Closed · USDA-NIFA-SRGP-006204 · CFDA 10.200 · Discretionary

Special Research Grants Program, Potato Breeding Research

Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institute of Food and Agriculture, cataloged on Grants.gov.

Varies
Award range
Closed
Status
March 28, 2017
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Special Research Grants Program, Potato Breeding Research is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Food and Agriculture that offered Varies by applicant. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 837 other opportunities from National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

Varies
award range
Closed
application status
10.200
CFDA program
837
other opportunities from National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Archived opportunity record

Special Research Grants Program is closed (last close March 28, 2017). The parent program page for CFDA 10.200 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. National Institute of Food and Agriculture still indexes 837 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed March 28, 2017

Posted Jan 18 Closes Mar 28

Est. Total Funding

$1,850,000

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The purpose of this grant program is to support potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) research programs that focus on varietal development and testing and potato varieties for commercial production. As used herein, varietal development and testing is research using conventional breeding and/or biotechnological genetics to develop improved potato varieties. Aspects of evaluation, screening and testing must support variety development.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-NIFA-SRGP-006204

Grants.gov marks Special Research Grants Program with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Agriculture (AG). This eligibility-code string dominates the National Institute of Food and Agriculture book (699 peers, 83% of 838).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 10.200

Grants for Agricultural Research — Special Research Grants

U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Agency Contact

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What to do next

Special Research Grants Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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