Plant Protection Act Section 7721 Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention Program
Posted by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — Plant Protection Act Section 7721 Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention Program — is cataloged under number USDA-APHIS-10025-PPQ-PPDMDPP-2026 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 10.025, posted by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on September 5, 2025. The funding category is Mandatory, delivered as a other.
Award economics. The award range on file is $130,000 -- $400,000. It expects to issue 600 awards. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on September 15, 2025. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully — federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed — it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities.
Award Range
$130,000 -- $400,000
Close Date
September 15, 2025
Posted
September 5, 2025
Expected Awards
600
Instrument
Other
Description
This funding opportunity is provided to carry out the provisions as described in Section 7721 of the Plant Protection Act. Through the PPA 7721 program, APHIS provides funds to support projects that protect specialty crops, nursery systems, forestry, other agricultural production systems, and natural resources from harmful and invasive plant pests and pathogens. Additional details about the program are available on the PPDMDPP and NCPN websites. APHIS will make available up to $90,000,000 in funds to support PPA 7721 projects in Fiscal Year 2026 (FY 2026), with at least $63 million anticipated to be available for PPA 7721 PPDMDPP. In this funding opportunity, the PPA 7721 PPDMDPP is seeking suggestions from eligible entities for projects that address the funding priority topics APHIS will consider suggestions that clearly and directly support the objectives and strategies within the six PPDMDPP goal areas. Suggesters should refer to the FY 26 PPA 7721 Implementation Plan, for details about the strategies and objectives for each goal area. APHIS anticipates funding between 325 and 350 suggestions, with the funding level depending on the scope and objectives of each suggestion. It is anticipated that most agreements awarded will not exceed $400,000. The average PPA 7721 award in FY 2025 was about $130,000.
Eligibility
25
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agency Contact
Donna L Shultz <br/>Grantor <br/>Phone 919-280-5356
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