Closed · USDA-NIFA-AFRI-006304 · CFDA 10.310 · Discretionary
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Water for Food Production Systems Challenge Area
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institute of Food and Agriculture, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $5.2M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 2, 2017
- Close date
- 6
- Expected awards
The verdict
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Water for Food Production Systems Challenge Area is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Food and Agriculture that offered Up to $5,200,000 across 6 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 837 other opportunities from National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
- up to $5.2M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 6
- expected awards
- 10.310
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative is closed (last close August 2, 2017). The parent program page for CFDA 10.310 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. National Institute of Food and Agriculture still indexes 837 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed August 2, 2017
Est. Total Funding
$34,000,000
Expected Awards
6
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
This AFRI Challenge Area focuses on multidisciplinary systems approaches, which integrate new technologies and strategic management that solve water availability and quality challenges in food production systems. The long-term goal of this program is to sustainably increase agricultural productivity and availability of safe and nutritious food while significantly reducing water use and preserving water quality. The projects are expected to transform how abundant, safe, and nutritious food is produced, processed, distributed, and consumed within the limits of available water from traditional and non-traditional sources. Applications are invited from eligible entities to submit integrated Research, Education and/or Extension projects in two specific grant types: Coordinated Agricultural Projects (CAP) and Strengthening (Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement) CAP grants (see Water for Food Production Systems RFA for details).
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-NIFA-AFRI-006304
Grants.gov marks Agriculture and Food Research Initiative with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Agriculture (AG). This eligibility-code string dominates the National Institute of Food and Agriculture book (699 peers, 83% of 838).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agency Contact
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What to do next
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 10.310 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Agriculture and Food Research Initiative indexes 11 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture lists 837 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog
Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.
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