Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NIFA KMB 32361
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- The National Institute of Food and Agriculture in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.511.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2026-04-01.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2026-06-01. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $115,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program (SLSNCGP), Assistance Listing 10.511, is a discretionary grant opportunity administered by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to fund innovative, education-based projects focused on disaster preparedness and potential response. The program is designed to help communities reduce risk and improve readiness for a wide range of threats, including natural disasters (such as hurricanes, floods, drought, wildfires, and severe storms), human-made incidents, and technological disasters or disaster threats. In practical terms, the emphasis is on educational approaches, meaning projects that build knowledge, skills, and preparedness through training, outreach, curriculum, Extension-style programming, and other learning-centered methods that can be implemented before, during, or after disaster events.
Eligibility is narrowly limited to 1862 Land-grant Institutions located in the 50 U.S. states and specified U.S. territories and affiliated areas: American Samoa, Guam, Micronesia, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. A key feature is that an eligible institution, including an independent branch campus or a branch institution within a state system, may submit an application for a project that is carried out principally for its own students or faculty and managed primarily by its own personnel. The structure allows the applicant to execute the project without being required to share award funds with other partners, which can simplify budgeting and administration when the work is primarily internal to the institution.
At the same time, collaboration is clearly permitted. Awardees may subcontract with organizations that are not themselves eligible to apply, as long as those organizations are necessary to conduct the project. In addition, 1862 Land-grant Institutions may partner with each other and may also collaborate with other Land-grant Institutions (including 1890 and 1994 institutions), non-Land-grant colleges and universities, and non-governmental organizations within the state or region as part of a joint proposal. This flexibility supports projects that need cross-institutional expertise, regional coordination, or specialized capabilities that sit outside the applicant institution.
Funding details indicate an award ceiling of $115,000 per grant, with an expected five awards under this opportunity. The funding opportunity number is USDA NIFA KMB 32361. The opportunity was created on 2026-04-01, and the original application closing date is 2026-06-01. Because eligibility is strictly enforced, the notice cautions that failure to meet any eligibility criterion by the application deadline can lead to the application being excluded from consideration; even if an ineligible application is reviewed, NIFA will be unable to make an award.
Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program (SLSNCGP) - FAQs
1) What is the Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program (SLSNCGP)?
The Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program (SLSNCGP), Assistance Listing 10.511, is a discretionary grant opportunity administered by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). It supports innovative, education-based projects that focus on disaster preparedness and potential response.
2) What is the main goal of this grant opportunity?
The program is designed to help communities reduce risk and improve readiness for a wide range of disaster threats by funding education-centered approaches. The emphasis is on building knowledge, skills, and preparedness through learning-focused activities that can be implemented before, during, or after disaster events.
3) What types of disasters or threats does the program address?
Projects may address a broad range of threats, including:
- Natural disasters (such as hurricanes, floods, drought, wildfires, and severe storms)
- Human-made incidents
- Technological disasters or disaster threats
4) What kinds of projects are considered a good fit?
The opportunity emphasizes educational approaches. Examples of the types of activities described include training, outreach, curriculum development, Extension-style programming, and other learning-centered methods aimed at improving preparedness and response readiness.
5) Is this primarily a research grant or an education grant?
Based on the opportunity description, the focus is on education-based projects (training, outreach, curriculum, Extension-style programming, and similar learning-centered methods) that improve disaster preparedness and potential response.
6) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is narrowly limited to 1862 Land-grant Institutions located in the 50 U.S. states and specified U.S. territories and affiliated areas.
7) Which territories and affiliated areas are included for eligibility?
The eligible U.S. territories and affiliated areas listed are:
- American Samoa
- Guam
- Micronesia
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Puerto Rico
- U.S. Virgin Islands
8) Can an independent branch campus or branch institution apply?
Yes. An eligible institution, including an independent branch campus or a branch institution within a state system, may submit an application for a project that is carried out principally for its own students or faculty and managed primarily by its own personnel.
9) Can the proposed project be focused mainly on the applicant institution's own students or faculty?
Yes. A key feature noted is that an eligible institution may apply for a project carried out principally for its own students or faculty, with the project managed primarily by its own personnel.
10) Does the applicant have to share award funds with partners?
No. The structure described allows the applicant to execute the project without being required to share award funds with other partners, which can simplify budgeting and administration when the work is primarily internal to the institution.
11) Are collaborations allowed under this program?
Yes. Collaboration is explicitly permitted. The opportunity notes that 1862 Land-grant Institutions may partner with each other and may also collaborate with other Land-grant Institutions (including 1890 and 1994 institutions), non-Land-grant colleges and universities, and non-governmental organizations within the state or region as part of a joint proposal.
12) Can an awardee subcontract with organizations that are not eligible to apply?
Yes. Awardees may subcontract with organizations that are not themselves eligible to apply, as long as those organizations are necessary to conduct the project.
13) What is the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling is $115,000 per grant.
14) How many awards are expected?
The opportunity indicates that five awards are expected.
15) What is the Assistance Listing number for this opportunity?
The Assistance Listing is 10.511.
16) What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is USDA NIFA KMB 32361.
17) When was this opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on 2026-04-01.
18) What is the application deadline?
The original application closing date is 2026-06-01.
19) What happens if an applicant does not meet eligibility requirements by the deadline?
The notice cautions that eligibility is strictly enforced. Failure to meet any eligibility criterion by the application deadline can lead to the application being excluded from consideration. Even if an ineligible application is reviewed, NIFA will be unable to make an award.
20) What is the administering agency?
This program is administered by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
21) What is meant by "discretionary grant opportunity" in this context?
The opportunity is described as a discretionary grant opportunity, meaning awards are made competitively and are not automatic. Applications are considered under the program rules and the agency's review and award processes, with funding decisions made by NIFA.
22) Can projects include activities that occur before, during, or after a disaster?
Yes. The description notes that learning-centered methods can be implemented before, during, or after disaster events, reflecting a focus on preparedness as well as potential response-related education.
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