Closed · USDA-NIFA-SBIR-007712 · CFDA 10.212 · Discretionary

FY21 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I

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

up to $107K
Award range
Closed
Status
October 24, 2020
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

FY21 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Food and Agriculture that offered Up to $106,500. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 837 other opportunities from National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

up to $107K
award range
Closed
application status
10.212
CFDA program
837
other opportunities from National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Archived opportunity record

FY21 Small Business Innovation Research Phase… is closed (last close October 24, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. 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 October 24, 2020

Posted Aug 17 Closes Oct 24

Est. Total Funding

$25,000,000

Instrument

Grant

Description

Funds may be awarded up to $100,000 for a Phase I project or $106,500 with TABA . Proposed Phase I projects should prove the scientific or technical feasibility of the approach or concept. Projects dealing with agriculturally related manufacturing and alternative and renewable energy technologies are encouraged across all SBIR topic areas. USDA SBIR's flexible research areas ensure innovative projects consistent with USDA's vision of a healthy and productive nation in harmony with the land, air, and water. USDA SBIR Program has awarded over 2000 research and development projects since 1983, allowing hundreds of small businesses to explore their technological potential, and providing an incentive to profit from the commercialization of innovative ideas. Click below for more SBIR information.

Small-business / for-profit corridor · USDA-NIFA-SBIR-007712

FY21 Small Business Innovation Research Phase… prints a for-profit / small-business applicant door (Small businesses). Treat the listing as business-facing unless the full Grants.gov announcement narrows it further. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Agriculture (AG). Only 4 other National Institute of Food and Agriculture listings share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 838).

Code 23
Small businesses

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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