Federal grant programs / Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (10.332)

Also known as Genome to Phenome

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$8.8 million
• Grant awards9
• Typical award$948,396
• Awarded in FY 2025$1.8 million
• Size rank1,521 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceGrant

Key findings

• Annual funding rose from $1.0 million in fiscal 2021 to $1.8 million in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 1521st largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 5 largest recipients received 100% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 4 states and territories.

What the program funds

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI) program focuses on collaborative science engagement that brings together a community of researchers across both crops and animals to lay the foundation for expanding knowledge concerning genomes and phenomes of importance to the agriculture sector of the United States. Applications that propose a collaboration among U.S. crop and animal researchers are encouraged. In FY 2022, Congress recognized the value of leading public and Land-grant Universities with unique high-throughput phenotyping and greenhouse facilities and expertise for plant science innovation, root and rhizome innovation, and food for health. Congress provided funding for the Genome to Phenome program and encouraged NIFA to support the development of tools and datasets that can be used across multiple crop species to develop advanced genome engineering tools for integrated optimization of crop yield and animal feed for improved animal reproduction and nutrition and to mitigate environmental impacts from crop and animal production. Specifically the objectives of the program are- (1) to expand knowledge concerning genomes and phenomes of crops and animals of importance to the agriculture sector of the United States; (2) to understand how variable weather, environments, and production systems impact the growth and productivity of specific varieties of crops and species of animals in order to provide greater accuracy in predicting crop and animal performance under variable conditions; (3) to support research that leverages plant and animal genomic information with phenotypic and environmental data through an interdisciplinary framework, leading to a novel understanding of plant and animal processes that affect growth, productivity, and the ability to predict performance, which will result in the deployment of superior varieties and species to producers and improved crop and animal management recommendations for farmers and ranchers; (4) to catalyze and coordinate research that links genomics and predictive phenomics at different sites across the United States to achieve advances in crops and animals that generate societal benefits; (5) to combine fields such as genetics, genomics, plant physiology, agronomy, climatology, and crop modeling with computation and informatics, statistics, and engineering; (6) to combine fields such as genetics, genomics, animal physiology, meat science, animal nutrition, and veterinary science with computation and informatics, statistics, and engineering; (7) to focus on crops and animals that will yield scientifically important results that will enhance the usefulness of many other crops and animals; (8) to build on genomic research, such as the Plant Genome Research Project and the National Animal Genome Research Program, to understand gene function in production environments that is expected to have considerable returns for crops and animals of importance to the agriculture of the United States; (9) to develop improved data analytics to enhance understanding of the biological function of genes; (10) to allow resources developed under this section, including data, software, germplasm, and other biological materials, to be openly accessible to all persons, subject to any confidentiality requirements imposed by law; and (11) to encourage international partnerships with each partner country responsible for financing its own research.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Federal Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals) Individual/Family U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals) Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals) Small business (less than 500 employees) Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans) Native American Organizations (includes lndian groups, cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, associations) Other public institution/organization Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)

What the money can and cannot pay for

Legislative mandated Indirect Cost (IDC)-Indirect Cost (IDC) not to exceed 30 percent of Total Federal Funds Awarded (TFFA) of the recipient. Section 1462(a) and (c) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (NARETPA) limits IDC for the overall award to 30 percent of Total Federal Funds Awarded (TFFA) under a research, education, or extension grant. The maximum IDC rate allowed under the award is determined by calculating the amount of IDC using: 1. the sum of an institution’s negotiated indirect cost rate and the indirect cost rate charged by sub-awardees, if any; or 2. 30 percent of TFFA. The maximum allowable IDC rate under the award, including the IDC charged by the sub-awardee(s), if any, is the lesser of the two rates. If the result of number one is the lesser of the two rates, the grant recipient is allowed to charge the negotiated IDC rate on the prime award and the sub-award(s), if any. Any sub-awards would be subject to the sub-awardee’s negotiated IDC rate. The sub-awardee may charge its negotiated IDC rate on its portion of the award, provided the sum of the IDC rate charged under the award by the prime awardee and the sub-awardee(s) does not exceed 30 percent of the TFFA. If the result of number two is the lesser of the two rates, then the maximum IDC rate allowed for the overall award, including any sub-award(s), is limited to 30 percent of the TFFA.

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Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Specific details are provided in the Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs)MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal Year2025: One award was issued to breed rice to enhance crop yield using unmanned aerial system imaging to inform genomic selection. A second award was issued to utilize vast amounts of genomic data to improve genomic prediction across various plant and animal species.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Almost all of the money went to colleges and universities.

By state

2 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are Iowa and California.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.