Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- USDA-NIFA-ICGP-011076
- Agency
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National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
- Applications due
- Award size
- $5,000 to $3,500,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Agriculture
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) is a grant program offered by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture that seeks to fund integrated research, education, and extension projects addressing critical issues in organic agriculture. The program aims to enhance the ability of organic producers and processors to grow and market high-quality organic agricultural products. Key priorities include advancing on-farm research, developing extension tools, improving post-harvest handling, strengthening organic crop systems, exploring technologies meeting National Organic Program requirements, developing animal production systems, and identifying marketing/policy barriers. Applications are due by February 13, 2025, and will be evaluated based on the project's potential impact, technical merit, and expertise of the project team.
The OREI program anticipates making approximately $44 million in funding available for this opportunity. Grant awards will range from $50,000 for planning projects up to $3.5 million for large integrated research and extension efforts. All proposed work must be conducted on USDA certified organic land or facilities transitioning to organic certification.
Synopsis
The Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) seeks to solve critical organic agriculture issues, priorities, or problems through the integration of research, education, and extension activities. The purpose of this program is to fund projects that will enhance the ability of producers and processors who have already adopted organic standards to grow and market high quality organic agricultural products. Priority concerns include biological, physical, and social sciences, including economics. The OREI is particularly interested in projects that emphasize research, education and outreach that assist farmers and ranchers with whole farm planning by delivering practical research-based information. Projects should plan to deliver applied production information to producers. Fieldwork must be done on certified organic land or on land in transition to organic certification, as appropriate to project goals and objectives. Refer to the USDA National Organic Program for organic production standards.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| FY25-OREI-RFA-P.pdf |
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