- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
Our partners at USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture ask that recipients of USDA NIFA grants acknowledge support from the funds when writing and talking about funded projects.
“Proper acknowledgement of your public funding in published articles, manuscripts, dissertations, posters, presentations, inventions, patents and press releases is critical for the success of the agency's programs,” said Brent Elrod, NIFA's science programs officer and agency scientific and research integrity officer, during a NIFA town hall for land-grant university communicators on Sept. 29.
Please use the following language to acknowledge NIFA support in journal articles and presentations, as appropriate:
“This research was supported [in part] by the intramural research program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, [insert program type, e.g., Hatch/Evans-Allen/McIntire-Stennis, etc., and accession number, if applicable].”
In news releases and media interviews, NIFA asks that scientists note: “This work is/was supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.”
If you are using logos on posters and other places, make sure you have the current NIFA logo. The official NIFA identifier was updated in November 2020 and is now comprised of the USDA logo with NIFA signature lockup. See https://www.nifa.usda.gov/nifa-19-001-official-nifa-identifier for details.
More information about NIFA acknowledgements is at https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/regulations-and-guidelines/acknowledgment-usda-support-nifa.
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
What should be a priority in food and agriculture research, extension or education? The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) at the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking stakeholder input on the emerging needs and opportunities in the food and agricultural sciences.
NIFA is holding four listening sessions across the nation. On Nov. 2, “NIFA Listens: Investing in Science to Transform Lives” will be in Sacramento, starting at 8:30 a.m. To attend, you must register by Oct. 12 at https://nifa.usda.gov/nifalistens. If you would like to give a five-minute presentation, submit a 250-word abstract describing your topic.
UC ANR members and stakeholders are strongly encouraged to participate in one of these listening sessions to alert NIFA to the emerging needs and opportunities in California's food and agriculture system. Feedback gathered throughout the initiative will be evaluated, along with input from NIFA employees, in the context of NIFA's current science emphasis areas, to identify gaps in current portfolios and potential investment opportunities.
The other three regional in-person listening sessions are
Oct. 19, Kansas City, Missouri
Oct. 26, Atlanta, Georgia
Nov. 8, Hyattsville, Maryland
NIFA will accept written comments through Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Q6HDGC3 and NIFAlistens@nifa.usda.gov.
