OpportunityTitle: Agriculture and Food Research Initiative: Food Security
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligibility is linked to the project type requested in Program Area Descriptions beginning in Part I, C (page 6). All project types are described beginning in Part II, C (page 21). Eligible institutions for single-function Research, Education, or Extension Projects are described in paragraph #1 below. Eligible institutions for multi-functional Integrated Projects are described in paragraph #2 below.
Description: The Food Security Challenge Area RFA focuses on the societal challenge to keep American agriculture competitive while ending world hunger. In the Food Security Challenge Area RFA, specific program areas are designed to achieve the long-term outcome of increasing food availability and decreasing the number of food insecure individuals. Project types supported by AFRI within this RFA include single-function Extension Projects, multi-function Integrated Research, Education, and/or Extension Projects and Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE) Grants.
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GrantorContactText: NIFA Help Desk  &lt;br/&gt;Phone: 202-401-5048  &lt;br/&gt;Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays  &lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: In FY 2012, all Program Areas within the Food Security Challenge Area require a Letter of Intent for submission of an application. For those programs requiring a Letter of Intent, a letter is required for all grant types except Planning/Coordination and Conference Grant applications. Refer to the Program Area Description beginning in Part I, C (page 6) to determine if a Letter of Intent is required for a specific Program Area. Refer to Part IV, A (page 30) for instructions on the preparation of a Letter of Intent.