Deadline: 23-Feb-22
The Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research (FFAR) is seeking nominations for its New Innovator in Food and Agriculture Research Award 2022 to launch the careers of promising scientists whose research addresses significant food and agriculture challenges.
Within the scope of the New Innovator Program, investigators will have the freedom to explore new avenues of inquiry that arise during their research.
Through this program investigators will have the ability to pursue highly creative ideas, to firmly establish their early lines of research into important food and agriculture scientific areas and provide stability in funding during their critical early career years by reducing the time spent on writing applications
FFAR Challenge Areas
- Soil Health
- Sustainable Water Management
- Next Generation Crops
- Advanced Animal Systems
- Urban Food Systems
- Health-Agriculture Nexus
Funding Information
- Anticipated Award Duration: Up to 36 months
- Amount per Award: Up to $150,000/year for up to three years. Matching funds are not required from the applicant, as they are provided by FFAR.
- However, additional matching is always encouraged to broaden the scope of the program, and, if available, should be reflected in the budget. Lack of matching funds will not influence the review of the application.
- FFAR will award each applicant up to $150,000 per year for up to 36 months.
- Indirect costs are limited to 10% of the total award, including subcontracts, if applicable. Unrecovered indirect cost is not permitted. Construction and renovation costs are not allowed. Salaries of principal investigators are allowed for time not covered by institutional or other grant funds and effort should be commensurate with the research proposed.
- Anticipated Number of Awards: Up to ten (10) awards. The actual number of awards will depend on the quality and budgets of successful proposals. FFAR reserves the right to negotiate all or none of the applications received for funding consideration under this opportunity.
- Anticipated Award Date: Fall 2022.
Eligibility Criteria
- Institutions
- U.S. Institutions of Higher Education
- Public/State controlled institutions
- Private institutions
- U.S. Nonprofit Research Institutions
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- In keeping with FFAR goals to reach a diverse and broad range of institutions and individuals who participate in its programs, the following types of higher education institutions are highly encouraged to apply for FFAR programs:
- Hispanic-serving Institutions
- 1890s Land Grant Institutions and other Historically Black Colleges and
- Universities
- Tribal Colleges and Universities
- Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
- Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions
Institutions may submit one nominee to the 2022 New Innovator Award program.
- Individuals
- Faculty members at eligible institutions with the creative ideas, skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research program as Principal Investigator are invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support.
- Faculty member must have been hired on or after August 1, 2018 for a tenuretrack or equivalent position and may work in any discipline or any department within the institution.
- Preference will be given to individuals near the onset of their independent research career and who are within eight years of receiving a Ph.D. or equivalent degree.
- Individuals with significant research experience prior to obtaining their faculty position will not be considered.
For more information, visit https://foundationfar.org/grants-funding/opportunities/new-innovators-request-for-applications/