2020

• USDA-NIFA Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship (NNF) Grants Program (deadline June 22, 2020)
• USDA-NIFA Crop Protection and Pest Management Program (deadline June 8, 2020)
• USDA-NIFA Methyl Bromide Alternatives Program (deadline May 22, 2020)
• USDA-NIFA Foundational and Applied Science Program (deadline varies by program area; of particular interest for weed scientists is the “Pests and Beneficial Species in Agricultural Production Systems program”. See page 13 on the RFA; Deadline is March 12, 2020)
• USDA-NIFA Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants (BRAG) Program (deadline: Mar 18, 2020)
• USDA-NIFA Organic Transitions (ORG) program (FY 2020-21 is due Feb 27, 2020)
• USDA-NIFA Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (FY 2020-21 is due: Jan 30, 2020)

2019

• USDA-NIFA Specialty Crops Research Initiative (SCRI) grants program (pre-applications due: Oct 15, 2019)
• USDA-NIFA Sustainable Agricultural Systems program (LOI due: June 4, 2019; application due: Sep 26, 2019)
• USDA-NIFA Foundational and Applied Science Program (deadline varies by program area; please see the RFA for specific program area deadline)
  • Foundational program specific priority area ‘Pests and Beneficial Species in Agricultural Production Systems’ (deadline: July 9, 2019)
  • Foundational program specific area ‘Tactical Sciences for Agricultural Biosecurity’ (LOI due: Jul 9, 2019)
• USDA-NIFA Comparative Genomics Research Program (due: July 5, 2019)
• USDA-NIFA Minor Crop Pest Management Program – Interregional Research Project #4 (IR-4) (due: April 3, 2019) 
• USDA-NIFA Methyl Bromide Transitions Program (due: April 15, 2019)
• USDA-NIFA Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) grant (due: April 16, 2019)
• USDA-NIFA Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (due: May 2, 2019)
• USDA-NIFA Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship (NNF) Grants Program (due: Feb 12, 2019)
• USDA-NIFA Biotechnology Risk Assessment Grants Program (BRAG) (due: Feb 20, 2019)
• National Robotics Initiative 2.0: Ubiquitous Collaborative Robots (NRI-2.0) (due: Feb 19, 2019)

2018

• USDA-NIFA Specialty Crops Research Initiative (due: Dec 10, 2018)
• USDA-NIFA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative-Sustainable Agricultural Systems (LOI due: June 27, 2018; full proposal due: Oct 10, 2018)
• USDA-NIFA Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water (due: Sep 26, 2018)
• USDA-NIFA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative – Foundational and Applied Science Program. See the RFA for deadlines of specific programs.
• USDA-NIFA Crop Protection and Pest Management (due: May 8, 2018)
• EPA-Environmental Education (EE) Grant (due: April 11, 2018)
• USDA-NIFA Organic Transitions Program (ORG) (due: March 29, 2018)
• USDA-NIFA Organic Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) (due: March 1, 2018)
• USDA-NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) (due: Feb 26, 2018)

2017

• USDA-NIFA Specialty Crops Research Initiative (SCRI) grants (preproposals due: Dec 8, 2017)
• USDA-NIFA AFRI Foundational Program (due: Sep 30, 2017). See the RFA for more details.
• $75 Million Available From APHIS. The FY2018 open period will last six weeks from July 10, 2017 through August 18, 2017.
• USDA-NIFA Crop Protection and Pest Management grants (due: May 9, 2017). For questions, contact Dr. Herbert Bolton (hbolton@nifa.usda.gov)
• USDA-NIFA Minor Crop Pest Management Program Interregional Research Project #4 (IR-4) (due: May 1, 2017). For questions, contact Dr. Rob Hedberg (rhedberg@nifa.usda.gov)
• USDA-NIFA Methyl Bromide Transition Program (due: April 25, 2017). For questions, contact Dr. Herbert Bolton (hbolton@nifa.usda.gov)
• NSF-Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) (Full proposal due: Apr 24, 2017; Preliminary proposal due: Sep 14, 2016)
• The Aquatic Plant Management Society (APMS) Graduate Student Research Grant 2017  (due: April 30, 2017). The faculty member should apply for this grant towards supporting a graduate assistantship. For questions, contact Dr. John Madsen (jmadsen@ucdavis.edu)
• USDA-NIFA-Biotechnology Risk Assessment Grants (BRAG) (LOI due: January 26, 2017; final proposal due: March 30, 2017). For questions, contact Shing F Kwok (skwok@nifa.usda.gov)
• NSF-Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy and Water Systems (INFEWS) (due: Mar 6, 2017)
• USDA-NIFA-Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) (due: Jan 19, 2017). For questions, contact Mathieu Ngouajio (mngouajio@nifa.usda.gov)

2016

• USDA-NIFA-AFRI Agriculture and Natural Resources Science for Climate Variability and Change Challenge Area (due: Nov 17, 2016; LOI due Sep 14, 2016). For questions, contact Nancy Cavallaro (ncavallaro@nifa.usda.gov).
• USDA-NIFA-Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) (Pre-application due: Nov 15, 2016). For questions, contact Tom Bewick (tbewick@nifa.usda.gov).
• USDA-NIFA AFRI Foundational Program (due: Sep 30, 2016; for questions, contact Michael Fitzner at mfitzner@nifa.usda.gov). In FY 2016, three of four program priorities include objectives relevant to weed scientists.
• USDA-NIFA New Frontiers in Pollinator Health (Food Security Challenge Area of the AFRI program) (closed: 2016-07-07)
• Crop Protection and Pest Management Program, Applied Research and Development Program Area (closed: 2016-06-08; for questions, contact Dr. Herbert Bolton, NIFA National Program Leader (Plant Protection) at hbolton@nifa.usda.gov, ph:202-401-4201)
• Methyl Bromide Transition – Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program (closed: 2016-05-31; for questions, contact Dr. Herbert Bolton, NIFA National Program Leader (Plant Protection) at hbolton@nifa.usda.gov, ph:202-401-4201)
• Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program (BRAG) (closed: 2016-04-15)
• Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (closed: 2016-03-10)
  • List of previously funded projects (weed science related projects are highlighted)
• National Robotics Initiative: The Realization of Co-Robots Acting in Direct Support of Individuals and Groups (closed: 2016-03-07)
• Plant feedstock genomics for bioenergy: a joint research solicitation-USDA, DOE (closed: 2016-02-02)