Department of Agriculture

21 open or forecast opportunities.

  1. Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program

    due 2026-11-10 · awards $30,000 to $750,000 · total $5,700,000
    National Institute of Food and Agriculture · USDA-NIFA-NLGCA-011938

    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 ...

  2. Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs Phase II

    due 2026-11-17 · awards $600,000 to $650,000 · total $24,750,000
    National Institute of Food and Agriculture · USDA-NIFA-SBIR-012221

    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 ...

  3. Easement Restoration and Stewardship

    due 2026-11-19 · awards $250,000 to $5,000,000
    Natural Resources Conservation Service · USDA-NHQ-ACEP-26-NOFO0001456

    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 ...

  4. Affordable Rural Cooperative (ARC) Energy Program

    due 2026-11-20 · awards $100,000 to $20,000,000 · total $175,000,000
    Rural Utilities Service · RUS-ARC-2026

    The Rural Utilities Service (RUS or the Agency), a Rural Development (RD) agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is soliciting Letters of Interest (LOI) for applications under the Affordable Rural Cooperative (ARC) Program. In addition, the Agency is announcing the eligibility requirements, ...

  5. Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program

    due 2026-12-03 · awards $25,000 to $1,200,000 · total $30,600,000
    National Institute of Food and Agriculture · USDA-NIFA-HSI-011903

    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 ...

  6. Specialty Crop Multi-State Grant Program 2026

    due 2026-12-04 · awards $250,000 to $1,000,000 · total $14,300,000
    Agricultural Marketing Service · USDA-AMS-TM-SCMP-G-26-0020

    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 ...

  7. MPPEP Phase 3 Invasive Wild-Caught Catfish

    due 2026-12-07 · awards $50,000 to $2,000,000 · total $6,000,000
    Rural Business-Cooperative Service · RD-RBS-26-03-MPPEP

    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 ...

  8. Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program

    due 2026-12-08 · awards up to $1,000,000 · total $3,500,000
    Forest Service · USDA-FS-2026-GLRI-CFP

    Federally recognized Indian Tribes, local government entities, and nonprofit organizations that are qualified to acquire and manage land may apply for up to $1,000,000 for the fee simple acquisition of private forest land in portions of the Lake Superior Basin of Michigan and Wisconsin. Projects submitted for funding ...

  9. Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Foundational and Applied Science Program

    due 2026-12-31 · awards $10,000 to $10,000,000 · total $300,000,000
    National Institute of Food and Agriculture · USDA-NIFA-AFRI-011134

    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, ...

  10. Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Education and Workforce Development

    due 2026-12-31 · awards $10,000 to $650,000 · total $39,700,000
    National Institute of Food and Agriculture · USDA-NIFA-AFRI-011596

    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 ...

  11. Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program

    due 2026-12-31 · awards $150,000 to $2,500,000 · total $11,574,000
    National Institute of Food and Agriculture · USDA-NIFA-TCRGP-011697

    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 ...

  12. Solid Waste Management Grant Program

    due 2026-12-31 · awards up to $1,000,000 · total $4,000,000
    Rural Utilities Service · SWMFY27

    Funds may be used to: (a) Provide technical assistance and/or training to reduce the solid waste stream through reduction, recycling, and reuse. (b) Provide training to enhance operator skills in maintaining and operating active landfills. (c) Provide technical assistance and/or training for operators of landfills ...

  13. Technical Assistance and Training Grant Program

    due 2026-12-31 · total $35,000,000
    Rural Utilities Service · TAT-FY27

    Funds may be used to pay expenses associated with providing technical assistance and/or training (TAT) to: Identify and evaluate solutions to water problems relating to source, storage, treatment, or distribution; identify and evaluate solutions to waste problems relating to collection, treatment, or disposal: assist ...

  14. Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives Program (DBI) Fiscal Year 2026

    due 2027-01-04 · awards $2,300,000 to $3,450,000 · total $12,650,000
    Agricultural Marketing Service · USDA-AMS-TM-DBI-G-26-0011

    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 ...

  15. National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program (NADPRP) FY 2027 Industry Preparedness Funding Opportunity

    due 2027-01-07 · awards $500,000 to $4,000,000 · total $40,000,000
    Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · USDA-APHIS-10025-VSSP0000-27-0001

    The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Veterinary Services (VS) announces the availability of up to $40,000,000 in funding through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and the 2018 Farm Bill for the National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program FY 2027 Industry Preparedness Funding ...

  16. National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program (NADPRP) FY 2027 State Preparedness Funding Opportunity

    due 2027-01-07 · awards $500,000 to $2,000,000 · total $40,000,000
    Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · USDA-APHIS-10025-VSSP0000-27-0002

    The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Veterinary Services (VS) announces the availability of up to $40,000,000 in funding through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and the 2018 Farm Bill for the National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program FY 2027 State Preparedness Funding ...

  17. Harvest to Hallways: National School Lunch Program, Equipment Assistance Grants

    due 2027-01-11 · awards $1 to $6,200,306 · total $50,000,000
    Food and Nutrition Service · USDA-FNA-CN-HTH-NSLP-EAG-2027

    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Under the leadership of Secretary Brooke Rollins, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is committed to a new school meals policy plan aligning the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030— providing real food, in every cafeteria. ...

  18. Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program for Non-Federal Lands

    due 2027-01-26 · awards $100,000 to $600,000 · total $11,340,000
    Forest Service · USDA-FS-2026-LSR

    The Forest Service is offering this one LSR non-federal lands Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) which replaces the three regional (Southern/IITF, Western, and Northeast/Midwestern) NOFOs. The purpose of the Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) Program is to encourage collaborative, science-based restoration of ...

  19. Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program for Tribes

    due 2027-01-26 · awards $100,000 to $300,000 · total $1,260,000
    Forest Service · USDA-FS-2026-LSR-TRIBAL

    The purpose of the Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) Program is to encourage collaborative, science-based restoration of priority forest landscapes. This competitive grant program supports collaborative high impact projects that lead to measurable outcomes on priority forest landscapes, leverage public and private ...

  20. Agriculture Innovation Center Grant Program

    due 2027-01-31 · awards $600,000 to $1,000,000 · total $2,500,000
    Rural Business-Cooperative Service · RBCS-2026-AIC

    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.

  21. Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program

    no deadline listed · awards $1,500 to $500,000 · total $35,400,000
    Rural Business-Cooperative Service · RDBCP-REAP-RES-EEI-2019

    REAP Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvement Program.Refer to Application Package AND Application Instruction links to obtain all necessary forms for a complete application.Contact State Energy Coordinators with questions: http://www.rd.usda.gov/files/RBS_StateEnergyCoordinators.pdf