Below is a list of open, upcoming, and closed funding opportunities. Keep in mind, the dates in the upcoming funding opportunity table are target dates only and are subject to change. The current list applies to competitive, directed, continuation, and capacity opportunities. Bookmark this list and check back often for updates as target dates draw near.
| Open Funding Opportunities | ||
| Solicitation Name: | RFA Type*: | Closing date: |
| FY 2024 AFRI - Education and Workforce Development | Competitive | See dates |
| FY 2024 AFRI - Foundational and Applied Science Program | Competitive | See dates |
| FY 2024 Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program | Competitive | 31 December 2024 |
| Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program | Competitive | 7 November 2024 |
| Specialty Crop Research Initiative | Competitive | 8 November 2024 |
| Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program | Competitive | 15 November 2024 |
| Upcoming Funding Opportunities: Fiscal Year 2025 (please note: these dates are subject to change) | ||
| Solicitation Name: | RFA Type*: | Target Date for RFA Publication: |
| Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program | Competitive | Oct 2024 |
| Farm Business and Benchmarking Program (FBMB) | Competitive | Oct 2024 |
| Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants | Competitive | Nov 2024 |
| Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program (BRAG) | Competitive | Nov 2024 |
| Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (WAMS) | Competitive | Nov 2024 |
| Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge (SPECA) Grants Program | Competitive | Nov 2024 |
| Resident Instruction Grants for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas Agriculture and Food Science Facilities and Equipment Program for Insular Areas | Competitive | Nov 2024 |
| Methyl Bromide Transition (MBT) | Competitive | Nov 2024 |
| Crop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants Program | Competitive | Nov 2024 |
| Distance Education Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas (DEG) | Competitive | Nov 2024 |
| Organic Agriculture Research & Extension Initiative (OREI) | Competitive | Nov 2024 |
| Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Competitive Grants Program (ANNH) | Competitive | Nov 2024 |
| GusNIP - Produce Prescription Program | Competitive | Nov 2024 |
| Children, Youth, and Families at Risk Sustainable Community Projects (CYFAR-SCP) | Competitive | Dec 2024 |
| Youth Farm Safety Education and Certification (YFSEC) | Competitive | Dec 2024 |
| Food Safety Outreach Competitive Grants Program | Competitive | Dec 2024 |
| Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program – Organic Transitions (ORG) | Competitive | Dec 2024 |
| Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants (SLSNCGP) | Competitive | Dec 2024 |
| Laying Hen and Turkey Research Program | Competitive | Dec 2024 |
| Future Proofing Plants to a Changing Climate | Competitive | Dec 2024 |
| AFRI Foundational and Applied Science | Competitive | Dec 2024 |
| Renewable Resource Extension Act National Focus Fund Projects | Competitive | Dec 2024 |
| Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Phase II | Competitive | Dec 2024 |
| Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) | Directed | Jan 2025 |
| Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Full Applications | Competitive | Jan 2025 |
| Higher Education Challenge (HEC) Grants Program | Competitive | Jan 2025 |
| Equipment Grants Program | Competitive | Jan 2025 |
| New Beginning for Tribal Students | Competitive | Jan 2025 |
| GusNIP - Nutrition Incentive Program | Competitive | Jan 2025 |
| Centers of Excellence at 1890 Institutions (1890 COEs) | Competitive | Jan 2025 |
| Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative | Competitive | Jan 2025 |
| Veterinary Services Grant Program (VSGP) | Competitive | Jan 2025 |
| Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) | Competitive | Jan 2025 |
| AFRI Sustainable Agricultural Systems | Competitive | Jan 2025 |
| Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program | Competitive | Jan 2025 |
| Supplemental and Alternative Crops (SAC) | Competitive | Jan 2025 |
| Alfalfa and Forage Research Program (AFRP) | Competitive | Jan 2025 |
| IR-4 Minor Crop Pest Management | Competitive | Jan 2025 |
| Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension - Pre-Applications | Competitive | Jan 2025 |
| Potato Breeding Research | Competitive | Jan 2025 |
| Tribal Colleges Extension Program - Capacity Applications | Continuation | Jan 2025 |
| Federally Recognized Tribes Extension - FRTEP | Continuation | Jan 2025 |
| Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants Program (TCEG) | Continuation | Feb 2025 |
| AFRI Education and Workforce Development | Continuation | Feb 2025 |
| Risk Management Education (ARME) | Continuation | Feb 2025 |
| Children, Youth, and Families at Risk Sustainable Community Projects (CYFAR-SCP) CONTINUATIONS | Continuation | Feb 2025 |
| AFRI Education and Workforce Development | Competitive | Feb 2025 |
| Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program (MSP) | Competitive | Feb 2025 |
| Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions Program (1890 Scholarships) - mandatory funds | Competitive | Feb 2025 |
| Research Facilities Act Program (RFAP) | Competitive | Feb 2025 |
| Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) | Competitive | Feb 2025 |
| Open Data Framework | Competitive | Feb 2025 |
| Tribal College Research Grant Program | Competitive | Mar 2025 |
| Early Learning Matters | Competitive | Mar 2025 |
| Enhancing Agricultural Opportunities for Military Veterans (AgVets) | Competitive | Mar 2025 |
| AgrAbility | Competitive | Mar 2025 |
| Military REACH | Competitive | Mar 2025 |
| Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network | Competitive | Mar 2025 |
| Family Advocacy Program (FAP) | Competitive | Mar 2025 |
| Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness | Competitive | Mar 2025 |
| Aquaculture Centers, section 1475 | Directed | Mar 2025 |
| National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN)/Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative (FADI) | Directed | Mar 2025 |
| Department of Defense Virtual Lab School (VLS) | Continuation | Mar 2025 |
| Army Youth Program Evaluation | Continuation | Mar 2025 |
| OneOP | Continuation | Mar 2025 |
| GusNIP - Training, Technical Assistance, Evaluation, and Information Centers | Continuation | Mar 2025 |
| Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions Program (1890 Scholarships) - discretionary funds | Continuation | Mar 2025 |
| Crop Protection and Pest Management: Extension Implementation | Continuation | Apr 2025 |
| Sun Grant Program | Continuation | Apr 2025 |
| Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative Extension Disaster Education Network | Continuation | Apr 2025 |
| National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN)/Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative (FADI) | Continuation | Apr 2025 |
| Food and Agricultural Education Information System (FAEIS) | Continuation | Apr 2025 |
| Children, Youth, and Families at Risk 4-H Military Partnership Program (CYFAR 4-H Military PDTA) | Competitive | Apr 2025 |
| Extension Collaboration on Immunization Teaching and Engagement (EXCITE) | Directed | Apr 2025 |
| Tribal Colleges Extension Program - Special Emphasis | Competitive | Apr 2025 |
| Special Research Grants for Aquaculture Research | Competitive | Apr 2025 |
| 1890 Capacity Building Programs (Teaching, Research, and Extension) (CBG) | Competitive | Apr 2025 |
| Navy 4-H Military Partnership and Outreach Support Program | Competitive | May 2025 |
| Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database Program | Directed | May 2025 |
| Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Full App | Competitive | May 2025 |
| Regional Rural Development Centers | Directed | May 2025 |
| Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship (NNF) Grants Program | Competitive | May 2025 |
| 1890 Facilities Grant Program | Continuation | May 2025 |
| National Food and Agricultural Sciences Teaching Extension and Research Awards Program | Continuation | May 2025 |
| Institute for Rural Partnerships (General Provision 778) | Continuation | May 2025 |
| Crop Protection and Pest Management: Regional Coordination | Continuation | May 2025 |
| Military Teen Adventure Camps | Continuation | May 2025 |
| Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program/Youth Support and Internship Program | Continuation | May 2025 |
| 4-H Military Extension Educator Program | Continuation | May 2025 |
| Army 4-H Military Partnership Outreach Support Grant Program | Continuation | May 2025 |
| New Technologies for Ag Extension | Continuation | Jun 2025 |
| National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) | Continuation | Jun 2025 |
| Children, Youth, and Families at Risk Professional Development and Technical Assistance Center (CYFAR PDTA) | Continuation | Jun 2025 |
| 2026 Renewable Resources Extension Act (RREAF) | Capacity | Jun 2025 |
| 2026 Agricultural research at 1890 land-grant institutions (Evans Allen/Section 1445) | Capacity | Jun 2025 |
| 2026 Agricultural Extension for 1890 land grant institutions (Section 1444 Program) | Capacity | Jun 2025 |
| 2026 Expanded Food and Nutrition Education (EFNEP) | Capacity | Jun 2025 |
| 2026 Animal Health and Disease Research (AHDR) | Capacity | Jun 2025 |
| 2026 Joint Cooperative Extension Programs at 1862 Land-Grant Institutions and University of the District of Columbia Public Postsecondary Education Reorganization Act Program (DCPPERA) | Capacity | Jun 2025 |
| 2026 Smith-Lever Special Needs (Cooperative Extension 1862) | Capacity | Jun 2025 |
| 2026 McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research | Capacity | Jun 2025 |
| 2026 Hatch Act of 1887 (Formula Research at State Agricultural Experiment Stations) | Capacity | Jun 2025 |
| 2026 Hatch Act of 1887 (Multistate Research at State Agricultural Experiment Stations) | Capacity | Jun 2025 |
| Closed | ||
| Solicitation Name: | RFA Type*: | Date |
| Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs Phase I | Competitive | 17 September 2024 |
*Request For Application Types:
- Competitive RFAs are open to all eligible applicants and will be available on grants.gov.
- Directed RFAs are sent to applicants that are predetermined to be eligible for funding for specific purposes.
- Continuation award is an award instrument by which NIFA agrees to support a specified level of effort for a predetermined period of time with a statement of intention to provide additional support at a future date, provided that performance has been satisfactory, appropriations are available for this purpose, and continued support would be in the best interest of the Federal government and the public. A continuation award is issued for the subsequent years of a new award.
If you have any questions regarding this timeline, please contact the National Program Leader (NPL) with the associated program.