Opportunities for Global Engagement through USDA/NIFA Programs

NIFA's grant programs provide support to U.S. institutions to advance agricultural research, education, and extension to solve societal challenges. Although NIFA makes these investments to achieve domestic objectives, in an increasingly interconnected world, to efficiently solve problems in the U.S. we may need information and cooperation from beyond our borders. Also, solutions we find for problems in the U.S. may be useful in other parts of the world. NIFA is developing partnerships with international and foreign institutions who can align their investments with NIFA to provide opportunities for NIFA-funded researchers to have partners from other countries in order to have greater impacts. NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) includes options for international collaboration as do several other NIFA grant programs. Some of NIFA's grant programs that enhance a U.S. institution's educational capacity include student experiential learning components for which international experiences can be an option. These different opportunities for global engagement through NIFA’s programs will be discussed, along with any questions from session participants.