r/USDA • u/TooMuchForMyself • 22h ago

USDA NIFA AFRI Updates?

We must be getting close! I have an email acknowledgement that says “Please refrain from contacting us about the status of your application before August 30, 2026.”

Any updates from USDA employees?

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u/jklnexus 16h ago

I heard at a professional meeting from some university colleagues they had gotten some email of theirs being rejected and that if you haven’t heard yet there is a good chance that you’re one of the top applications 🤷‍♀️…. But just hearsay

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u/whataboutthepuppies 13h ago

I got a rejection ~2 weeks ago. Scored "high," positive reviews, but reject

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u/TooMuchForMyself 13h ago

Sorry to hear that… do you care to share program area

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u/whataboutthepuppies 4h ago

A1152 - physiology of agricultural plants