Competitive grant programs enable NIFA, via a rigorous peer review process, to select the highest quality proposals from a large pool of institutions and organizations. Each competitive program may have different eligibility rules. This page contains links to all competitive grant programs including Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) programs and non-AFRI programs.
Non-AFRI Competitive Grant Programs
Non-AFRI Competitive Grant Programs
Page last updated: July 15, 2026