Seeding Solutions grantees are required to provide matching funds from non-federal sources and identify an innovation that advances sustainable food and agriculture research within one of FFAR’s Challenge Areas. Successful applications will also serve the public by making data open and accessible.
The deadline to submit pre-proposals is March 10, 2021. Full application criteria and eligibility requirements are available on the 2021 Seeding Solutions web page.
Applications are accepted from all U.S. and international institutions of Higher Education, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, government-affiliated researchers and domestic and international organizations. FFAR encourages applications from Hispanic-serving institutions, 1890s Land Grant Institutions and other Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving Institutions and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving Institutions.