Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Pre-Applications
<p>In FY 2026, the ECDRE program, under Assistance Listing 10.309, is soliciting proposals to develop effective tactics and strategies to control HLB and its disease complex for financially sustainable citrus production in the United States. All projects funded by the ECDRE program will incorporate collaborative approaches that integrate available knowledge to develop new solutions that can be deployed by growers to manage and prevent HLB infection in the near term.</p>
USDA-NIFA-SCRI-012018
Award Ceiling
$15.0M
Closes
Nov 2, 2026
6d left
Tribal Colleges Extension Program Special Emphasis
<p><span style="color: black;">The TCEP-SE under assistance listing 10.517, provides informal, community-focused extension pilot projects at 1994 Institutions. Pilot projects may focus on community needs that address emerging issues such as agricultural productivity, improving food systems, community vitality, workforce and economic development, public health and well-being, engaging Tribal youths, and preparing the next generation of Tribal agriculture leaders.</span></p>
USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-012281
Award Ceiling
$200K
Closes
Nov 2, 2026
6d left
1890 Institution Teaching, Research, and Extension Capacity Building Grants Program
<p>The 1890 CBG program, under Assistance Listing Number 10.216 is designed specifically to build the institutional teaching, research, and extension capacities of the eligible institutions through cooperative programs with Federal and non-Federal entities. The 1890 CBG Program supports Executive Order <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/28/2025-07380/white-house-initiative-to-promote-excellence-and-innovation-at-historically-black-colleges-and" target="_blank">14283</a>, “White House Initiative to Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU),” in order to foster excellence and innovation at HBCUs. </p>
USDA-NIFA-CBGP-011698
Award Ceiling
$750K
Closes
Nov 4, 2026
8d left
Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program
<p>The NLGCA Program, under assistance listing number 10.326, will assist NLGCA institutions in maintaining and expanding their capacity to conduct education, research, outreach, and integrated activities relating to agriculture, renewable resources, and other similar disciplines. NLGCA institutions may use the funds to maintain and expand capacity: </p><p>1. to successfully compete for funds from Federal grants and other sources to carry out educational, research, outreach, and integrated activities that address priority concerns of national, regional, State, and local interest;</p><p>2. to disseminate information relating to priority concerns to: </p><p>a. interested members of the agriculture, renewable resources, and other relevant communities;</p><p>b. the public; and</p><p>c. any other interested entity;</p><p>3. to encourage members of the agriculture, renewable resources, and other relevant communities to participate in priority education, research, outreach, and integrated activities by providing matching funds to leverage grant resources, and through: </p><p>a. the purchase or other acquisition of equipment and other infrastructure (not including alteration, repair, renovation, or construction of buildings);</p><p>b. the professional growth and development of the faculty of the NLGCA Institution; and</p><p>c. the development of graduate assistantships. </p>
USDA-NIFA-NLGCA-011938
Award Ceiling
$750K
Closes
Nov 10, 2026
14d left
Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs Phase II
<p>The USDA SBIR/STTR programs, Assistance Listing number 10.212, support scientific excellence and technological innovation through investment of Federal research funds to build a strong national economy by stimulating technological innovation in the private sector; strengthening the role of small business in meeting Federal research and development needs; and increasing the commercial application of Federally supported research results. Further, the objective of the STTR program is to stimulate formal cooperative partnerships of ideas and technologies between small businesses and partnering research institutions (e.g., Universities and Federal laboratories). </p>
USDA-NIFA-SBIR-012221
Award Ceiling
$650K
Closes
Nov 17, 2026
21d left
Easement Restoration and Stewardship
<p><span style="color: black;">The opportunities associated with this NOFO are for lands protected through the Wetland Reserve Easements (WRE) component of the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) and the Floodplain Easement (FPE) component of the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWPP). The types of work available through this opportunity fall into three primary categories: 1) restoration of wetland and floodplain easements; 2) stewardship of wetland and floodplain easements, and 3) onsite and offsite assessment of easement conditions. </span></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong style="color: black;">Component 1) Wetland and Floodplain Easement Restoration. </strong></p> <p><span style="color: black;">Awardees will work with NRCS personnel, partners and landowners to develop and implement sound easement restoration plans. These plans may include structural practices, such as levees and water control structures, and/or vegetative establishment practices, such as tree planting. </span></p> <p><span style="color: black;">Awardees are expected to complete the following easement restoration activities:</span></p> <p><span style="color: black;">(A) Coordination- Accept input on restoration planning from NRCS employees, NRCS partners and easement owners. </span></p> <p><span style="color: black;">(B) Investigation- Completion of technical surveys such as topographic, hydrological or habitat inventories. </span></p> <p><span style="color: black;">(C) Restoration Design- Combine data collected through coordination and technical surveys to develop functional, yet cost-effective restoration plans.</span></p> <p><span style="color: black;">(D) Implementation- Application of the easement restoration design using NRCS provided practice standards and specifications. </span></p> <p><span style="color: black;">NRCS wetland and floodplain easements have varying levels of restoration planning completed by NRCS employees or partners. Awardees will receive all relevant planning information for easements included in this agreement. Awardee must be prepared to complete some or all the listed restoration activities. </span></p> <p><span style="color: black;"> </span></p> <p><strong style="color: black;">Component 2) Wetland and Floodplain Easement Stewardship.</strong></p> <p><span style="color: black;">Awardees are responsible for completing easement stewardship activities on restored wetland and floodplain easements. Easement stewardship includes repair, maintenance, management, and enhancement of properties.</span></p> <p><span style="color: black;"> </span></p> <p><span style="color: black;">(A) Repair and Enhancement- Awardee will develop repair or enhancement plans. Repair plans will be prepared when installed conservation practices fail or are damaged. Repairs may include structural and/or vegetative restoration practices, such as a dike damaged by flooding or replanting trees damaged or killed by drought. Enhancement plans are developed to improve specific aspects of a restored easement.</span></p> <p><span style="color: black;">(B) Maintenance and Management- Awardee will develop easement maintenance and management plans. These plans identify specific activities that will prolong life and improve the function of installed restoration practices. For example, maintenance plans describe how and when an earthen dike should be mowed to prevent the establishment of woody vegetation. </span></p> <p><strong style="color: black;"> </strong></p> <p><strong style="color: black;">Component 3) Easement Assessments.</strong></p> <p><span style="color: black;">The Awardee will complete onsite and offsite easement assessments. Assessments will document the habitat condition of easements and determine their compliance with deed terms and conditions. Awardees will use the data collected to determine the ecological condition of easements and, if necessary, develop repair, enhancement and/or maintenance plans to improve the condition of the assessed easements.</span></p>
USDA-NHQ-ACEP-26-NOFO0001456
Award Ceiling
$5.0M
Closes
Nov 19, 2026
23d left
Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives Program (DBI) Fiscal Year 2026
<p>The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requests applications for fiscal year (FY) 2026 from existing initiatives of the Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives Program: the California State University Fresno Foundation, the University of Tennessee, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, and the University of Wisconsin.<br>These initiatives serve to:</p><p><br>• Diversify dairy product markets to reduce risk and develop higher value uses for dairy products;<br>• Promote business development that diversifies farmer income through processing and marketing innovation; and<br>• Encourage the use of regional milk production.</p><p><br>Approximately $12.65 million is available to fund these initiatives. In the FY 2025 application cycle, AMS funded four applications from the existing initiatives awarding a total of $11,040,000.<br>AMS strongly encourages DBI initiatives to prioritize subaward funding for projects that request equipment and infrastructure activities in their proposals for these FY2026 funds. See the DBI Specific Terms and Conditions for guidance on allowable equipment and construction costs. Equipment and infrastructure investments are critical to strengthening the dairy industry and overall dairy businesses capacity and DBI is currently uniquely positioned to offer such targeted funding opportunities.</p>
USDA-AMS-TM-DBI-G-26-0011
Award Ceiling
$3.5M
Closes
Dec 1, 2026
35d left
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program
<p><span style="color: black;">The HSI Education Grants Program, under assistance listing number 10.223, will promote and strengthen the ability HSIs to carry out education, applied research, and related community development programs. This program encourages innovative teaching, education, or related community development proposals with the potential to impact and become models for other institutions at the regional or national level. Applications may propose, as part of a formal education and teaching program, that students gain experience with an applied research and community outreach activity. While HSIs are the only eligible entities to apply for this NOFO, funded projects should benefit the entire population at the institution, not solely the Hispanic population.</span></p>
USDA-NIFA-HSI-011903
Award Ceiling
$1.2M
Closes
Dec 3, 2026
37d left
Specialty Crop Multi-State Grant Program 2026
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requests applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 Specialty Crop Multi-State Grant Program (SCMP). The SCMP supports collaborative multi-state partnerships to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through competitively funded projects. A multi-state partnership is a project that implements activities with measurable outcomes that benefit two or more U.S. States and/or Territories along with non-profit entities. The focus is to address regional or national level specialty crop issues, including, but not limited to, food safety, plant pests and disease, research, crop-specific projects addressing common issues, and marketing and promotion. Projects must enhance the competitiveness of U.S. or U.S. territory-grown specialty crops in either domestic or foreign markets.
USDA-AMS-TM-SCMP-G-26-0020
Award Ceiling
$1.0M
Closes
Dec 4, 2026
38d left
MPPEP Phase 3 Invasive Wild-Caught Catfish
<p>The Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP) provides grants to help eligible meat and poultry processors expand their capacity, which creates new, better and more processing options for meat and poultry producers. The goal for MPPEP Phase 3 Round 2 is to support Processors of Invasive, Wild-Caught Catfish species by increasing Processing capacity and providing greater opportunity in this sector. Strategies that can fulfill the goal of this NOFO and ensure lasting impacts include projects to increase Processing capacity; increase Processing volume; elevate incomes for both fishers and Processors; and to provide fair wages, and new, stable and safe job opportunities at Processing facilities to increase economic development in rural communities.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
RD-RBS-26-03-MPPEP
Award Ceiling
$2.0M
Closes
Dec 7, 2026
41d left
Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program
<p>TCRGP focuses on development of research capacity at Tribal colleges, specifically in agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences. The program aims to teach leadership skills, knowledge, and qualities that are necessary to prepare students to be competitive with other students for agricultural and related careers in the private sector, government, and academia. Of interest are the projects involving innovative agricultural technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), data science, robotics, and other cutting edge digital tools. NIFA encourages incorporation of opportunities for training undergraduate students in these areas to equip them with the foundational knowledge and skills necessary to adapt to and thrive in an increasingly digital society and expose them to educational and career pathways in AI for food and agricultural sciences.</p>
USDA-NIFA-TCRGP-011697
Award Ceiling
$2.5M
Closes
Dec 31, 2026
65d left
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Education and Workforce Development
<p>The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Education and Workforce Development (EWD) focuses on developing the next generation of research, education, and extension professionals in the food and agricultural sciences. The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) requests applications for the AFRI’s Education and Workforce Development program areas to support:</p><p>1. professional development opportunities for K-14 educational professionals;</p><p>2. non-formal education that cultivates food and agricultural interest in youth;</p><p>3. workforce training at community, junior, and technical colleges;</p><p>4. training of undergraduate students in research and extension; </p><p>5. fellowships for predoctoral candidates;</p><p>6. fellowships for postdoctoral scholars; and</p><p>7. education and workforce development workshop grants.</p><p><br></p>
USDA-NIFA-AFRI-011596
Award Ceiling
$650K
Closes
Dec 31, 2026
65d left
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Foundational and Applied Science Program
<p><span style="color: rgb(49, 37, 28);">The AFRI Foundational and Applied Science Program supports grants in six AFRI priority areas to advance knowledge in both fundamental and applied sciences important to agriculture. The six priority areas are: Plant Health and Production and Plant Products; Animal Health and Production and Animal Products; Food Safety, Nutrition, and Health; Bioenergy, Natural Resources, and Environment; Agriculture Systems and Technology; and Agriculture Economics and Rural Communities. Research-only, extension-only, and integrated research, education and/or extension projects are solicited in this Request for Applications (RFA). See Foundational and Applied Science RFA for specific detail.</span></p>
USDA-NIFA-AFRI-011134
Award Ceiling
$10.0M
Closes
Dec 31, 2026
65d left
Agriculture Innovation Center Grant Program
<p>The primary objective of the program is to provide grants to Agriculture Innovation Centers that will provide technical assistance to agricultural producers to market value-added agricultural products.</p>
RBCS-2026-AIC
Award Ceiling
$1.0M
Closes
Jan 31, 2027
96d left
Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards Implementation Development and Maintenance, with Mutual Reliance Initiatives Clinical Trials Not Allowed
<p>The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to advance efforts for a nationally integrated animal food safety system providing state animal food regulatory programs the ability to achieve full implementation of the Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards (AFRPS) within 5 years and to maintain full implementation. This NOFO will also fund optional projects for state animal food regulatory programs to:</p><p><br></p><p>Advance food safety and protect public health by strengthening partnerships with the FDA and other state animal food regulatory partners through sharing, collaboration, coordination, and leveraging each other’s expertise, work, data, and enforcement actions.</p><p><br></p><p>Develop and standardize processes, procedures, systems, and other methods to integrate federal and state animal food regulatory work resulting in mutual reliance.</p><p>Specific outcomes may include, but are not limited to:</p><p><br></p><p>State animal food regulatory programs will achieve and maintain implementation of the AFRPS, which is recognized as a critical element to creating a national, fully integrated food safety system.</p><p><br></p><p>Operational use of standardized animal food regulatory systems developed by state programs to compel federal reliance on state regulatory work and resources and reciprocal state reliance on federal work and resources, resulting in mutual reliance.</p><p>This project will strengthen and improve FDA efforts to build an integrated food safety system by building high quality state animal food regulatory programs that can promote regulatory compliance and prevent foodborne illnesses.</p>
PAR-25-003
Award Ceiling
$300K
Closes
Apr 1, 2027
156d left
NARMS Cooperative Agreement Program to Strengthen Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens
<p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), builds upon the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) which was initiated in 1996 as one of the key activities in a national action plan to combat antibiotic resistance threats. The purpose of this FOA is to protect and promote public health by enhancing, strengthening, and sustaining antibiotic resistance surveillance in retail food specimens within the NARMS program. The NARMS cooperative agreement is intended to improve the detection of antibiotic resistance among bacteria in food commodities, as well as expand to new sites to expand the scope of sampling. Measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with the NARMS Objectives.</span></p>
PAR-25-014
Award Ceiling
$200K
Closes
Apr 1, 2027
156d left
Laboratory Flexible Funding Model (LFFM)
<p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">This cooperative agreement is intended to enhance the capacity and capabilities of state human and animal food testing laboratories in support of an integrated food safety system (IFSS). This is achieved through prioritized sample testing and food defense preparedness in the areas of microbiology, chemistry, and radiochemistry, as well as method development and capacity/capability development projects that support and expand food safety and food defense testing.</span></p>
RFA-FD-25-007
Award Ceiling
$1.5M
Closes
Jan 11, 2028
441d left
Reissue of RFA-FD-22-001 - Efficient and Innovative Natural History Studies Addressing Unmet Needs in Rare Diseases (R01 Clinical Trials Optional)
<p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to support efficient and innovative natural history studies that advance medical product development in rare diseases/conditions with unmet needs. Through the support of natural history studies with high quality and interpretable data elements, FDA expects to address critical knowledge gaps, remove major barriers to progress in the field, exert a significant and broad impact on a specific rare disease or multiple rare diseases with similar pathophysiology, and facilitate rare disease product development. </span></p>
RFA-FD-25-017
Award Ceiling
$600K
Closes
Feb 8, 2028
469d left
2026 Alaska Marine Education and Training Mini-Grant Program
<p>This announcement supports Executive Order 14276, Restoring America’s Seafood Competitiveness, by soliciting projects that support: workforce development for marine-related professions in marine science, aquaculture/mariculture, and maritime operations; enhancing seafood safety and management through training in seafood best practices, marketing, and fishery management; technological innovation in fishing practices; outreach and education for consumers on quality and sustainability of wild caught fish or products farmed through aquaculture/mariculture; enhanced regionally-specific management of fishery resources based on local knowledge; and strengthening the seafood supply chain through partnerships with industry, researchers, and community organizations to build relationships that increase the sustainability and competitiveness of the marine community in Alaska. Proposed projects must be conducted in Alaska. </p>
NOAA-NMFS-AK-2026-33268
Award Ceiling
$75K
Closes
May 1, 2028
552d left
Animal and Veterinary Innovation Centers (U18)
<p>The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit applications for inclusion as Animal and Veterinary Innovation Centers, which are intended to form long-term partnerships to address priority areas for FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM). This includes CVM developing cooperative agreement(s) with academic research institutions (public and private) to: </p> <p><br></p> <p>1. Drive research that supports the development of interventions to prevent, control, or eliminate Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus in animals, or interventions that reduce the circulation of the virus in the ecosystem. Work may also include other emerging zoonotic disease threats or One Health issues in future years. </p> <p><br></p> <p>2. Drive research that supports the development of intentional genomic alternations in animals and the advancement of regulatory science in this field, with a focus on intentional genomic alternations that support agricultural resilience, food security, animal health, or public health. </p> <p><br></p> <p><span style="color: black;">3. Drive research that supports the development of products for minor species, minor uses in major species (dogs, cats, horses, cattle, pigs, chickens, and turkeys) and other unmet veterinary medical needs in major species that create a significant animal or public health burden.</span></p>
PAR-24-251
Award Ceiling
$1.3M
Closes
May 12, 2028
563d left