{"id":25367,"date":"2024-12-10T16:41:23","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T22:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/?page_id=25367"},"modified":"2026-01-12T10:53:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T16:53:03","slug":"usda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/usda\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Development &#8211; USDA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"25367\" class=\"elementor elementor-25367\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b0d8f4 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b0d8f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/team\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Team<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25365\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/services\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25364\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/cop\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Communities of Practice<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25369\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/newsletter\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25553\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/funding\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Finding Funding<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-25793\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ruralresilience.tamus.edu\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Rural Resilience<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-26166\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/space\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Affinity Group &#8211; Space<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-26207\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/materials\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Affinity Group &#8211; Materials<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-26245\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/research-development-nuclear-energy\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Affinity Group \u2013 Nuclear Energy<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25378\"><a 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href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/nasa\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-toggle\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Menu Toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"elementor-menu-toggle__icon--open eicon-menu-bar\"><\/i><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"elementor-menu-toggle__icon--close eicon-close\"><\/i>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-d5312cb\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25355\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Leadership<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25363\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/team\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Team<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25365\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/services\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25364\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/cop\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Communities of Practice<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25369\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/newsletter\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25553\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/funding\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Finding Funding<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-25793\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ruralresilience.tamus.edu\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Rural Resilience<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-26166\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/space\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Affinity Group &#8211; Space<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-26207\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/materials\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Affinity Group &#8211; Materials<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-26245\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/research-development-nuclear-energy\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Affinity Group \u2013 Nuclear Energy<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25378\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/nsf\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">NSF<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25361\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/nih\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">NIH<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25377\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/usda\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">USDA<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25375\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/doe\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">DOE<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25376\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/dod\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">DOD<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25559\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/nasa\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e884d7\" data-id=\"8e884d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6519a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"c6519a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/01\/USDA-Emblem-500x281-1.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-25484\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/01\/USDA-Emblem-500x281-1.png 500w, https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/01\/USDA-Emblem-500x281-1-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfcad5a\" data-id=\"bfcad5a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4560e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e4560e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26bd35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26bd35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Mission:<\/strong> 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.<br \/><strong>Vision:<\/strong> 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.<br \/><b>USDA Grants.gov Link<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/grants.gov\/learn-grants\/grant-making-agencies\/u-s-department-of-agriculture-usda\">Click Here<\/a><br \/><b>USDA Link<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/about-food\/nutrition-research-and-programs\/research-and-science\">Click Here<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5032f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5032f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a9a106\" data-id=\"4a9a106\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-001ccf3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"001ccf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-257d44c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"257d44c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">USDA Opportunities and Related Resources to Put Together Proposals<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10876f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10876f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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 (<a href=\"mailto:researchdevelopment@tamus.edu\"><strong>researchdevelopment@tamus.edu<\/strong><\/a>) for additional requests.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8ab233 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8ab233\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f2a830\" data-id=\"6f2a830\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cf75a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cf75a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>USDA Agency Overview \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Xgiua3W-_mio4uaz6iJNI4k6He3FQZyK\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click Here<\/a><\/li><li>USDA Checklist for NIFA and AFRI \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1MIxA7HIKS4P9pVGp6_zk7F8Y72WKuK0l\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click Here<\/a><\/li><li>NIFA Proposal Template (all grants except CAP &amp; 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