Closed · USDA-NIFA-AFRI-006739 · CFDA 10.310 · Discretionary
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Sustainable Agricultural Systems
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institute of Food and Agriculture, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $5M-$10M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- September 26, 2019
- Close date
- 9
- Expected awards
The verdict
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Sustainable Agricultural Systems is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Food and Agriculture that offered $5,000,000 -- $10,000,000 across 9 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.
- $5M-$10M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 9
- expected awards
- 10.310
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative is closed (last close September 26, 2019). 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 September 26, 2019
Est. Total Funding
$90,000,000
Expected Awards
9
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
Applications to the FY 2019 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Sustainable Agricultural Systems (SAS) Request for Applications (RFA) must focus on approaches that promote transformational changes in the U.S. food and agriculture system within the next 25 years. NIFA seeks creative and visionary applications that take a systems approach, and that will significantly improve the supply of abundant, affordable, safe, nutritious, and accessible food, while providing sustainable opportunities for expansion of the bioeconomy through novel animal, crop, and forest products and supporting technologies. These approaches must demonstrate current and future social, behavioral, economic, health, and environmental impacts. Additionally, the outcomes of the work being proposed must result in societal benefits, including promotion of rural prosperity and enhancement of quality of life for those involved in food and agricultural value chains from production to utilization and consumption. See AFRI SAS RFA for details.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-NIFA-AFRI-006739
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
NIFA Help Desk Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays
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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.
Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.
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