AG2PI Act of 2025
Key claim: The AG2PI Act of 2025 reauthorizes the Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative competitive grant program through FY2030 to expand genomic and phenomic research for U.S. crops and animals.
Abstract
(HR2839 · 119th Congress) Genome to Phenome Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025 or the AG2PI Act of 2025 This bill reauthorizes the Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI) of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture through FY2030. The AG2PI competitive grant program seeks to (1) expand knowledge concerning genomes and phenomes of crops and animals that are of importance to the U.S. agriculture sector, and (2) support and coordinate research. Latest action (2025-04-10): Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Why this matters
Genomic and phenomic research underpins the pipeline of new crop varieties and livestock breeds that determine long-run U.S. agricultural productivity, disease resistance, and climate resilience. Reauthorizing AG2PI through FY2030 keeps this competitive grant channel open for public-sector researchers, with downstream but diffuse effects on farmer input choices and, over years, on food supply and prices.