As requested by stakeholders in Project CAFÉ feedback, we are working to make this a more streamlined process. Keep in mind, these are target dates only and are subject to change until the Request For Applications are published in Grants.gov. The current list applies to competitive, directed, continuations, and capacity RFAs. Bookmark this list and check back often for updates as target dates draw near.
Table of Contents
| Target August/September 2023 | |
| Request for Applications Type*: | Solicitation Name: |
| Capacity | Agricultural Extension for 1890 land grant institutions (Section 1444 Program) |
| Capacity | Agricultural Research at 1890 Land-Grant institutions (Evans Allen/Section 1445) |
| Directed | Air Force 4-H Youth Military Partnership and Outreach Program |
| Capacity | Animal Health and Disease Research (AHDR) |
| Directed | Aquaculture Centers, section 1475 |
| Directed | Army 4-H Military Partnership |
| Continuation | Army Relocation Readiness Program Evaluation |
| Directed | Blue Ribbon Panel on Land-grant cooperation and collaboration |
| Continuation | Children, Youth, and Families at Risk 4-H Military Partnership Program (CYFAR 4-H Military PDTA) |
| Continuation | Children, Youth, and Families at Risk Professional Development and Technical Assistance Center (CYFAR PDTA) |
| Continuation | Children, Youth, and Families at Risk Sustainable Community Projects (CYFAR-SCP) |
| Continuation | Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness |
| Continuation | Crop Protection and Pest Management: Extension Implementation |
| Continuation | Crop Protection and Pest Management: Regional Coordination |
| Continuation | Department of Defense Virtual Lab School (VLS) |
| Continuation | Early Learning Matters |
| Competitive | Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Full App |
| Capacity | Expanded Food and Nutrition Education (EFNEP) |
| Continuation | Family Advocacy Program (FAP) |
| Competitive | Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network |
| Continuation | Federally Recognized Tribes Extension - FRTEP |
| Competitive | Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship (NNF) Grants Program |
| Directed | Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database |
| Continuation | Global Change, UV Radiation Monitoring and Research (Agroclimatology) |
| Capacity | Hatch Act of 1887 (Formula Research at State Agricultural Experiment Stations) |
| Capacity | Hatch Act of 1887 (Multistate Research at State Agricultural Experiment Stations) |
| Continuation | IR-4 Minor Crop Pest Management |
| Capacity | Joint Cooperative Extension Programs at 1862 Land-Grant Institutions and University of the District of Columbia Public Postsecondary Education Reorganization Act Program (DCPPERA |
| Capacity | McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research |
| Continuation | Military Families Learning Network |
| Continuation | Military REACH |
| Directed | National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN)/Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative (FADI) |
| Continuation | National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) |
| Competitive | National Awards Program for Excellence in College and University Teaching in the Food and Agricultural Sciences |
| Continuation | National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN)/Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative (FADI) |
| Directed | Regional Rural Development Centers |
| Competitive | Renewable Resource Extension Act National Focus Fund Projects |
| Capacity | Renewable Resources Extension Act (RREAF) |
| Continuation | Risk Management Education (ARME) |
| Continuation | Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions Program (1890 Scholarships) - discretionary funds |
| Capacity | Smith-Lever Special Needs (Cooperative Extension 1862) |
| Continuation | Special Research Grants for Aquaculture Research |
| Competitive | Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Full Applications |
| Continuation | Sun Grant Program |
| Competitive | Supplemental and Alternative Crops (SAC) |
| Directed | Teen Adventure Camps |
| Continuation | Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants Program (TCEG) |
| Continuation | Tribal Colleges Extension Program - Capacity Applications |
| Competitive | Urban, Indoor and Emerging Ag. (UIE) |
| Competitive | WIC - Workforce Evaluation & TA Center |
| Competitive | WIC - Workforce Regional Education Centers |
| Directed | Youth Support and Internship Program (YSIP) |
| Published RFAs | ||
| Request for Applications Type*: | Solicitation Name: | Closing date: |
| Competitive | Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) - Sustainable Agricultural Systems*** | See dates |
| Competitive | AFRI - Education and Workforce Development | See dates |
| Competitive | AFRI - Foundational and Applied Science Program | See dates |
| Competitive | Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (CFPCGP) | 30 October 2023 |
| Competitive | AFRI - Education and Workforce Development (EWD) | 7 December 2023 |
| Competitive | Foundational and Applied Science Program (FAS) | 29 December 2023 |
AFRI Sustainable Agricultural Systems -added for October Release
**Deputy Under-Secretary Approval
***Deputy Secretary Approval or delegate
*Request For Application Types:
- Competitive and Multi Year Solicitations 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.
- Note: Projected dates for AFRI and Capacity Grant Request For Applications are not included in this timeline at this time.
If you have any questions regarding this timeline, please contact the National Program Leader (NPL) with the associated program or email policy@usda.gov.