Department of Agriculture Federal Grants

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Higher Education Challenge Grants Program
Projects supported by the Higher Education Challenge Grants Program will: (1) address a State, regional, national, or international educational need; (2) involve a creative or non-traditional approach toward addressing that need that can serve as a...
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1890 Institution Teaching, Research and Extension Capacity Building Grants (CBG) Program
The 1890 CBG is intended to strengthen teaching, research and extension programs in the food and agricultural sciences by building the institutional capacities of the 1890 Land-Grant Institutions, and Tuskegee University. The CBG program supports...
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Special Research Grants Program Potato Breeding Research
The purpose of this grant program is to support potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) research programs that focus on varietal development and testing and potato varieties for commercial production. As used herein, varietal development and testing is...
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Distance Education Grants (DEG) Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas
The purpose of this program is strengthen the capacity of Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas to carry out resident instruction, curriculum, and teaching programs in the food and agricultural sciences through distance education...
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Resident Instruction Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas
The purpose of this program is to promote and strengthen the ability of Insular Area Institutions to carry out teaching and education programs within a broadly defined arena of food and agricultural sciences-related disciplines. By strengthening...
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Supplemental and Alternative Crops Competitive Grants Program
The Supplemental and Alternative Crops Competitive (SACC) Grants Program will support the development of canola as a viable supplemental and alternative crop in the United States. The goal of the SACC program is to significantly increase crop...
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Price Loss Coverage
The Price Loss Coverage program (PLC) is carried over from the 2014 Farm Bill. PLC provides income support through price loss payments to eligible producers.
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Healthier US School Challenge: Smarter Lunchrooms
HUSSC: SL is a voluntary certification initiative established to recognize those schools participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP) that have created healthier school environments through promotion...
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Agriculture Risk Coverage Program
The ARC program carried over from the 2014 Farm Bill. ARC provides income support to eligible producers of covered commodities.
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Cotton Transition Assistance Program
CTAP is a temporary program that provides payments to producers on farms for which cotton base acres were in existence as of September 30, 2013.
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Rural Development Cooperative Agreement Program
To improve the coordination and effectiveness of Federal programs, services, and actions affecting rural areas.
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The Margin Protection Program
MPP-Dairy offers a protection plan which provides payments to dairy operations when the difference between the all-milk price and the average feed cost falls below a certain, producer selected, dollar amount. Producers will be eligible for a basic...
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Professional Standards for School Nutrition Employees
The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) of 2010, Section 306, directed the United States Department of Agriculture to establish minimum national professional standards for all school nutrition employees who manage and operate the National School...
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Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership
The objective of BIP is to expand infrastructure for renewable fuels, in order to increase the demand for ethanol, by offering competitive grants to States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C. Federal funds, matched with state and...
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Agricultural and Food Policy Research Centers
To conduct research and education programs that are objective, operationally independent, and external to the Federal Government and that concern the effect of public policies and trade agreements on: (1) the farm and agricultural sectors (including...
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Wetlands Mitigation Banking Program
The Wetlands Mitigation Banking Program is used to help establish wetland mitigation banks to help producers meet their wetland conservation compliance responsibilities needed to maintain eligibility for many USDA programs administered by the FSA...
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National Food Safety Training, Education, Extension, Outreach, and Technical Assistance Competitive Grants Program
The National Food Safety Training, Education, Extension, Outreach, and Technical Assistance Program will award grants that increase the understanding and adoption of established food safety standards, guidance, and protocols. Grants awarded through...
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Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program
ELAP provides financial assistance to eligible producers of livestock, honeybees and farm-raised fish for losses due to disease, certain adverse weather events or loss conditions, including blizzards and wildfires, as determined by the Secretary....
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Children, Youth and Families at Risk Sustainable Communities Projects
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), USDA announces the Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) funding program to improve the quality and quantity of comprehensive community-based programs for at-risk children, youth, and...
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FY '16 Farm Business Management and Benchmarking (FBMB) Competitive Grants Program RFA
The Farm Business Management and Benchmarking (FBMB) Competitive Grants Program provides funds to (1) improve the farm management knowledge and skills of agricultural producers; and (2) establish and maintain a national, publicly available farm...
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Alfalfa and Forage Research Program
AFRP supports integrated, collaborative research and technology transfer to improve the efficiency and sustainability of conventional and organic forage production systems. AFRP encourages projects that establish multi-disciplinary networks to...
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Capacity Building Grants for Non Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture (NLGCA)
NLGCA Institutions may use the funds: (a) to successfully compete for funds from Federal grants and other sources to carry out educational, research, and outreach activities that address priority concerns of national, regional, State, and local...
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Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program
Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program
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Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants Program
This competitive grants program is intended to promote and strengthen the ability of Hispanic-Serving Institutions to carry out higher education programs in the food and agricultural sciences. Programs aim to attract outstanding students and produce...
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