USDA-NIFA | 2025/2026 Grants and Application Information

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Browse and view government and federal funding opportunities from USDA-NIFA in 2025/2026. We have tracked, from USDA-NIFA, over 41 funding programs and $10,855,902 allocated funding to date.

Recent published funding opportunities:

Funding Opportunity
AFRI Childhood Obesity Prevention Challenge Area Apply for USDA NIFA AFRI 005845

Funding Number: USDA NIFA AFRI 005845
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture, Food and Nutrition, Health
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Smith Lever Speical Needs Competitive Grant Program Apply for USDA NIFA SLBCD 005842

Funding Number: USDA NIFA SLBCD 005842
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
AFRI Sustainable Bioenergy and Bioproducts RFA Apply for USDA NIFA AFRI 005460

Funding Number: USDA NIFA AFRI 005460
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture, Energy, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative: Foundational Program Apply for USDA NIFA AFRI 005843

Funding Number: USDA NIFA AFRI 005843
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative: Water for Agriculture Challenge Area Apply for USDA NIFA AFRI 005822

Funding Number: USDA NIFA AFRI 005822
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Veterinary Services Grant Program (VSGP) Apply for USDA NIFA VSGP 005824

Funding Number: USDA NIFA VSGP 005824
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
AFRI Food Security Challenge Area Apply for USDA NIFA AFRI 005823

Funding Number: USDA NIFA AFRI 005823
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
AFRI Food Safety Challenge Area Apply for USDA NIFA AFRI 005802

Funding Number: USDA NIFA AFRI 005802
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Youth Farm Safety Education and Certification Apply for USDA NIFA SLBCD 005800

Funding Number: USDA NIFA SLBCD 005800
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture, Education, Health
Funding Amount: $300,000
Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Request for Pre-Applications Apply for USDA NIFA SCRI 005799

Funding Number: USDA NIFA SCRI 005799
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Global Change, Ultraviolet Radiation Monitoring and Research Program Apply for USDA NIFA SRGP 005797

Funding Number: USDA NIFA SRGP 005797
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Food Safety Outreach Program Apply for USDA NIFA FSMA 005777

Funding Number: USDA NIFA FSMA 005777
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture, Education, Food and Nutrition
Funding Amount: $1,700,000
Special Research Grants Program - Aquaculture Research Apply for USDA NIFA SRGP 005776

Funding Number: USDA NIFA SRGP 005776
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $300,000
Renewable Resource Extension Act – National Focus Fund Projects (RREA-NFF) Apply for USDA NIFA OP 005779

Funding Number: USDA NIFA OP 005779
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: $80,000
Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program - Methyl Bromide Transition Apply for USDA NIFA ICGP 005778

Funding Number: USDA NIFA ICGP 005778
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: $500,000
Rural Health & Safety Education Apply for USDA NIFA RHSE 005756

Funding Number: USDA NIFA RHSE 005756
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture, Education, Health
Funding Amount: $350,000
Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields Program (WAMS) Apply for USDA NIFA WAMS 005736

Funding Number: USDA NIFA WAMS 005736
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Higher Education Challenge Grants Program Apply for USDA NIFA CGP 005716

Funding Number: USDA NIFA CGP 005716
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Distance Education Grants (DEG) Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas Apply for USDA NIFA RIGP 005698

Funding Number: USDA NIFA RIGP 005698
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
1890 Institution Teaching, Research and Extension Capacity Building Grants (CBG) Program Apply for USDA NIFA CBGP 005696

Funding Number: USDA NIFA CBGP 005696
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: $600,000
Resident Instruction Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas Apply for USDA NIFA RIGP 005699

Funding Number: USDA NIFA RIGP 005699
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Special Research Grants Program Potato Breeding Research Apply for USDA NIFA SRGP 005697

Funding Number: USDA NIFA SRGP 005697
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Supplemental and Alternative Crops Competitive Grants Program Apply for USDA NIFA OP 005676

Funding Number: USDA NIFA OP 005676
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: $210,000
FY '16 Farm Business Management and Benchmarking (FBMB) Competitive Grants Program RFA Apply for USDA NIFA FBMB 005638

Funding Number: USDA NIFA FBMB 005638
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Children, Youth and Families at Risk Sustainable Communities Projects Apply for USDA NIFA SLBCD 005657

Funding Number: USDA NIFA SLBCD 005657
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Alfalfa and Forage Research Program Apply for USDA NIFA OP 005656

Funding Number: USDA NIFA OP 005656
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: $250,000
Capacity Building Grants for Non Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture (NLGCA) Apply for USDA NIFA NLGCA 005637

Funding Number: USDA NIFA NLGCA 005637
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: $750,000
Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom (SPECA) Challenge Grant Program Apply for USDA NIFA SAECP 005616

Funding Number: USDA NIFA SAECP 005616
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Competitive Grants Program (ANNH) Apply for USDA NIFA AHSI 005541

Funding Number: USDA NIFA AHSI 005541
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: $1,500,000
Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants Program Apply for USDA NIFA HSI 005597

Funding Number: USDA NIFA HSI 005597
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Organic Transitions Apply for USDA NIFA ICGP 005596

Funding Number: USDA NIFA ICGP 005596
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: $500,000
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences Education and Literacy Initiative Apply for USDA NIFA AFRI 005576

Funding Number: USDA NIFA AFRI 005576
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture, Education
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II Fiscal Year 2016 Apply for USDA NIFA SBIR 005455

Funding Number: USDA NIFA SBIR 005455
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture, Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Biotechnology Risk Assessment Grants Program Apply for USDA NIFA BRAP 005435

Funding Number: USDA NIFA BRAP 005435
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program (TCRGP) Apply for USDA NIFA TCRGP 005536

Funding Number: USDA NIFA TCRGP 005536
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: $220,000
National Institute of Food and Agriculture International Wheat Yield Partnership Program Apply for USDA NIFA AFRI 005515

Funding Number: USDA NIFA AFRI 005515
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
1890 Facilities Grant Program (Renewals) Apply for USDA NIFA EF47 005516

Funding Number: USDA NIFA EF47 005516
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: $1,510,902
Tribal Colleges Extension Service Program---2016 Special Emphasis Apply for USDA NIFA SLBCD 005518

Funding Number: USDA NIFA SLBCD 005518
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture, Education
Funding Amount: $85,000
Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative Apply for USDA NIFA ICGP 005517

Funding Number: USDA NIFA ICGP 005517
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: $2,000,000
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Apply for USDA NIFA BFR 005436

Funding Number: USDA NIFA BFR 005436
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Specialty Crop Research Initiative Request for Pre-Applications (RFPA) Apply for USDA NIFA SCRI 005437

Funding Number: USDA NIFA SCRI 005437
Agency: USDA-NIFA
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: Case Dependent

 

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