Closed · USDA-NIFA-OP-011777 · CFDA 10.333 · Mandatory
Urban, Indoor, and other Emerging Agricultural Production Research, Education, and Extension Initiative
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institute of Food and Agriculture, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $50K-$500K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 27, 2026
- Close date
- 8
- Expected awards
The verdict
Urban, Indoor, and other Emerging Agricultural Production Research, Education, and Extension Initiative is a closed mandatory listing from National Institute of Food and Agriculture that offered $50,000 -- $500,000 across 8 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $50K-$500K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 8
- expected awards
- 10.333
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Urban, Indoor, and other Emerging Agricultural Production Research, Education, and Extension Initiative - is cataloged under number USDA-NIFA-OP-011777 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 10.333, posted by National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on June 12, 2026. The funding category is Mandatory, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $50,000 -- $500,000. The agency has projected $4.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 8 awards. If the agency funds the expected 8 awards from the $4.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $500,000. 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 July 27, 2026. 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. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$50,000 -- $500,000
Close Date
July 27, 2026
Posted
June 12, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$4,000,000
Expected Awards
8
Instrument
Grant
Description
The UIE program (ALN 10.333) supports research, education, and extension activities through competitive grants designed to address key production and market challenges of local, regional, and national importance. The authorization covers the full food value chain, including production, harvesting, transportation, aggregation, packaging, distribution, and market development. Public input was solicited through Federal Register Notice 2020-08402, stakeholder listening sessions, and consultation with the Federal Advisory Committee (FAC) for Urban Agriculture to help identify the most urgent needs in the above listed food value chain stages. This input helped identify the most urgent needs across the food value chain.To address the most critical challenges in agricultural production and market growth, applications must align with the FY 2026 Priority Focus of identifying and promoting the horticultural, social, and economic factors that contribute to successful agricultural production in high‑population‑density settings, indoor and controlled‑environment systems, and other emerging agricultural production approaches.Applicants must include local community organizations in the project team. Priority will be given to proposals that involve the cooperation of multiple eligible applicants.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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