How the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research’s (FFAR) Funding Model Opens Doors for LGU Researchers
Competitive Grants Breakout Session Tuesday, April 9, 10:45 a.m. – noon, EDT was presented by Dr. Saharah Moon Chapotin, Executive Director, Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research
Attendees discovered why Congress created FFAR to build public-private partnerships that fund pioneering food and agriculture research and invest in the future scientific workforce (students & early/midcareer faculty). They also learned about FFAR’s new research strategy and upcoming opportunities, the types of Land-grant University (LGU) projects already funded by FFAR and how LGU researchers can successfully engage with FFAR.
About NERAOC
The annual National Extension and Research Administrative Officers Conference (NERAOC) provides a venue for professional development, information sharing and networking to state Cooperative Extension, Agricultural Experiment Station and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) staff. This includes the opportunity to share and exchange current and relevant best practices, discuss policy, obtain definitive interpretation of regulations and discuss future issues pertinent to operating the LGU system and other cooperating institutions. The NERAOC serves individuals at Land-grant institutions in all regions as defined by the APLU Board on Agricultural Assembly (BAA), Experiment Station Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy (ESCOP) and Extension Section Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP).
NERAOC MISSION
The NERAOC serves members by advancing the fields of fiscal, grant (competitive and capacity), administrative, communications and marketing and human resources management through professional development, the sharing of knowledge and by promoting collaboration among federal and state and international partners.