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National Research Initiative (NRI) Competitive Grants Program The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) solicits applications for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 National Research Initiative (NRI) Competitive Grants Program. Applications must be received by the date appropriate to your program area listed at the end of the FY2004 Request for Applications (RFA). The purpose of the NRI Program is to support research, extension, and education grants that address key problems of national, regional, and multistate importance in sustaining all components of agriculture (farming, ranching, forestry including urban and agroforestry, aquaculture, rural communities, human nutrition, processing, etc.). Providing this support requires that NRI advance fundamental sciences in support of agriculture and coordinate opportunities to build on these discoveries. Building on these discoveries will necessitate new efforts in education and extension that deliver science-based knowledge to people, allowing them to make informed practical decisions. Hence, in FY 2004 the NRI will accept applications for fundamental research, mission-linked research, and integrated research, extension, and education projects. There is no commitment by USDA to fund any particular proposal or to make a specific number of awards. USDA anticipates approximately $120-150 million (depending on the action of congress) will be available for new awards for the FY 2004 award cycle. For the entire Request for Applications document, including mailing addresses and contact information, click on the link provided. Applicants are advised that a complete set of required forms must be included with the application. The required forms are also available at the provided link. For questions, contact the appropriate National Program Leader as identified in the “For Further Information Contact” section of the Request for Applications. Request for Applications - NRI Program PDF |