The following guidelines and deadlines might change from time to time so be sure to check the sponsor’s website for the most current information, requirements, eligibility, and deadline.

USDA active funding opportunities by due date: https://nifa.usda.gov/

January

Funder Name

Opportunity Name

Weblink

Due Date

USDA

Value Added Producer Grants

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-08-29/pdf/2017-18306.pdf

The last competition was due 01/31/2018

February

Funder Name

Opportunity Name

Weblink

Due Date

USDA

Graduate Student Grants in Sustainable Agriculture

https://www.westernsare.org/Grants/Types-of-Grants

02/11/2020

USDA

Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Competitive Grants Program (ANNH)

https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/alaska-native-serving-and-native-hawaiian-serving-institutions-education

02/20/2020

USDA

Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields Program (WAMS)

https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/women-and-minorities-science-technology-engineering-and-mathematics-fields

02/24/2020

March

Funder Name

Opportunity Name

Weblink

Due Date

USDA

Small and Medium-Sized Farms

https://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/rfa/20190507-fy2019-afri-foundational-and-applied-science-rfa.pdf

03/05/2020

USDA

Economics, Markets and Trade

https://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/rfa/20190507-fy2019-afri-foundational-and-applied-science-rfa.pdf

03/05/2020

USDA

Food Safety and Defense

 

https://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/rfa/20190507-fy2019-afri-foundational-and-applied-science-rfa.pdf

03/19/2020

USDA

Novel Foods and Innovative Manufacturing Technologies

https://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/rfa/20190507-fy2019-afri-foundational-and-applied-science-rfa.pdf

03/19/2020

USDA

Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases

https://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/rfa/20190507-fy2019-afri-foundational-and-applied-science-rfa.pdf

03/19/2020

USDA

Food and Human Health

https://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/rfa/20190507-fy2019-afri-foundational-and-applied-science-rfa.pdf

03/26/2020

 

 

USDA

Mitigating Antimicrobial Resistance Across the Food Chain

https://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/rfa/20190507-fy2019-afri-foundational-and-applied-science-rfa.pdf

03/26/2020

USDA

Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Nutrition Education Grant

https://www.fns.usda.gov/fdpir/nutrition-education-grant-awards

03/20/2020

April

Funder Name

Opportunity Name

Weblink

Due Date

USDA

Soil Health

https://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/rfa/20190507-fy2019-afri-foundational-and-applied-science-rfa.pdf

04/02/2020

USDA

Water Quantity and Quality

https://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/rfa/20190507-fy2019-afri-foundational-and-applied-science-rfa.pdf

04/02/2020

USDA

Sustainable Biomass Feedstock Systems

https://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/rfa/20190507-fy2019-afri-foundational-and-applied-science-rfa.pdf

04/02/2020

USDA

Sustainable Agroecosystems: Health, Functions, Processes and Management

https://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/rfa/20190507-fy2019-afri-foundational-and-applied-science-rfa.pdf

04/09/2020

 

May

Funder Name

Opportunity Name

Weblink

Due Date

USDA

Organic Agriculture Research and Extension

Initiative (OREI)

https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/organic-agriculture-research-and-extension-initiative

05/02/2019

USDA

NIFA-AFRI Education and Workforce Development

https://nifa.usda.gov/program/afri-education-workforce-development

 

05/06/2020

USDA

Social Implications of Food and Agricultural Technologies

https://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/rfa/20190507-fy2019-afri-foundational-and-applied-science-rfa.pdf

05/14/2020

USDA

Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

https://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/rfa/20190507-fy2019-afri-foundational-and-applied-science-rfa.pdf

05/14/2020

USDA

Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program (MSP)

https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/higher-education-multicultural-scholars-program-msp

 

05/24/2019

USDA

Western SARE Competitive Grants

https://www.westernsare.org/Grants/Types-of-Grants

05/28/2019

USDA

Higher Education Challenge (HEC) Grants Program

https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/higher-education-challenge-hec-grants-program

05/29/2019

USDA

Assistance for Arts Education Programs—Professional Development for Arts Educators (PDAE)

https://innovation.ed.gov/what-we-do/arts/arts-in-education-professional-development-for-arts-educators/

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-03-28/pdf/2017-06123.pdf

 

The last competition was due 05/30/2017

June

Funder Name

Opportunity Name

Weblink

Due Date

USDA

Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program

https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/food-and-agriculture-service-learning-program

06/04/2019

USDA

New Technologies for Ag Extension (NTAE) Competitive Grants Program

https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/new-technologies-ag-extension-ntae

06/06/2019

USDA

Food Safety Outreach Program

https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/food-safety-outreach-program

06/06/2019

USDA

Rural Cooperative Development Grant Program

https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/rural-cooperative-development-grant-program

06/07/2019

USDA

Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program (RHSE)

https://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/rural-health-and-safety-education-competitive-grants-program-rhse

06/10/2019

USDA

Farmers Market Promotion Program

 

https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/grants/fmpp

06/18/2019

July

Funder Name

Opportunity Name

Weblink

Due Date

 

 

 

 

 August

Funder Name

Opportunity Name

Weblink

Due Date

USDA

Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program

https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/tribal-colleges-research-grants-program-tcrgp

08/09/2019

USDA

Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=259949

The last competition was due 08/25/2014

September

Funder Name

Opportunity Name

Weblink

Due Date

USDA

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Sustainable Agricultural Systems

https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/afri-sustainable-agricultural-systems-competitive-grants-program

09/26/2019

 

 

 

October

Funder Name

Opportunity Name

Weblink

Due Date

USDA

Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR)

https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/small-business-innovation-research-program-phase-i

 

10/23/2019

November

Funder Name

Opportunity Name

Weblink

Due Date

USDA

Western SARE Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education

https://www.westernsare.org/Grants/Types-of-Grants

 

The last competition was due 11/01/2017

Western SARE

Farmer Rancher Grants

 

https://www.westernsare.org/Grants/Types-of-Grants

11/28/2019

 

December

Funder Name

Opportunity Name

Weblink

Due Date

USDA

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Foundational and Applied Science Program

https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/agriculture-and-food-research-initiative-foundational-applied-science-program

12/18/2019