Closed · USDA-AMS-TM-ACER-G-18-0006 · CFDA 10.174 · Discretionary

Acer Access and Development Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Agricultural Marketing Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $500K
Award range
Closed
Status
June 8, 2018
Close date
12
Expected awards

The verdict

Acer Access and Development Program is a closed discretionary listing from Agricultural Marketing Service that offered Up to $500,000 across 12 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 123 other opportunities from Agricultural Marketing Service.

up to $500K
award range
Closed
application status
12
expected awards
10.174
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Acer Access and Development Program is closed (last close June 8, 2018). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Agricultural Marketing Service still indexes 123 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 8, 2018

Posted Apr 24 Closes Jun 8

Est. Total Funding

$3,000,000

Expected Awards

12

Instrument

Grant

Description

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requests applications for the Acer Access and Development Program (Acer). AMS will competitively award grants to eligible applicants for projects that support the efforts of States, tribal governments, and research institutions to promote the domestic maple syrup industry through activities associated with: promotion of research and education related to maple syrup production; promotion of natural resource sustainability in the maple syrup industry; market promotion for maple syrup and maple-sap products; encouragement of owners and operators of privately held land containing species of trees in the genus Acer—to initiate or expand maple-sugaring activities on the land; or to voluntarily make the land available, including by lease or other means, for access by the public for maple-sugaring activities. Eligible applicants include States, tribal governments, and research institutions. This announcement provides information about the eligibility criteria for applicants and projects, and the application forms and associated instructions needed to apply for an award.

Multi-door applicant board · 3 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 3 distinct applicant types for Acer Access and Development Program (State governments; Federally recognized tribal governments; Others (see official listing text)). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Agriculture (AG). Only 1 other Agricultural Marketing Service listing share this exact eligibility-code string (1% of 124).

Code 00
State governments
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
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

View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.

View on Grants.gov

Agency Contact

Martin Rosier Grants Management Specialist (Team Lead) Phone 202-260-8449

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What to do next

Acer Access and Development Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants