{"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":"2026-04-28T16:01:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T21:01:05","slug":"usda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/usda\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Development &#8211; USDA"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id25367_152beb-2b{margin-top:-75px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id25367_152beb-2b > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id25367_152beb-2b > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id25367_152beb-2b > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1500px 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2rem);}}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading25367_910bc2-96 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25367_910bc2-96\">usda<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column25367_baec90-38 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column25367_baec90-38 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column25367_baec90-38 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column25367_baec90-38 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column25367_baec90-38 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column25367_baec90-38 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column25367_baec90-38{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column25367_baec90-38 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 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class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\"><style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-25367_e95776-23 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-25367_e95776-23\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_arrowRightCircle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 16 16 12 12 8\"\/><line x1=\"8\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"16\" y2=\"12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Mission:<\/strong>&nbsp;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.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-25367_f142f5-4e .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-25367_f142f5-4e\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_arrowRightCircle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 16 16 12 12 8\"\/><line x1=\"8\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"16\" y2=\"12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Vision:<\/strong>&nbsp;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.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-25367_4c85b2-7d .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-25367_4c85b2-7d\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_arrowRightCircle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" 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class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25367_e9fe8e-7f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25367_e9fe8e-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25367_e9fe8e-7f\"]{text-align:center;font-size:30px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25367_e9fe8e-7f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25367_e9fe8e-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25367_e9fe8e-7f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25367_e9fe8e-7f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25367_e9fe8e-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25367_e9fe8e-7f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading25367_e9fe8e-7f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25367_e9fe8e-7f\">USDA Opportunities and Related Resources to Put Together Proposals<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25367_653777-86, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25367_653777-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25367_653777-86\"]{text-align:left;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25367_653777-86 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25367_653777-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25367_653777-86\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25367_653777-86 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25367_653777-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25367_653777-86\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading25367_653777-86 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25367_653777-86\">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>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id25367_0aa9f1-fe > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id25367_0aa9f1-fe > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id25367_0aa9f1-fe > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id25367_0aa9f1-fe > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id25367_0aa9f1-fe > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id25367_0aa9f1-fe > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div 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(max-width: 767px){.kadence-column25367_ac6a05-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column25367_ac6a05-02\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Xgiua3W-_mio4uaz6iJNI4k6He3FQZyK\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">USDA Agency Overview<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1MIxA7HIKS4P9pVGp6_zk7F8Y72WKuK0l\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">USDA Checklist for NIFA and AFRI<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1qWWQRjeWDmrh_f6xD22kqPbHx1dCjKcp\/edit?usp=drive_link&amp;ouid=116534239100821299538&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NIFA Proposal Template (all grants except CAP &amp; SAS-CAP)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1_JF2A36-DXly-UT3dKe2wq5JK17LgfOs\/edit?usp=drive_link&amp;ouid=116534239100821299538&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NIFA Proposal Template CAP<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1dYdYLiJQMyuEzXafO7ZEKKnYhjFhyMi_\/edit?usp=drive_link&amp;ouid=116534239100821299538&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NIFA Proposal Template SAS-CAP<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column25367_d5b3d0-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);}.kadence-column25367_d5b3d0-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column25367_d5b3d0-c6 > 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