Closed · RD-RBS-26-01-FIELDS · CFDA 10.383 · Discretionary

Fertilizer Investment & Expansion for Long-term Domestic Supply (FIELDS)

Federal grant opportunity posted by Rural Business-Cooperative Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$15M-$150M
Award range
Closed
Status
August 17, 2026
Close date
10
Expected awards

The verdict

Fertilizer Investment & Expansion for Long-term Domestic Supply (FIELDS) is a closed discretionary listing from Rural Business-Cooperative Service that offered $15,000,000 -- $150,000,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 127 other opportunities from Rural Business-Cooperative Service.

$15M-$150M
award range
Closed
application status
10
expected awards
10.383
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on August 17, 2026. CFDA 10.383 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $15,000,000 -- $150,000,000.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed August 17, 2026

Posted Jul 1 Closes Aug 17

Est. Total Funding

$500,000,000

Expected Awards

10

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

Fertilizer Investment & Expansion for Long-term Domestic Supply (FIELDS) Program The Fertilizer Investment & Expansion for Long-term Domestic Supply (FIELDS) Program is intended to expand or bring into operation new, independent domestic fertilizer production capacity in order to provide agricultural producers with additional domestic fertilizer options and strengthen the U.S. fertilizer supply chain. Program funding is intended to support projects that significantly increase domestic fertilizer manufacturing capacity and availability. Eligible projects may include expansions or upgrades of existing facilities, construction of new domestic production facilities, shovel-ready projects capable of rapidly increasing domestic supply, and on-site fertilizer terminals and transportation infrastructure that improve supply chain efficiency. Notice of Funding Opportunity Update – 7/7/2026 The following updates have been made to the Fertilizer Investment & Expansion for Long-term Domestic Supply (FIELDS) Notice of Funding Opportunity: Maximum competitive award cap increased: Revised from “competitive, cost-share awards of up to $100 million” to “competitive, cost-share awards of up to $150 million.” Approximate number of awards clarified: The Notice of Funding Opportunity now states that approximately 10 awards are anticipated. Restriction on pre-development costs added: The updated version explicitly states that pre-development costs cannot be the primary use of funds, consistent with the existing limitation on working capital. Section 3.3, Other Eligibility Requirements: Removed the following language: “Ensuring compliance with packaging and labeling requirements under applicable law (including sealing, packaging, boxing, labeling, conveying, and product moving equipment).”

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · RD-RBS-26-01-FIELDS

Grants.gov marks Fertilizer Investment & Expansion for Long-te… 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 Business and Commerce (BC). This eligibility-code string dominates the Rural Business-Cooperative Service book (56 peers, 44% of 128).

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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Agency Contact

Lisa Noty Phone 7122544366

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