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This competitive grant program, administered by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), supports both foundational and applied research, education, and extension in agriculture. The program targets six core priority areas:

- Plant Health & Production and Plant Products

- Animal Health & Production and Animal Products

- Food Safety, Nutrition, & Health

- Bioenergy, Natural Resources, & Environment

- Agriculture Systems & Technology

- Agricultural Economics & Rural Communities 


This program funds a diversity of project types—research-only, extension-only, education-only, and integrated efforts—across standard, conference, and Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE) grants. 




This competitive grant program, administered by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), supports both foundational and applied research, education, and extension in agriculture. The program targets six core priority areas:
- Plant Health & Production and Plant Products
- Animal Health & Production and Animal Products
- Food Safety, Nutrition, & Health
- Bioenergy, Natural Resources, & Environment
- Agriculture Systems & Technology
- Agricultural Economics & Rural Communities 

This program funds a diversity of project types—research-only, extension-only, education-only, and integrated efforts—across standard, conference, and Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE) grants. 


Eligibility varies by project type:
- Research/Education/Extension (single-function):
    - State agricultural experiment stations
    - Colleges and universities (including 2-year institutions)
    - University research foundations
    - Federal agencies
    - National labs
    - Private organizations or corporations
    - U.S. individuals (citizens, nationals, or permanent residents)

Integrated Projects (combining functions):
- Colleges and universities (as defined under eligibility)
- 1994 Land-Grant Institutions
- Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities

Other Eligible Entities (depending on category):
- 1862 and 1890 Land-Grant Institutions
- Tribal Organizations (non-federally recognized)
- Nonprofits (501(c)(3) and others)
- Small businesses
- Other entities as defined in the RFA





A lump sum of money for a specific purpose that does not need to be paid back.

Grant

Public Health

Compliance

Alternative Energy

See specific funding project type for more detailed information on terms of this grant. 


To get started, reach out to your local NRCS representative.

The Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) helps you build on your existing conservation efforts while strengthening your operation.  Whether you are looking to improve grazing conditions, increase crop resiliency, or develop wildlife habitat, NRCS can custom design a CSP plan to help you meet those goals. NRCS can help you identify natural resource problems in your operation and provide technical and financial assistance to solve those&#x2004;problems or attain higher stewardship levels in an environmentally beneficial and cost-effective manner. For example, NRCS can look at ways to address the amount of soil lost; mitigate the impact of excess water; reduce the contribution of agricultural operations to airborne soil particles and greenhouse gas emissions; improve the cover, food, and water available for domestic and wildlife species; or promote energy efficiencies for on-farm activities. If you are already taking steps to improve the condition of the land, chances are CSP can help you find new ways to meet your goals.


**Benefits:**


CSP is for working lands. It is the largest conservation program in the United States. Thousands of people voluntarily enroll in the program because it helps them enhance natural resources and improve their business operation.


CSP participants are seeing real results.  Some of these benefits include:

- Enhanced resiliency to weather and market volatility

- Decreased need for agricultural inputs

- Improved wildlife habitat conditions



The Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) helps you build on your existing conservation efforts while strengthening your operation.  Whether you are looking to improve grazing conditions, increase crop resiliency, or develop wildlife habitat, NRCS can custom design a CSP plan to help you meet those goals. NRCS can help you identify natural resource problems in your operation and provide technical and financial assistance to solve those problems or attain higher stewardship levels in an environmentally beneficial and cost-effective manner. For example, NRCS can look at ways to address the amount of soil lost; mitigate the impact of excess water; reduce the contribution of agricultural operations to airborne soil particles and greenhouse gas emissions; improve the cover, food, and water available for domestic and wildlife species; or promote energy efficiencies for on-farm activities. If you are already taking steps to improve the condition of the land, chances are CSP can help you find new ways to meet your goals.

Benefits:

CSP is for working lands. It is the largest conservation program in the United States. Thousands of people voluntarily enroll in the program because it helps them enhance natural resources and improve their business operation.

CSP participants are seeing real results.  Some of these benefits include:
- Enhanced resiliency to weather and market volatility
- Decreased need for agricultural inputs
- Improved wildlife habitat conditions

Applicants may include individuals, legal entities, joint operations, or Indian tribes that meet the stewardship threshold for at least two priority resource concerns when they apply. They must also agree to meet or exceed the stewardship threshold for at least one additional priority resource concern by the end of the contract. Producers must have effective control of the land for the term of the proposed contract. 

Payment per unit of land to do or avoid certain practices related to land management.

Easement

Corn

Cotton

Dairy

Livestock

Pigs

Poultry

Rice

Sorghum

Soybeans

Wheat

Forestry

Sweet Corn

Grain Corn

ELS Cotton

Upland Cotton

Pima Cotton

Butter

Cheese

Milk

Yogurt

Cattle

Sheep

Specialty Livestock

Barrows

Boars

Feeder Pigs

Hogs

Sows

Chickens

Cornish Hens

Ducks

Geese

Turkey

Industrial Rice

Japonica Rice

Long Grain Rice

Medium Grain Rice

Sweet Rice

Wild Rice

Durum Wheat

Hard Red Spring Wheat

Forest Residues

Timber

Cow Milk

Goat Milk

Beef Cattle

Dairy Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Calves

Heifers

Steers

Bulls

Ewes

Lambs

Rams

Alpacas

Beefalo

Bison

Buffalo

Caribou

Deer

Emus

Goats

Guinea Pigs

Llamas

Mink

Mohair

Ostrich

Pheasants

Quail

Rabbits

Reindeer

Water Buffalo

Broilers

Chicks

Fryers

Layers

Pullets

Roasters

Ducklings

Goslings

Poults

Toms

Beef Bottom Round

Beef Brisket

Beef Chuck Roast

Beef Eye Round

Beef Flank Steak

Beef Flat Iron Steak

Beef Heart

Beef Liver

Beef London Broil

Beef NY Strip Steak

Beef Oxtail

Beef Rib Steak

Beef Rump Roast

Beef Short Ribs

Beef Sirloin

Beef Sirloin Tip Roast

Beef Skirt Steak

Beef Soup Bones

Beef Stew Meat

Beef Tongue

Beef Top Round

Beef Whole Filet

Ground Beef

Ground Lamb

Lamb Chops

Lamb Heart

Lamb Leg

Lamb Liver

Lamb Shank

Lamb Shoulder

Lamb Stew Meat

Bison Calf

Bison Meat

Bucks

Nannies

Slaughter Goats

Row Crops

Fibers

Air Quality

High Tunnel

Landscape

Soil Health

Wildlife & Pollinator Habitat

Reduced Tillage

Biofuel

Hydro Power

Solar Power

Wind Energy

Drought

Flood

Hurricane

Tornado

Certified Organic

Certified Grassfed

Cover Crops

Conservation

Regenerative

Carbon Capture

Water Management

Certification

Disaster Relief

Infrastructure

Education

Marketing

Research

Emergency

CSP contracts run for five years. Contract payments are based on two components: payments to maintain the existing level of conservation on land included in the contract, and payments to implement additional conservation activities. Most participants are eligible for a minimum payment of $4,000 in any year their total annual contract payment falls below that amount. Existing CSP participants may compete to renew their contract for an additional five-year term during the fifth year of their initial contract, provided they have met the terms of the initial contract and agree to meet or exceed additional priority resource concerns to meet the renewal stewardship threshold.

To apply for this program through EQIP, work with your local NRCS office.

A High Tunnel System, commonly called a “hoop house,” is an increasingly popular conservation practice for farmers, and is available with financial assistance through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). With high tunnel systems, no summer is too short or winter too cold because high tunnels:

- Extend the growing season

- Improve plant quality and soil quality

- Reduce nutrient and pesticide transportation

- Improve air quality&#x2004;through reduced transportation inputs

- Reduce energy use by providing consumers with a local source of fresh produce


High tunnels protect plants from severe weather and allow farmers to extend their growing seasons – growing earlier into the spring, later into the fall, and sometimes, year-round. And because high tunnels prevent direct rainfall from reaching plants, farmers can use precise tools like drip irrigation to efficiently deliver water and nutrients to plants. High tunnels also offer farmers a greater ability to control pests and can even protect plants from pollen and pesticide drift.


A number of soil health practices can be used in high tunnels, including cover crops and crop rotations, which also prevent erosion, suppress weeds, increase soil water content, and break pest cycles.


Perhaps the best thing about high tunnels is that they help farmers provide their communities with healthy local food for much of the year – food that requires less energy and transportation inputs.



A High Tunnel System, commonly called a “hoop house,” is an increasingly popular conservation practice for farmers, and is available with financial assistance through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). With high tunnel systems, no summer is too short or winter too cold because high tunnels:
- Extend the growing season
- Improve plant quality and soil quality
- Reduce nutrient and pesticide transportation
- Improve air quality through reduced transportation inputs
- Reduce energy use by providing consumers with a local source of fresh produce

High tunnels protect plants from severe weather and allow farmers to extend their growing seasons – growing earlier into the spring, later into the fall, and sometimes, year-round. And because high tunnels prevent direct rainfall from reaching plants, farmers can use precise tools like drip irrigation to efficiently deliver water and nutrients to plants. High tunnels also offer farmers a greater ability to control pests and can even protect plants from pollen and pesticide drift.

A number of soil health practices can be used in high tunnels, including cover crops and crop rotations, which also prevent erosion, suppress weeds, increase soil water content, and break pest cycles.

Perhaps the best thing about high tunnels is that they help farmers provide their communities with healthy local food for much of the year – food that requires less energy and transportation inputs.

In addition to implementing high tunnel practices outlined with your local NRCS office, producers must meet all other eligibility requirements associated with EQIP.


A payment that requires some percentage of matching contributions by the recipient.

Cost Share

Farmers Market

Waste & Manure Management

Weeds

Inputs

Fertilizer

Food Systems

Nutrient Management

Supporting practices may be needed to ensure that resource concerns associated with implementing and managing high tunnel systems are addressed. These conservation practices may include:
- Critical Area Planting
- Diversion Grassed Waterway
- Mulching
- Irrigation System, Micro-irrigation
- Subsurface Drain
- Surface Drainage, Field Ditch
- Underground Outlet


Proposals are submitted through the Commonwealth's Single Application for Assistance for the current round's priority topics. See the program page for the current solicitation and deadlines; recent awardee lists (2022-23 and 2023-24) are posted there.

Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture — General Information

Pennsylvania Agricultural Research Grants, funded through the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, support research developing novel solutions to controlling animal and plant diseases and pests; increasing regenerative and organic farming methods that enrich and sustain soil and water resources; advancing human and animal&#x2004;medicine; applying emerging technology in food safety; and protecting pollinators crucial to the food supply. The Department also invites proposals on animal health and welfare and its interactions with human and environmental health; the quality and availability of housing for farm workers; the effectiveness of agricultural worker training; consumer-focused research on biodegradable packaging and new uses for milk proteins and milk-based products; barriers to land access for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in rural areas; and more.



Pennsylvania Agricultural Research Grants, funded through the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, support research developing novel solutions to controlling animal and plant diseases and pests; increasing regenerative and organic farming methods that enrich and sustain soil and water resources; advancing human and animal medicine; applying emerging technology in food safety; and protecting pollinators crucial to the food supply. The Department also invites proposals on animal health and welfare and its interactions with human and environmental health; the quality and availability of housing for farm workers; the effectiveness of agricultural worker training; consumer-focused research on biodegradable packaging and new uses for milk proteins and milk-based products; barriers to land access for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in rural areas; and more.

The program funds agricultural research projects; applicants are typically research institutions, universities, and other qualified researchers proposing work in the Department's priority topic areas. Individual producers are not the typical applicants; the research is intended to benefit Pennsylvania agriculture broadly.

Trials

Competitive research grants funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture across published priority topics. Award amounts and the total pool vary by cycle and are set in each solicitation (not published on the general program page).

Complete the SLF Community Control Grant application and submit it to plantpest@agri.ohio.gov; direct questions to Jonathan Shields (Jonathan.Shields@agri.ohio.gov). Round 2 applications are due September 30, 2026. Applicants must provide a 10% match and an itemized budget; a final report is due within 30 days of the award end date. Grants are reimbursement-based.

Jonathan Shields

The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) offers grants of up to $15,000 (with a required 10% match, funds or in-kind) to organizations working to control the invasive spotted lanternfly (SLF) and its primary host, tree of heaven, which threaten Ohio's grapes, hops, and stone fruits. Grants are paid as reimbursement after project completion and reporting. Eligible activities include tree-of-heaven removal, herbicide and insecticide treatment, egg-mass identification and treatment, and community SLF-control events. Funding is provided under a cooperative agreement with USDA APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine.



State and local government agencies, park systems, and nonprofit organizations (such as cooperative weed management associations and land conservancies) with a track record in invasive plant or pest management. Universities and extension offices are excluded. Priority is given to applicants working in the most heavily infested areas. Recipients must register on SAM.gov (with a UEI), hold an Ohio ID, and be set up as a state payee.

Award size and match. "To support local efforts, a limited number of grants—up to $15,000 each with an in-kind match of 10%—are available to organizations working to control SLF populations (universities and extension offices excluded)." No minimum award is published. The match may be either cash or in-kind: applicants must "provide a 10% match (either matching funds or in-kind match of labor, supplies, equipment, etc.)."

How you get paid. Reimbursement only, and only at the end: "ODA will provide reimbursement after the project is completed and reports are submitted." Grantees therefore carry the full project cost up front. The budget submitted with the application must be "itemized and reflects realistic costs."

Reporting tied to payment. "There will be a reporting requirement to be completed 30 days after award end date." The final report must describe "the project activities, participants, number of trees removed or treated, insects or egg masses addressed, expenses, and outcomes" and is due "no later than 30 days following the end of the award period." Grantees are also expected to give "project updates ... through participation in regular program meetings during the award period."

Administrative prerequisites before money moves. "Recipients will need to register on sam.gov and have an AUI ID and also need to have an Ohio ID and be set up as a payee."

Term. The award period is bounded by the funding cycle rather than a multi-year contract — the application states "Funding cycle runs through July 31, 2026."

One condition that can stop a project. "If accessing private landowner's property, documented authorization to access the landowner's property must be obtained prior to the commencement of any work and before acceptance of the proposal."

Funding flows from a cooperative agreement with USDA APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine. Priority "will be given to agencies working in the most infested areas."

Submit applications to scbgp@scda.sc.gov by 5:00 PM EST October 16, 2026, using the USDA templates (project narrative, cost-share verification letter, partner-organization letter). SCDA forwards completed applications to USDA via Grants.gov by December 4, 2026. Estimated period of performance 9/30/2026–9/29/2029. See the USDA FY2026 NOFO.

Hannah Arndt

Program Coordinator, SCMSP

Federal USDA-AMS competitive grant that funds collaborative multi-state projects addressing regional or national specialty-crop issues — food safety, plant pests and disease, research, and marketing/promotion. The SC Department of Agriculture acts as the SC conduit/applicant for projects led by or partnering with a South Carolina organization. Awards range $250,000–$1,000,000 per project, up to three years, with a required cost-share match equal to 25% of the federal amount.



Specialty crop producer associations and groups, other state agencies, Tribal government entities, universities, non-profits, and other stakeholder groups. Each proposal must include at least two 'multi-state partners' located in two different states; to apply through SCDA at least one partner must be located in South Carolina. If no SC organization is the lead or a partner, applicants must apply directly to USDA-AMS.

Grant awards range from $250,000 to $1 million per project, and projects may last for up to three years (estimated period of performance 9/30/2026 – 9/29/2029).

Cost share is required: contributions in an amount equal to 25 percent of the total federal portion of the grant. See the USDA Notice of Funding Opportunity for more information on this component.

SCDA acts as the conduit applicant, so the money flows through the state; there is no separate SCDA fee published.

List of Agricultural Funding for Plant Health