USDA-NIFA Grants and Panels: Benefits and Approaches

Organizer(s)

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  Michelle Samuel-Foo

  National Program Leader
  Institute of Food Production and Sustainability-NIFA
  USDA-NIFA
  Montgomery, Alabama
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  Rizana Mahroof

  National Program Leader
  NIFA
  USDA-NIFA
  Lexington, South Carolina

If you want to learn about USDA-NIFA grant opportunities and programs across institutes that entomologists of all career stages can apply for, then you will want to join NIFA’s National Program Leaders and successful grant applicants to glean tips on how you too can submit and compete for awards!

Presentations:

• 9:00 AM – 9:05 AM PT

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Michelle Samuel-Foo – USDA-NIFA
• 9:05 AM – 9:25 AM PT

  USDA-NIFA support for research, education and outreach programs in 1890 LGUs
  

  Presenting Author: Rizana M. Mahroof – USDA-NIFA
• 9:25 AM – 9:45 AM PT

  Guide to AFRI Foundational and Applied Science Competitive Grant Programs: Funding for entomologists at all career stages
  

  Presenting Author: Michelle Samuel-Foo – USDA-NIFA

  Co-Author: Erica Kistner-Thomas – USDA-NIFA
• 9:45 AM – 10:05 AM PT

  Tips for developing and implementing collaborative projects of entomological importance under the USDA-NIFA programs
  

  Presenting Author: Muhammad Haseeb – Florida A&M University
• 10:05 AM – 10:20 AM PT

  Break
• 10:20 AM – 10:40 AM PT

  Keep calm and read the RFA and other tips for writing a successful USDA-NIFA seed grant proposal
  

  Presenting Author: Kerry Elizabeth Mauck – University of California
• 10:40 AM – 11:00 AM PT

  The three C's for successful grant writing: Connect collaborate and contribute
  

  Presenting Author: Simon Zebelo – University of Maryland
• 11:20 AM – 11:40 AM PT

  Panel discussion