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Supports research and extension for specialty crops (fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture and nursery crops, floriculture). Priority areas include disease and pest resistance, production efficiency, marketing, food safety, and mechanization.

Competitive grants for applied research, pilot projects, and technical assistance in conservation, sustainable agriculture, and food security. Prefers projects that are replicable and influence policy or systems change. Focuses on low- and middle-income countries.

Grants supporting projects that transform Michigan food systems by strengthening growers, processors, distributors, and access to healthy, culturally appropriate food through ecologically sound and sustainable methods. Includes pollinator support and market access.

Competitive checkoff funding for soybean research that improves profitability, production efficiency, and market opportunities for Maryland farmers. Priorities include production research, cover crops, pest/disease management, and animal agriculture.

Checkoff research grants to solve production problems and improve efficiency for Pennsylvania soybean farmers — including production, utilization, new uses, and projects supporting animal agriculture.

The flagship NIFA competitive grants program funding foundational and applied research in plant health, animal health, food safety, nutrition, rural prosperity, and sustainable agricultural systems. Awards include standard grants, coordinated agricultural projects (CAP), and food and agricultural science enhancement (FASE) grants.

Provides grants to support education, mentoring, and technical assistance initiatives for beginning farmers and ranchers. Projects must include training components in production, business management, legal requirements, and access to capital.

Phase I grants (~$100K) to explore technical feasibility and Phase II (~$600K) to commercialize ag-tech innovations. Priority topics include precision agriculture, sustainable crop production, food safety tech, rural energy, and agricultural data analytics.

Competitive grants for farmers, agricultural professionals, and researchers working on sustainable agricultural systems. Programs include Farmer/Rancher grants, Professional Development grants, and Research & Education grants. Four regional programs (North Central, Northeast, South, West).

Funds research to understand the structure and function of genomes of plants important to agriculture. Projects may address gene function, comparative genomics, bioinformatics, and tools to accelerate crop improvement. Encourages collaboration between plant biologists and computational scientists.

Resources for agricultural workers and activists advancing regenerative agriculture practices that draw carbon into the soil and support better livelihoods. Emphasis on soil carbon, food sovereignty, and climate mitigation.

Competitive grants for farmer-led watershed groups (Wisconsin) to protect water quality by improving soil health and maintaining continuous living cover. Funds per-acre and outcome-based incentives for participating farmers. Operated with USDA-NRCS RCPP funds.

Annual checkoff-funded solicitation for applied and basic soybean research and extension that delivers practical benefits to Iowa soybean farmers — productivity, profitability, and environmental stewardship.

Full applications due June 10, 2026 for research advancing fertilizer efficiency and nutrient-use management.

Preapplications due June 10, 2026 (full applications by invitation, due Sept 2, 2026). $100K–$500K per project (40% match required) for research giving U.S. swine and beef producers practical solutions that promote judicious antibiotic use and improve animal health and welfare.

Up to $6M available; individual projects up to $1.5M over three years for action research accelerating adoption of climate-smart agriculture and improving climate resiliency of farms and food value chains. One FFAR application due July 1, 2026.

$50 million available for on-farm trials that evaluate innovative conservation approaches in partnership with agricultural producers — part of NRCS's $65M FY2026 CIG investment. Applicant webinar June 17, 2026.

$15 million for partners to develop new tools, technologies, and strategies that support next-generation conservation efforts on working lands. Applicant webinar June 18, 2026.

Year-round rapid-response funding (grants up to $250,000, matching required) for research and outreach addressing emerging or unanticipated threats to the U.S. food supply or agricultural systems. Submit a one-page concept note anytime via FFAR's Grants Management portal.