Closed · USDA-NIFA-SCRI-011676 · CFDA 10.309 · Mandatory
Specialty Crop Research Initiative
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institute of Food and Agriculture, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $50K-$10M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 15, 2026
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
Specialty Crop Research Initiative is a closed mandatory listing from National Institute of Food and Agriculture that offered $50,000 -- $10,000,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 837 other opportunities from National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
- $50K-$10M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 10.309
- CFDA program
- 837
- other opportunities from National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on June 15, 2026. CFDA 10.309 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $50,000 -- $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 June 15, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$175,000,000
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The purpose of the SCRI program is to address the critical needs of the specialty crops industries (as defined in Appendix III) by awarding grants to support research and extension that address key challenges of national, regional, and multi-state importance in sustaining all components of food and agriculture, including conventional and organic food production systems. The program recognizes that for some specialty crops that are grown in a limited number of states, the multi-state nature of projects can be difficult to address. Except for Research and Extension Planning Projects, the SCRI program only considers projects that integrate research and extension activities. Applicants are strongly encouraged to propose a unique approach to solving problems facing the specialty crop industry using a systems approach.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-NIFA-SCRI-011676
Grants.gov marks Specialty Crop Research Initiative 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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