{"attachments":[],"project":{"id":"4520cb20-8899-4362-ba66-418da5476666","title":"Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Foundational and Applied Science Program","title_normalized":"agricultureandfoodresearchinitiativecompetitivegrantsprogramfoundationalandappliedscienceprogram","sponsor":"Department of Agriculture","agency":"National Institute of Food and Agriculture","kind":"grant","taxonomy":["農業與食品"],"region":"美國","deadline":"2026-12-31T00:00:00Z","starts_at":"2025-08-01T00:00:00Z","announced_at":null,"budget":"$300,000,000","eligibility":"1. Research, Education or Extension Projects Eligible applicants for single-function Research, Education or Extension Projects include: a) State Agricultural Experiment Station; b) colleges and universities (including junior colleges offering associate degrees or higher); c) university research foundations; d) other research institutions and organizations; e) Federal agencies; f) national laboratories; g) private organizations or corporations; h) individuals who are U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents; and i) any group consisting of two or more entities identified in a) through h). Eligible institutions do not include foreign and international organizations. 2. Integrated Projects Eligible applicants for Integrated Projects include: a) colleges and universities; b) 1994 Land-Grant Institutions; and c) Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities (see NIFA's Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities page). For item a) under Integrated Projects, the terms \"college\" and \"university\" mean an educational institution in any state which a) admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate; b) is legally authorized within such state to provide a program of education beyond secondary education; c) provides an educational program for which a bachelor’s degree or any other higher degree is awarded; d) is a public or other nonprofit institution; and e) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association. A research foundation maintained by a college or university is eligible to receive an award under this program. 3. Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement Grants Part II § C.2 contains the eligibility details for Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE) Grants. Note that under the FASE program, New Investigator Standard, New Investigator Seed, Strengthening Standard, Strengthening Workshop, Strengthening Seed, Equipment and Sabbatical Grants are solicited by specific program area priorities in this RFA. Not all grant types are solicited by every program area priority in this RFA and only grant types specifically solicited by each specific program area priority, as identified in the Program Area Descriptions of Part I § C, will be considered for review.","summary":"The AFRI Foundational and Applied Science Program supports grants in six priority areas to advance fundamental and applied sciences important to agriculture, funding research, extension, and integrated projects, with total program funding $300M, award ceiling $10M, floor $10K, deadline Dec 31 2026.","url":"https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/360205","url_status":"ok","url_checked_at":"2026-11-05T03:08:01.285245+01:00","source_id":null,"snapshot_id":"c1d1e2ad-5669-4f8e-8343-6c657df8ac78","spec_id":null,"lifecycle":"open","first_seen_at":"2026-09-30T00:45:00.365987+02:00","last_verified_at":"2026-09-30T00:45:00.438619+02:00","created_at":"2026-09-30T00:45:00.369726+02:00","updated_at":"2026-11-05T03:08:01.288063+01:00"}}