[QSB-postdocs] Fwd: FW: Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship (NNF) Grants Program

[Miriam Barlow]

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From: Marjorie Zatz <mzatz at ucmerced.edu>
Date: Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 10:59 AM
Subject: FW: Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and
Postgraduate Fellowship (NNF) Grants Program
To: Graduate Group Chairs <gradchairs at ucmerced.edu>


Colleagues,

This may fit some of your programs…

Marjorie









*From: *"Alvarez, Juan - OPPE/OSEC, Washington, DC" <
Juan.Alvarez at osec.usda.gov>
*Date: *Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 8:57 AM
*Subject: *Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and
Postgraduate Fellowship (NNF) Grants Program



Good Morning,



The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture is seeking proposals
for the Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and
Postgraduate Fellowship (NNF) Grants Program.  This grant program
supports:  1) training students for master’s and doctoral degrees in food,
agricultural and natural resource sciences; and 2) Special International
Study or Thesis/Dissertation Research Travel Allowances (IRTA) for eligible
USDA NNF beneficiaries.  Awards are specifically intended to support
traineeship programs that engage outstanding students to pursue and
complete their degrees in USDA mission areas.  Applicants provide clarity
about the philosophy of their graduate training, and relevance to USDA
mission sciences, NIFA priorities and national science education policies
and statistics.  Applications being solicited from institutions that confer
a graduate degree in at least one of the following Targeted Expertise
Shortage Areas:  1) animal and plant production; 2) forest resources; 3)
agricultural educators and communicators; 4) agricultural management and
economics; 5) food science and human nutrition; 6) sciences for
agricultural biosecurity; and 7) training in integrative biosciences for
sustainable food and agricultural systems.



*Estimated Total Program Funding*:  $3,100,000; Range of Awards:  $37,000 -
$262,500



*Link to view grant description Request for Application*:
https://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/rfa/fy18-fasn-nnf-grants-rfa-20181120.pdf



****Please note*:  Letter of intent due date:  *None*

                               Cost Sharing Requirements:  * No match
required*



****Note:              Due Date (Closing):  January 23, 2019*



Feel free to contact me should you have any questions concerning this
funding opportunity.



Kind regards,



Juan



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*Juan M. Alvarez*

Central-Northern California & Washington

Regional Director

Hispanic Serving Institutions National Program, Office of Partnerships &
Public Engagement



United States Department of Agriculture

Office: (559) 278-8311

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Miriam Barlow
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University of California, Merced

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