture / USDA-NIFA-AFRI-011596

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Education and Workforce Development

Open now · Grant · USDA-NIFA-AFRI-011596

Next cut-off
31 Dec '26
in 116 days
Per grant
$162K
the call's own average
Grants expected
245
projects that will be funded
Funding rate
,
not published, read the conditions

In context of US Department of Agriculture

This grant$162K
The track runs to the largest grant in US Department of Agriculture ($20M). The median across the 32 calls we publish is $542K, this one is below it.

What this call funds

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. The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) requests applications for the AFRI’s Education and Workforce Development program areas to support:

1. professional development opportunities for K-14 educational professionals;

2. non-formal education that cultivates food and agricultural interest in youth;

3. workforce training at community, junior, and technical colleges;

4. training of undergraduate students in research and extension;

5. fellowships for predoctoral candidates;

6. fellowships for postdoctoral scholars; and

7. education and workforce development workshop grants.

What applying costs you

ItemEstimateNote
Drafting effort3–4 weekssingle submission
Time to first payment6–9 monthscut-off → evaluation → grant agreement

These are Bemzu's estimates from the call's structure (the number of stages and whether a consortium is required) not figures published by the Commission. Only the co-financing share is read from the call itself.

Also open in USDA

Become the beneficiary.

Eight questions, no account, nothing sent anywhere. You will know which of the 1526 open calls you can actually enter before you finish your coffee.

Check my fit