Federal Programs from Cooperative State Research, Education, And Extension Service

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), part of the executive branch of the Federal Government. Congress created NIFA through the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008.

NIFA replaced the former Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES), which had been in existence since 1994.
Higher Education Challenge Grants
Cooperative State Research, Education, And Extension Service
To increase institutional capacities to respond to State, regional, national, or international educational needs by strengthening college and university teaching programs in the food and agricultural ...more

Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research
Cooperative State Research, Education, And Extension Service
To carry out risk assessment and risk management research focused on environmental effects of agricultural biotechnology....more

Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program
Cooperative State Research, Education, And Extension Service
To increase the ethnic and cultural diversity of the food and agricultural scientific and professional work force, and to advance the educational achievement of minority Americans, by providing grants...more

Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants
Cooperative State Research, Education, And Extension Service
To enhance educational opportunities at the 30 Tribal Colleges designated as the 1994 Land-Grant Institutions by strengthening their teaching programs in the food and agricultural sciences in targeted...more

Tribal Colleges Endowment Program
Cooperative State Research, Education, And Extension Service
To enhance educational opportunities at the 30 Tribal colleges designated as the 1994 Land-Grant Institutions by strengthening their teaching programs in the food and agricultural sciences in targeted...more

Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants
Cooperative State Research, Education, And Extension Service
The objective of this program is to promote and strengthen the ability of Hispanic-Serving Institutions to carry out higher education programs in the food and agricultural sciences. These programs aim...more

Fund for Rural America_Research, Education, and Extension Activities
Cooperative State Research, Education, And Extension Service
The funding for Rural America (FRA) provides funds for rural development programs and for a competitive grant program to support research, education, and extension activities. CSREES administers the c...more

Community Food Projects
Cooperative State Research, Education, And Extension Service
To support the development of community food projects designed to meet the food needs of low-income people; increase the self-reliance of communities in providing for their own needs; and promote comp...more

Secondary and Two-Year Postsecondary Agriculture Education Challenge Grants
Cooperative State Research, Education, And Extension Service
To promote excellence in agriscience and agribusiness education, and to encourage more young Americans to pursue baccalaureate and higher degrees in the food and agricultural sciences....more

1994 Institutions Research Program
Cooperative State Research, Education, And Extension Service
To carry out a competitive research grants program for the 30 institutions designated as 1994 Institutions....more



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