Agriculture Grants

The Supplemental and Alternative Crops (SAC) program is designed to help expand the use and acreage of alternative crops in the U.S. These crops can be used for food, animal feed,...

This grant program is designed to help Alaska Native-serving and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions improve their educational and research capabilities in areas related to food,...

This grant is designed to help Alaska Native-serving and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions improve their educational and research programs related to food, agriculture, natural...

The McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program is a grant from the USDA aimed at improving food security, reducing hunger, and enhancing literacy an...

The McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program is a grant opportunity from the USDA aimed at improving food security, reducing hunger, and enhancing...

This grant is designed to support innovative research and development of treatments for ultra-rare cancers, which are cancers affecting 300 to 400 people or less in the U.S. each y...

This grant supports workshops that study important crops and animals to improve agricultural production. It aims to fill knowledge gaps in genetics and phenomics, understand import...

This grant is for organizing workshops that focus on studying and improving the genetics of important crops and animals in agriculture. The goal is to fill knowledge gaps and enhan...

The Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative is a grant opportunity aimed at studying important crops and animals to improve agricultural production in the U.S. This involves unde...

This grant aims to help colleges and universities in U.S. territories improve their education and research programs in agriculture and food sciences. The funding can be used to enh...

The Distance Education Grants Program is designed to help colleges and universities in U.S. territories improve their teaching programs in food and agricultural sciences using onli...

This grant is aimed at improving alfalfa seed and forage production systems. It supports projects that enhance yields, improve harvest and storage, explore new uses for alfalfa, an...

The Open Data Framework grant aims to help create secure and neutral places where farmers, universities, and nonprofits can store and share data. This is to boost agricultural inno...

The Methyl Bromide Transition Program is designed to help find and use new ways to manage pests without using methyl bromide, a chemical that's being phased out. This program focus...

The Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP) offers up to $52 million to state and tribal governments to help them create or improve programs that encourage...

The 2026 Alaska Marine Education and Training Mini-Grant Program aims to boost the seafood industry in Alaska by funding projects that focus on marine-related workforce development...

The Assistive Technology Program for Farmers with Disabilities, also known as AgrAbility, aims to help farmers with disabilities, including veterans, succeed in their agricultural...

The Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program (FRTEP) provides funding to support educational and outreach programs specifically designed for Tribal communities. The goal is to...

The Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program aims to improve the quality of life in rural communities by providing essential knowledge for rural development, en...

The Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program is designed to help Tribal colleges build their research capabilities, especially in agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences....

The Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2026 is a grant opportunity for past participants of U.S. government-funded or sponsored exchange programs in Mauritius. Teams of at least two...

The Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP) for 2026 is a grant from the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service. It aims to help local and regional food businesses grow by supporting th...

The Regional Food System Partnership grant is designed to help build and improve local and regional food systems by fostering partnerships between public and private entities. The...

The Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) for 2026 is a grant from the USDA to help grow and improve markets where farmers sell directly to consumers, like farmers markets. This...

The Specialty Crop Multi-State Grant Program 2026 is designed to support projects that improve the competitiveness of specialty crops grown in the U.S. or its territories. It encou...

The Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) grant is designed to support research and outreach projects that address significant challenges in the specialty crops industry. This...

The Zambia Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2026 is a grant opportunity for alumni of U.S.-sponsored exchange programs to create innovative projects that address community challen...

The Renewable Resource Extension Act National Focus Fund Projects aim to help improve the sustainability of U.S. forests and rangelands. This grant supports projects that make scie...

The Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program offers funding to support creative educational projects that help communities prepare for and respond to various disasters,...

The PRISM grant is designed to help modernize how the FDA oversees public health by supporting collaborations that improve regulatory processes. This is important because as new me...

The PRISM grant is a cooperative agreement from the FDA aimed at modernizing how we regulate medical products, diagnostics, foods, and digital health. It supports collaborations th...

This grant is to design and deliver a training program in the U.S. for nine Uzbek professionals from the private sector. The focus is on marketing U.S. distilled spirits to increas...

The USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service is offering a grant to design and deliver a training program for marketing U.S. soy to Uzbekistan. This program will train eight mid- to sen...

This grant is for creating and running a training program in the U.S. for nine Armenian officials from various sectors. The goal is to teach them about U.S. food safety regulations...

This grant is designed to support projects that help organic farmers and processors improve their operations and products. It's aimed at those already following organic standards,...

This grant is designed to support projects that help organic farmers and processors improve their operations and market high-quality organic products. The focus is on projects that...

This grant is designed to support projects that help organic farmers and processors improve their ability to produce and sell high-quality organic products. It also aims to make Am...

The Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) helps farmers, ranchers, and related groups start or expand projects that add value to agricultural products. This could mean processing or ma...

The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Strengthening Agricultural Systems grant aims to improve the U.S. food and agricultural system. It supports projects that enhance agr...

This grant is designed to support clinical trials that test the safety and effectiveness of new treatments for rare diseases. The goal is to help develop more approved treatments f...

This grant is designed to help state labs that test human and animal food improve their testing capabilities. The goal is to support a national food safety system by enhancing labs...

This grant is for academic research institutions to become Animal and Veterinary Innovation Centers. These centers will partner with the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine to res...

This grant opportunity is about partnering with the Fish and Wildlife Service to carry out agricultural activities on National Wildlife Refuge System lands. The goal is to help wil...