Closed · USDA-AMS-TM-ACER-G-26-0007 · CFDA 10.174 · Discretionary
Acer Access and Development Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Agricultural Marketing Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $200K-$500K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 7, 2026
- Close date
- 10
- Expected awards
The verdict
Acer Access and Development Program is a closed discretionary listing from Agricultural Marketing Service that offered $200,000 -- $500,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 123 other opportunities from Agricultural Marketing Service.
- $200K-$500K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 10
- expected awards
- 10.174
- CFDA program
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on July 7, 2026. CFDA 10.174 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $200,000 -- $500,000.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed July 7, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$5,000,000
Expected Awards
10
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
To support the efforts of States, Tribal governments, and research institutions to promote the domestic maple syrup industry through the following activities: promotion of research and education related to maple syrup production, promotion of natural resource sustainability in the maple syrup industry, market promotion for maple syrup and maple-sap products, Encouragement of owners and operators of privately held land containing species of trees in the genus Acer: to initiate or expand maple-sugaring activities on the land; or to voluntarily make the land available, including by lease or other means, for access by the public for maple-sugaring activities.
Campus–civic applicant bridge · 6 doors
Acer Access and Development Program bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (6 doors: State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +2 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Agriculture (AG). Only 2 other Agricultural Marketing Service listings share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 124).
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 01
- County governments
- Code 02
- City or township governments
- Code 04
- Special district governments
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
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
ACER Grant Program Questions: mrp-ams-dc-sagpgrants@usda.gov; Grants.gov Questions: support@grants.gov or 1-800-518-4726. SAGPgrants@usda.gov
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What to do next
Acer Access and Development Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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