Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NIFA DAG2PI 32942
Apply for USDA NIFA DAG2PI 32942
- The National Institute of Food and Agriculture-eRA in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative - Workshop Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.332.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2026-04-30.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2026-06-29. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $50,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI) Workshop Grants opportunity (USDA NIFA, Assistance Listing/CFDA 10.332) supports small, targeted grants to convene workshops that strengthen U.S. agricultural research connecting genomes (genes and genetic variation) to phenomes (observable traits) in real-world production environments. The overarching purpose is to improve the viability, security, and future competitiveness of agricultural production by bringing together relevant experts and stakeholders to address key scientific and practical gaps in knowledge for both crops and animals.
AG2PI emphasizes research and coordination efforts that help the field better understand how agriculturally important traits are controlled and expressed under production conditions. The initiative’s goals include filling current gaps in knowledge across crop genetics, animal genetics, and phenomics; identifying and developing functional understanding of genes that matter to U.S. agriculture (including genes relevant to agronomically important crop traits and animal traits); and enabling future genetic improvement of crops and animals that are important to the U.S. agriculture sector. It also highlights the importance of evaluating diverse germplasm as a reservoir of potentially valuable genes for future needs, and improving genetics in ways that reduce the economic damage caused by pathogens affecting key crops and livestock. A consistent theme is dissemination, meaning workshops should be designed to communicate findings, needs, and outcomes to the appropriate scientific, producer, and stakeholder audiences.
This is a discretionary grant program administered by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through the eRA system. The funding opportunity number is USDA NIFA DAG2PI 32942. The application deadline listed is June 29, 2026, and the opportunity was created on April 30, 2026. The maximum award amount (ceiling) is $50,000, and the program anticipates making 1 award under this notice, indicating a highly competitive, selective funding round intended to support a single workshop effort at this funding level.
Eligibility is broad under the authority cited (7 USC 3157(b)(7)). Applicants may include state agricultural experiment stations; colleges and universities; university research foundations; other research institutions and organizations; federal agencies; national laboratories; private organizations, foundations, or corporations; individuals; or any group made up of two or more of these entity types. While single entities may apply, the notice explicitly encourages consortia, reflecting the program’s intent to build coordinated, cross-sector communities that can align priorities, share data and methods, and accelerate progress in genome-to-phenome work for both plant and animal systems.
AG2PI Workshop Grants (USDA NIFA) - FAQs
What is the AG2PI Workshop Grants opportunity?
The Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI) Workshop Grants opportunity is a USDA NIFA funding program that supports small, targeted grants to convene workshops focused on strengthening U.S. agricultural research that links genomes (genes and genetic variation) to phenomes (observable traits) under real-world production conditions.
What is the main purpose of these workshop grants?
The overarching purpose is to improve the viability, security, and future competitiveness of agricultural production by bringing together relevant experts and stakeholders to address key scientific and practical gaps in knowledge for both crops and animals.
What does "genome to phenome" mean in this opportunity?
In this context, "genome to phenome" refers to understanding how genes and genetic variation translate into observable traits (phenomes), especially as those traits are expressed in real production environments (not just controlled laboratory settings).
What kinds of activities does the funding support?
The opportunity supports convening workshops. These workshops are intended to strengthen research and coordination efforts that help the field better understand how agriculturally important traits are controlled and expressed under production conditions, and to coordinate communities working across crops, animals, and phenomics.
What topics or goals should an AG2PI workshop address?
Based on the opportunity description, workshops should align with AG2PI goals such as filling gaps in knowledge across crop genetics, animal genetics, and phenomics; identifying and developing functional understanding of genes that matter to U.S. agriculture; enabling future genetic improvement of crops and animals important to the U.S. agriculture sector; evaluating diverse germplasm as a reservoir of valuable genes; and improving genetics in ways that reduce economic damage from pathogens affecting key crops and livestock.
Does the program focus on crops, animals, or both?
Both. The opportunity explicitly references gaps and goals across crop genetics, animal genetics, and phenomics, and it aims to strengthen genome-to-phenome work for both plant and animal systems.
Why is "production conditions" emphasized?
The initiative emphasizes real-world production environments because it aims to understand how traits are controlled and expressed under the conditions where agriculture actually occurs, which is central to improving viability, security, and competitiveness of agricultural production.
What is meant by "diverse germplasm" and why does it matter here?
The opportunity highlights evaluating diverse germplasm because it can serve as a reservoir of potentially valuable genes needed for future agricultural challenges and opportunities. Workshops can be designed around identifying needs and approaches related to this evaluation and use.
How does this opportunity relate to pathogens and agricultural losses?
A stated theme is improving genetics in ways that reduce the economic damage caused by pathogens affecting key crops and livestock. Workshops may focus on gaps, priorities, and coordination needs that support this goal.
Is dissemination of outcomes important for these workshops?
Yes. Dissemination is described as a consistent theme, meaning workshops should be designed to communicate findings, needs, and outcomes to appropriate scientific, producer, and stakeholder audiences.
Who is the funding agency and how is the program administered?
The program is administered by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). It is a discretionary grant program and applications are submitted through the eRA system.
What is the Assistance Listing/CFDA number for this opportunity?
The Assistance Listing/CFDA number is 10.332.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is USDA NIFA DAG2PI 32942.
What is the application deadline?
The listed application deadline is June 29, 2026.
When was this opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on April 30, 2026.
What is the maximum award amount?
The maximum award amount (ceiling) is $50,000.
How many awards does the program expect to make?
The program anticipates making 1 award under this notice, suggesting a highly selective funding round intended to support a single workshop effort at this funding level.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad under the cited authority (7 USC 3157(b)(7)). Eligible applicants may include state agricultural experiment stations; colleges and universities; university research foundations; other research institutions and organizations; federal agencies; national laboratories; private organizations, foundations, or corporations; individuals; or any group made up of two or more of these types of entities.
Are consortia allowed or encouraged?
Yes. While single entities may apply, the notice explicitly encourages consortia. This reflects the program intent to build coordinated, cross-sector communities that can align priorities, share data and methods, and accelerate progress in genome-to-phenome work.
Can individuals apply?
Yes. Individuals are included in the list of eligible applicants.
Can private companies or corporations apply?
Yes. Private organizations, foundations, or corporations are included among eligible applicants.
Can federal agencies or national laboratories apply?
Yes. Federal agencies and national laboratories are included in the eligibility list.
What legal authority is cited for eligibility?
The authority cited is 7 USC 3157(b)(7).
What is the program trying to strengthen across the research community?
The opportunity is designed to strengthen U.S. agricultural research and coordination connecting genetic information to observable outcomes, and to help convene experts and stakeholders to identify gaps, build shared understanding, and move the field forward for crops and animals.
What kinds of stakeholders are implied as important for these workshops?
The description emphasizes bringing together relevant experts and stakeholders, and dissemination to scientific, producer, and stakeholder audiences. This implies workshops should include participants beyond only academic researchers, including those connected to production and broader stakeholder groups.
Is this a research project grant or a workshop-focused grant?
Based on the description provided, this is a workshop-focused grant opportunity intended to convene a targeted workshop effort rather than fund a broad research project.
What is the intended long-term impact of AG2PI workshops?
The intended long-term impact is to enable future genetic improvement of crops and animals important to the U.S. agriculture sector by improving understanding of gene function and trait expression under production conditions, strengthening coordination, and communicating needs and outcomes to the right audiences.
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