Agriculture and Food Research Initiative: Water for Agriculture Challenge Area

Post Date

February 24th 2014

Application Due Date

August 13th 2014

A Letter of Intent (LOI) must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on April 17, 2014 (see Part IV A.). A LOI is a prerequisite to submission of an application. Please note that a LOI is not a required prerequisite for conference grants. Applica

Funding Opportunity Number

USDA-NIFA-AFRI-004468

CFDA Number(s)

10.310

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Agriculture
Environment

Eligibility Categories

Other

Eligibility is linked to the project type. All project types are described beginning in Part II, C.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $6000000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $1000000

Grant Description

NIFA initiates a new challenge area to address 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. NIFA's approach will link social, economic, and behavioral sciences with traditional biophysical sciences and engineering to address regional-scale issues with shared hydrological processes and meteorological and basin characteristics.

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