Key Points
- The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative has numerous program area priorities in the three Notices of Funding Opportunity. Each program area priority has its own scientific focus and deadline(s).
- This program area priority supports work to prevent and control diet-related chronic diseases by supporting and encouraging healthy dietary choices through data-driven, flexible, and person-focused approaches.
- Program Area Priority Approaches include:
- Precision nutrition, also referred to as personalized nutrition, which focuses on individuals rather than a “one-size-fits-all” approach to dietary guidance, or tailored dietary needs rather than the general population.
- Nutrition education that disseminates and implements food and human nutrition interventions that motivate or facilitate voluntary adoption of food choices and other food and nutrition-related behaviors conducive to lifelong health and well-being, particularly at the individual and/or family level(s).
- Policy, systems, and/or built environment change efforts supportive of healthy food and physical activity behaviors particularly at the community and/or population level(s).
- Culturally and contextually appropriate approaches to tackle food and nutrition insecurity, prevent and control diet-related chronic diseases and corresponding disparities.
- Projects must reflect understanding of the multifaceted and interactive nature of research, education, and Extension-outreach.
FIM Opportunities
Applicants could potentially advance Food Is Medicine approaches by working to:
- Develop, implement, and evaluate innovative research, education, and outreach strategies to improve eating patterns that prevent and control diet-related chronic diseases.
- Investigate, assess, and recommend food and nutrition research and program interventions with the goal to achieve food and nutrition security and improve and sustain health.
- Improve food security and nutritional health outcomes through an evidence-based approach to healthy eating and active living.
