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The A1601 Small and Medium-Sized Farms program area priority within Agriculture Economics and Rural Communities (AERC) program area focuses on the development and/or adoption of new models to assist agricultural (farm, forest, or ranch) landowner/manager decision making with respect to appropriate scale management strategies and technologies to enhance economic efficiency and sustainability, including the viability and competitiveness of small and medium-sized dairy, poultry, livestock, crop, forestry, aquaculture, and other operations.

Program Area Priority Code: A1601

Funding Opportunity: ​see Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Foundational and Applied Science Program (AFRI-FAS) NOFO Small and Medium-Sized Farms Key Information. Please adhere to the Funding Opportunity Number (FON), program area priority code, and deadline when submitting.

Program Area Priority Contact: Rachel Seman-Varner

Page last updated: May 18, 2026

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