Closed · USDA-AMS-TM-ACER-G-20-0006 · 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
May 11, 2020
Close date
25
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 25 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
25
expected awards
10.174
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Acer Access and Development Program is closed (last close May 11, 2020). 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 May 11, 2020

Posted Mar 9 Closes May 11

Est. Total Funding

$6,000,000

Expected Awards

25

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Acer Access and Development Program (Acer) offers grants to support the efforts of States, tribal governments, and research institutions to promote the domestic maple syrup industry. Supported activities include: 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.All applicants must be located within the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands to be considered eligible. Entities that are eligible to apply include:StatesTribal GovernmentsResearch Institutions

Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for Acer Access and Development Program (State governments; Federally recognized tribal governments). 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

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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Agency Contact

Martin j Rosier Grants Manager Phone 2022608449

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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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