Dear Colleagues,
USDA has announced three new funding opportunities:
1. Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program. NIFA intends to fund Special Needs projects to implement applied scientific programs that serve public needs in preparation for, during and after local or regional emergency situations.
2. Equipment Grant Program (EGP). The EGP serves to increase access to shared-use special purpose equipment/instruments for fundamental and applied research for use in the food and ag sciences programs at institutions of higher education, including Extension.
3. Special Research Grants Program Aquaculture Research. The program supports the development of an environmentally and economically sustainable aquaculture industry in the U.S. and generate new science-based info and innovation to address industry constraints.
Thank you.
Kathleen P. Nolan, Director, Office of Contracts & Grants