Veterinary Services Grant Program
Posted by National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — Veterinary Services Grant Program — is cataloged under number USDA-NIFA-VSGP-011778 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 10.336, posted by National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as open, first posted on January 15, 2026 and last updated on February 20, 2026. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $75,000 -- $300,000. The agency has projected $11.3 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. 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. Applications close on April 16, 2026. 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
$75,000 -- $300,000
Close Date
April 16, 2026
Posted
January 15, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$11,309,708
Instrument
Grant
Description
Veterinarians play significant roles in assuring food and fiber animal health, food safety and security, public health, and producer profitability, especially in rural areas of the United States where most livestock production occurs. The VSGP, Assistance Listing 10.336, and its companion Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP), authorized by the National Veterinary Medical Services Act (NVMSA), were established to address concerns that long-term uneven distributions in the veterinary workforce have left some rural communities with insufficient access to food/large animal veterinary services. The objectives of the VSGP are to develop, implement, and sustain food animal veterinary services and relieve veterinarian shortage situations in the United States, which includes Insular Areas (see Appendix III of this NOFO for a definition of “Insular Area”), and to provide education, extension, and training programs for the food animal veterinary workforce.
Eligibility
25
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
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