Closed · USDA-NIFA-AFRI-011677 · CFDA 10.310 · Discretionary

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Strengthening Agricultural Systems

Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institute of Food and Agriculture, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$1M-$10M
Award range
Closed
Status
April 23, 2026
Close date
18
Expected awards

The verdict

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Strengthening Agricultural Systems is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Food and Agriculture that offered $1,000,000 -- $10,000,000 across 18 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 837 other opportunities from National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

$1M-$10M
award range
Closed
application status
18
expected awards
10.310
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on April 23, 2026. Watch CFDA 10.310 (Agriculture and Food Research Initiative) for the next funding cycle. Historical award band was $1,000,000 -- $10,000,000.

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 23, 2026

Posted Jan 29 Closes Apr 23

Est. Total Funding

$140,000,000

Expected Awards

18

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The long-term goal of the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Strengthening Agricultural Systems (SAS) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to help transform the U.S. food and agricultural system to increase agricultural production while enhancing farmer prosperity. Achieving this goal will require transdisciplinary approaches to address current and future food and agricultural challenges within the context of the economic viability of farm operations, quality of life for farmers and society as a whole, and the most efficient use of resources. NIFA is soliciting applications to support:1. At least one of the following Strengthening Agricultural Systems sub-priorities:a. New Uses and Expanding Markets for Agriculture and Forestry Productsb. Solutions to Pests and Diseases of Plants or Animalsc. Combating Food and Diet-Related Chronic Diseases2. Artificial Intelligence for K-12 Food and Agricultural Sciences*See AFRI SAS NOFO for each program area specific application due date.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-NIFA-AFRI-011677

Grants.gov marks Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Stre… 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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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 10.310

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative

U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Agency Contact

NIFA Support Email grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov Business hours: Monday thru Friday, 7a.m. – 5p.m. ET, except federal holidays

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What to do next

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Stre… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 10.310 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Agriculture and Food Research Initiative indexes 11 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • National Institute of Food and Agriculture lists 837 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

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