Closed · RBCS-AIC-2023 · CFDA 10.377 · Discretionary

Agriculture Innovation Center Grant Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Rural Business-Cooperative Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$600K-$1M
Award range
Closed
Status
March 6, 2023
Close date
10
Expected awards

The verdict

Agriculture Innovation Center Grant Program is a closed discretionary listing from Rural Business-Cooperative Service that offered $600,000 -- $1,000,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 127 other opportunities from Rural Business-Cooperative Service.

$600K-$1M
award range
Closed
application status
10
expected awards
10.377
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Agriculture Innovation Center Grant Program is closed (last close March 6, 2023). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Rural Business-Cooperative Service still indexes 127 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 6, 2023

Posted Dec 5 Closes Mar 6

Est. Total Funding

$8,005,621

Expected Awards

10

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The primary objective of the program is to provide grants to Agriculture Innovation Centers that will provide technical assistance to agricultural producers to market value-added agricultural products.

Market-open applicant set · includes for-profit door

The eligibility set for Agriculture Innovation Center Grant Program includes a for-profit door among 10 printed types (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; +6 more). Competitive traffic can include commercial applicants alongside other listed classes. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Agriculture · Business and Commerce (AG;BC). Only 2 other Rural Business-Cooperative Service listings share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 128).

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 22
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Gail Thuner Management and Program Analyst Direct Programs Branch

What to do next

Agriculture Innovation Center Grant Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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