Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Education and Workforce Development - deadlines depend on program area

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USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture NIFA

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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Education and Workforce Development Program
USDA-NIFA-AFRI-008121
AFRI webpage:  https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/agriculture-and-food-research-initiative-education-workforce-development
PDF to guidelines   https://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/rfa/FY21-AFRI-EWD-RFA-508.pdf
deadlines depend on program area

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative AFRI - Education and Workforce Development (EWD)
1. Professional Development for Agricultural Literacy (PDAL)   Application Deadlines  2021: Thursday, June 10, 2021 (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time)   2022: Thursday, September 1, 2022 (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time)
2. Agricultural Workforce Training Grants (AWT)  Application Deadlines  2021: Thursday, June 17, 2021 (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time)   2022: Thursday, September 15, 2022 (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
3. Food and Agricultural Non-formal Education (FANE)  Application Deadlines 2021: Thursday, May 6, 2021 (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) Note: Civic Engagement Experience for Youth (CEEY) applications will be accepted in FY 2021 only.   2022: Thursday, August 4, 2022 (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time)
 4. Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU)  Application Deadlines  2021: Thursday, July 1, 2021 (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) Note: Education Coordinated Network for Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU-ECN) applications will be accepted in FY 2021 only.  2022: Thursday, August 18, 2022 (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time)
5. Predoctoral Fellowships  Application Deadlines 2021: Thursday, May 27, 2021 (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time).   2022: Applicants considering applying to the 2022 review cycle should check after February 3, 2022 for updated eligibility requirements for FY 2022.
6. Postdoctoral Fellowships  Application Deadlines 2021: Thursday, May 20, 2021 (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time).   2022: Applicants considering applying to the 2022 review cycle should check after February 3, 2022 for updated eligibility requirements for FY 2022.)
7. Agricultural Literacy and Workforce Development Evaluation   Application Deadlines  FY 2021: Thursday, April 22, 2021 (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time).  This program area priority is not offered in 2022.

The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) is America’s flagship competitive grants program that provides funding for fundamental and applied research, education, and extension projects in the food and agricultural sciences. In 2021 and 2022, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) requests applications for the AFRI’s Education and Workforce Development program areas to support:
a. professional development opportunities for K-14 educational professionals;
b. non-formal education that cultivates food and agricultural interest in youth;
c. workforce training at community, junior, and technical colleges;
d. training of undergraduate students in research and extension,
e. fellowships for predoctoral candidates and
f. postdoctoral scholars; and
g. agricultural literacy and workforce development evaluation

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