Closed · USDA-NIFA-OP-010555 · CFDA 10.246 · Discretionary
Research Facilities Act Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institute of Food and Agriculture, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $100K-$250K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- May 13, 2024
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
Research Facilities Act Program is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Food and Agriculture that offered $100,000 -- $250,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 837 other opportunities from National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
- $100K-$250K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 10.246
- CFDA program
- 837
- other opportunities from National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Archived opportunity record
Research Facilities Act Program is closed (last close May 13, 2024). 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 May 13, 2024
Est. Total Funding
$908,542
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The purpose of the Research Facilities Act Program (RFAP) is to assist qualifying institutions with the costs related to constructing, purchasing, updating, renovating, or modifying agricultural research buildings to conduct research in the areas of agriculture and food sciences. The proposed agricultural research facility must expand the institution's capacity for long-term impactful research and must be the result of thorough strategic planning. Awards may be used to fund the construction of buildings or sites for agricultural research facilities or other facilities that store agricultural research experimental samples or specimens, as well as the purchase of real estate or durable equipment. Activities might include, but are not limited to:Evaluating infrastructure and sitesConceptual planning and design for a newly constructed, restored, or rebuilt structure or placeCreating construction plans and schematics for the facility or site that is being built, restored, or rebuilt.Building, restoring, or remodeling a facility or location.Investing in and putting in permanent equipment for research monitoring and safeguarding samples and specimens.Investing in and putting in essential building systems like electricity, climate control, security, life safety, lighting, utilities, telecommunications, and energy management.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-NIFA-OP-010555
Grants.gov marks Research Facilities Act Program 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.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
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What to do next
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