Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation
Due Dates: Proposal deadlines follow the FRR program
Funding Amounts: Not specified
Summary: Joint NSF–USDA/NIFA support for foundational robotics research with transformative potential for agriculture.
Key Information: Submit to NSF’s FRR program with the proposal title prefixed by “NIFA:”.
Description
This joint NSF–USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) opportunity supports foundational research in agricultural robotics. It seeks use-inspired collaborations that connect important needs in agriculture and the agricultural sciences with scientific discoveries and innovative robots offering unprecedented functionality. Proposals should present a compelling vision for pioneering robots with transformative potential in agricultural contexts and be of mutual interest to NSF’s Foundational Research in Robotics (FRR) program and USDA/NIFA.
NSF is the lead agency through FRR, jointly led by its Engineering and Computer and Information Science and Engineering directorates. FRR supports robotic systems combining significant computational capability and physical complexity. Research may address interwoven questions of intelligence, computation, and embodiment, or a distinct aspect clearly justified in the context of a class of robots.
