Mission: To serve all Americans by providing effective, innovative, science-based public policy leadership in agriculture, food and nutrition, natural resource protection and management, rural development, and related issues with a commitment to deliverable equitable and climate-smart opportunities that inspire and help America thrive.
Vision: An equitable and climate-smart food and agriculture economy that protects and improves the health, nutrition, and quality of life of all Americans; yields healthy land, forests, and clean water; helps rural America thrive; and feeds the world.
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USDA Opportunities and Related Resources to Put Together Proposals
Resources related to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), including the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and Agriculture Food and Research Initiative (AFRI), are available below. The TAMUS Research Development Office can develop resources on demand for any USDA opportunity. Please reach out to our office (researchdevelopment@tamus.edu) for additional requests.
- USDA Agency Overview – Click Here
- USDA Checklist for NIFA and AFRI – Click Here
- NIFA Proposal Template (all grants except CAP & SAS-CAP) – Click Here
- NIFA Proposal Template CAP – Click Here
- NIFA Proposal Template SAS-CAP – Click Here