Closed · USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-006551 · CFDA 10.500 · Discretionary

Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program

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

$15K-$150K
Award range
Closed
Status
June 19, 2018
Close date
8
Expected awards

The verdict

Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Food and Agriculture that offered $15,000 -- $150,000 across 8 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 837 other opportunities from National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

$15K-$150K
award range
Closed
application status
8
expected awards
10.500
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants… is closed (last close June 19, 2018). The parent program page for CFDA 10.500 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 June 19, 2018

Posted Apr 19 Closes Jun 19

Est. Total Funding

$462,000

Expected Awards

8

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

Within the states and territories, the Cooperative Extension System has repeatedly served as the trusted community organization that has helped to enable families, communities, and businesses to successfully prepare for, respond to and cope with disaster losses and critical incidents. Once a disaster has occurred, the local extension outreach includes: 1) Communicating practical science-based risk information, 2) Developing relevant educational experiences and programs, 3) Working with individuals and communities to open new communication channels, and 4) Mitigating losses and facilitating recovery. NIFA intends to fund Special Needs projects to implement applied scientific programs that serve public needs in preparation for, during and after local or regional emergency situations.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-006551

Grants.gov marks Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants… 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.

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 10.500

Cooperative Extension Service

U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Agency Contact

NIFA Help Desk Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays

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What to do next

Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 10.500 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Cooperative Extension Service indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • National Institute of Food and Agriculture lists 837 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

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