The US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is releasing the first of seven requests for applications (RFA) to the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) to support research, education and extension in fundamental and applied food and agricultural services. There are six priority areas for funding including plant health and production and plant products and renewable energy, natural resources and environment. For more information on all seven RFA’s, including one for fellowships for pre- and postdoctoral students, see the link above. For more information: http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/afri/afri.html