Deadline: 11-Jul-22
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is seeking applications for its Urban, Indoor, and Emerging (UIE) Agriculture Program to support research, education and extension activities that facilitate development of urban, indoor, and other emerging agricultural production systems.
Purposes
The UIE program supports research, education, and extension work by awarding grants to solve key problems of local, regional, and national importance that facilitate development of urban, indoor, and emerging agricultural systems. The authorization includes the following food value chain stages: production, harvesting, transportation, aggregation, packaging, distribution, and markets. The eight topic areas of interest identified in the authorization include the following:
- assessing and developing strategies to remediate contaminated sites;
- determining and developing the best production management and integrated pest management practices;
- identifying and promoting the horticultural, social, and economic factors that contribute to successful urban, indoor, and other emerging agricultural production systems;
- analyzing the means by which new agricultural sites are determined, including an evaluation of soil quality, condition of a building, or local community needs;
- exploring new technologies that minimize energy, improve lighting systems, improve water management, and other inputs for increased food production;
- examining building material efficiencies and structural upgrades for the purpose of optimizing growth of agricultural products;
- developing new crop varieties and agricultural products to connect to new markets; or examining the impacts of crop exposure to urban elements on environmental quality and food safety.
Funding Information
- The anticipated amount available for UIE in FY 2022 is approximately $9,400,000.
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $9,400,000
- Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
- Award Floor: $50,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications may only be submitted by the following entities:
- 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 consisting of two or more of the entities.
- Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=340961