Agriculture and Food Research Initiative: Water for Agriculture Challenge Area

Post Date

May 5th 2016

Application Due Date

August 4th 2016

Funding Opportunity Number

USDA-NIFA-AFRI-005822

CFDA Number(s)

10.310

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Agriculture
Environment
Natural Resources

Eligibility Categories

Other

See Part III, Eligibility Information in the RFA. Applications may only be submitted by eligible entities. Eligibility is linked to the project type. All project types are described beginning in Part II, C. in the RFA.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $10700000

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

This AFRI Challenge Area addresses critical water resources issues such as drought, excess soil moisture, flooding, quality and others in an agricultural context. Funding will be used to develop management practices, technologies, and tools for farmers, ranchers, forest owners and managers, public decision makers, public and private managers, and citizens to improve water resource quantity and quality. The long-term goal of the AFRI Water for Agriculture Challenge Area is to tackle critical water issues by developing both regional systems for the sustainable use and reuse, flow and management of water, and at the watershed and farm scales, water issues focused on production and environmental sustainability efforts. Project types supported within this Challenge area are multi-function Integrated Research, Education, and/or Extension Projects and Food and Agricultural Enhancement (FASE) Grants.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Agriculture

• Office:

  National Institute of Food and Agriculture

• Agency Contact:

  NIFA Help Desk
  Phone: 202-401-5048
  Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  If you have any questions related to preparing application content

• Agency Email Address:

  electronic@nifa.usda.gov

• More Information:

  Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Water for Agriculture Challenge Area