Closed · USDA-FAS-10960-0700-109-26-0001 · CFDA 10.960 · Discretionary
Enhancing Biotechnology Market Opportunities for U.S. Exporters and American Farmers
Federal grant opportunity posted by Foreign Agricultural Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $500K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 17, 2026
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Enhancing Biotechnology Market Opportunities for U.S. Exporters and American Farmers is a closed discretionary listing from Foreign Agricultural Service that offered Up to $500,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 138 other opportunities from Foreign Agricultural Service.
- up to $500K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 10.960
- CFDA program
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on August 17, 2026. Watch CFDA 10.960 (Schools and Roads — Grants to States) for the next funding cycle. Historical award band was Up to $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 August 17, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$2,000,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Grant
Description
Modern agricultural biotechnology such as genome editing is a revolutionary tool that could transform the sustainability and viability of the agriculture sector. American farmers rely on agricultural biotechnology products, with over 90% of corn and soybeans derived from these technologies. In 2025, American farmers exported over $51 billion in agricultural biotechnology products worldwide. However, the biotechnology policies of many trading partners in Europe, Africa, Western Hemisphere (Latin America), and Asia limit the trading potential for American agricultural biotechnology products. Additionally, many trading partners lack regulatory frameworks for the development, commercialization, and trade of animal biotechnology products, which limits U.S. innovation and economic development. The absence of a trade-facilitative system slows the potential of these innovative products which are already in active development.This NOFO is intended to support activities that promote the America First policy agenda by expanding market access for U.S. agricultural products derived from biotechnology through the removal of barriers to the adoption, use, and trade of these products. Targeted engagement with trading partners and relevant stakeholders is critical to U.S. agricultural exports, and this funding opportunity supports efforts to protect and expand American agricultural production and trade.The recipient of this award will collaborate with USDA/FAS in the design and implementation of in-person and/or virtual seminars, workshops, and collaborative training events in Africa, Asia, Western Hemisphere/Latin America/Americas and other relevant economic bodies and organizations such as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the African Union, the European Union, and others. These activities seek to support high level policy dialogue on agricultural biotechnology. USDA/FAS will work with the recipient on the selection of workshop venues, and the selection of participants to include country/government officials, scientists, key speakers and stakeholders. In addition, USDA/FAS and the recipient will collaboratively identify methods to evaluate the participants’ increase in knowledge on biotechnology topics.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-FAS-10960-0700-109-26-0001
Grants.gov marks Enhancing Biotechnology Market Opportunities… 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 Foreign Agricultural Service book (104 peers, 75% of 139).
- 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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Parent Grant Program
Schools and Roads — Grants to States
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agency Contact
Andre G Ntamack (202) 725-6897
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What to do next
Enhancing Biotechnology Market Opportunities… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 10.960 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Schools and Roads — Grants to States indexes 3 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- Foreign Agricultural Service lists 138 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog
Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.
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