Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Food Safety
This AFRI Challenge Area promotes and enhances the scientific discipline of food safety, with an overall aim of protecting consumers from microbial and chemical contaminants that may occur during all stages of the food chain, from production to consumption. This requires an understanding of the interdependencies of human, animal, and ecosystem health as it pertains to foodborne pathogens. The long-term outcome for this program is to reduce foodborne illnesses and deaths by improving the safety of the food supply, which will result in reduced impacts on public health and on our economy. In order to achieve this outcome, this program will support single-function Research Projects and multi-function Integrated Research, Education, and/or Extension Projects, and Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE) Grants that address one of the Program Area Priorities (see Food Safety RFA for details).
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Who Is Eligible to Apply
1862 Land-Grant Institutions
1890 Land-Grant Institutions
1994 Land-Grant Institutions
For-profit Organizations Other Than Small Businesses
Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Individuals
Native American Tribal Orgs, not Federally recognized Tribal Governments
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS status, other than Institutions of Higher Ed
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS status, other than Institutions of Higher Ed
Other or Additional Information (See below)
Private Institutions of Higher Ed
Small Business
State Agricultural Experiment Stations
State Controlled Institutions of Higher Ed
More Information on Eligibility
The list above is abbreviated. Others may be eligible to apply. Eligibility may differ based on Program Area. Please review Part III, A of the current AFRI Food Safety RFA for more specific eligibility requirements. Note restrictions that apply to integrated applicants. Applications from ineligible institutions will not be reviewed.
Request for Application (RFA) | Apply: Electronic | Abstracts of Funded Projects
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Solicitation Date (Opening) |
June 25, 2012
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Letter of Intent Due Date |
September 17, 2012
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Due Date (Closing)
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December 5, 2012 |
Estimated Total Program Funding
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$10,000,000.00 |
Range of Awards |
$0.00 to $800,000.00
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Cost Sharing Requirements |
For equipment grants and if commodity specific. See RFA for details. |
For More Information Contact |
Jeanette Thurston
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Funding Opportunity Number |
USDA-NIFA-AFRI-003850 |
CFDA Number |
10.310 - Agriculture and Food Research Initiative |
Contact for Electronic Access Problems |
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