Closed · USDA-AMS-TM-ACER-G-24-0016 · CFDA 10.174 · Discretionary

Acer Access and Development Program

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

$200K-$500K
Award range
Closed
Status
May 28, 2024
Close date
15
Expected awards

The verdict

Acer Access and Development Program is a closed discretionary listing from Agricultural Marketing Service that offered $200,000 -- $500,000 across 15 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 123 other opportunities from Agricultural Marketing Service.

$200K-$500K
award range
Closed
application status
15
expected awards
10.174
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Acer Access and Development Program is closed (last close May 28, 2024). 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 28, 2024

Posted Mar 21 Closes May 28

Est. Total Funding

$6,400,000

Expected Awards

15

Instrument

Grant

Description

To support the efforts of States, Tribal governments, and research institutions to promote the domestic maple syrup industry through the following activities: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; orto voluntarily make the land available, including by lease or other means, for access by the public for maple-sugaring activities.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 6 doors

Acer Access and Development Program bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (6 doors: State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +2 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Agriculture (AG). Only 2 other Agricultural Marketing Service listings share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 124).

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 04
Special district governments
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
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

ACER Grant Program Questions: mrp-ams-dc-sagpgrants@usda.gov; Grants.gov Questions: support@grants.gov or 1-800-518-4726. SAGPgrants@usda.gov

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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