US Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Specific Requirements & Advice

Grants Modernization Initiative

NIFA announced that 9 programs will be transitioning new Funding Opportunity Announcements to the eRA grants management system in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2026:
• Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI)
• Equipment Grants Program (EGP)
• Farm Business and Benchmarking Program (FBMB)
• Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program (FASLP)
• Organic Agriculture Research & Extension Initiative (OREI)
• Renewable Resource Extension Act National Focus Fund Program (REEA-NFF)
• Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program (SPECA)
• Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program (SLSNCGP)

Other programs will follow as the Grants Modernization Initiative continues.

Proposers will need to have an eRA Commons profile that links to their current institution. See the GMI page for details.

The eRA team will host training to provide an introduction and high-level overview of eRA and its capabilities. This training is available to any potential grant applicants or current grant recipients. The training is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 11, 2-4 p.m. EDT. 
 

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