Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NIFA HEP 005276

The Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship (NNF) Grants Program provides funding to support students pursuing Master's and doctoral degrees in various fields related to food, agriculture, and natural resource sciences. This program aims to train exceptional individuals in areas aligned with the USDA's mission. Additionally, it offers travel allowances for eligible students engaged in international studies or research related to their thesis or dissertation.

Applicants are required to outline their approach to graduate training while demonstrating how it aligns with USDA mission goals, NIFA priorities, and national education standards in the sciences. Institutions eligible to apply must offer graduate degrees in specific Targeted Expertise Shortage Areas, which include animal and plant production, forest resources, agricultural communication and education, agricultural management and economics, food science and nutrition, agricultural biosecurity science, and integrative biosciences for sustainable food systems.

  • The National Institute of Food and Agriculture in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship (NNF) Grants Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
  • Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.210 Higher Education Graduate Fellowships Grant Program.
  • This funding opportunity was created on Jun 30, 2015 and posted on Jun 30, 2015.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 19, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2025.)
  • The funding agency has allocated a total of $3,240,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
  • Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $262,500.00 in funding.
  • Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
  • Pursuant to section 1417 of the NARETPA of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152), and administrative provisions that can be found in 7 CFR 3402 applications may be submitted by (1) Land grant institutions including the University of the District of Columbia (2) Colleges and universities having significant minority enrollments and a demonstrable capacity to carry out the teaching of food and agricultural sciences and (3) Other colleges and universities having a demonstrable capacity to carry out the teaching of food, and agricultural sciences.
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