Closed · USDA-NIFA-OP-011980 · CFDA 10.246 · Discretionary
Research Facilities Act Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institute of Food and Agriculture, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $100K-$30M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 24, 2026
- Close date
- 30
- Expected awards
The verdict
Research Facilities Act Program is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Food and Agriculture that offered $100,000 -- $30,000,000 across 30 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.
- $100K-$30M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 30
- expected awards
- 10.246
- CFDA program
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on July 24, 2026. CFDA 10.246 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $100,000 -- $30,000,000.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed July 24, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$121,127,200
Expected Awards
30
Instrument
Grant
Description
The RFAP is listed in the Assistance Listings under number 10.246. RFAP is designed to provide financial assistance to qualifying institutions for the construction, alteration, acquisition, modernization, renovation, or remodeling of agricultural research facilities to conduct research in the fields of food and agricultural sciences (as defined in 7 U.S.C. 3103, see Appendix III for definition).
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-NIFA-OP-011980
Grants.gov marks Research Facilities Act Program 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. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. 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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Agency Contact
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What to do next
Research Facilities Act Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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