SoAR champions public funding for food and agricultural research. The SoAR Foundation is a non-profit, non-partisan coalition of partners working to increase federal investments in agricultural and food science research. SOAR LEADS A NON-PARTISAN COALITION WORKING TO EDUCATE STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND FOCUS MORE OF OUR BEST MINDS ON FEEDING AMERICA AND THE WORLD. SOAR ADVOCATES FOR FULL FUNDING FOR THE AGRICULTURE FOOD AND RESEARCH INITIATIVE (AFRI) TO ENCOURAGE TOP SCIENTISTS FROM MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES TO ADDRESS AGRICULTURE RELATED CHALLANGES IN ORDER TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH AND STRENGTHEN OUT ECONOMIS COMPETITIVENESS.