Closed · USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-009723 · CFDA 10.511 · 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
April 13, 2023
Close date
-
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. 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
10.511
CFDA program
837
other opportunities from National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Archived opportunity record

Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants… is closed (last close April 13, 2023). 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 April 13, 2023

Posted Mar 3 Closes Apr 13

Est. Total Funding

$462,000

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The purpose of the Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program (SLSNCGP), Assistance Listing 10.511, is to support innovative, education-based approaches to address disaster preparedness and specific responses related to disasters or disaster threats caused by natural, human-made, or technological hazards, or by other factors that contribute to the exposure or vulnerability of a community. The goals and objectives of SLSNCGP include supporting quality of life in communities across the United States by addressing disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation in food and agricultural systems. The SLSNCGP also seeks to continue to provide information and resources to USDA stakeholders and collaborators to improve decision-making before, during, and after disasters.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-009723

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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What to do next

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

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