Upcoming Request For Applications Calendar
As requested by stakeholders in Project CAFÉ feedback, we are working to make this a more streamlined process. Keep in mind, these are target dates only and are subject to change until the Request For Applications are published in Grants.gov. The current list applies to continuations, directed and second-year Request For Applications of a multi-year solicitation. Bookmark this list and check back often for updates as target dates draw near. A new notification will signal when AFRI Request For Applications are added to the schedule.
| Target November 2021 | |
| Request for Applications Type*: | Solicitation Name: |
| Competitive | AFRI - SAS - Sustainable Agriculture Systems |
| Competitive | 1994 Extension Capacity |
| Competitive | Federally Recognized Tribes Extension - FRTEP |
| Competitive Multi-Year | Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program |
| Competitive Multi-Year | Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants |
| Competitive Multi-Year | The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program |
| Competitive Multi-Year | The GusNIP Schumacher Produce Prescription Program |
| Directed | Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) |
| Competitive Multi-Year | STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (Women and Minorities in STEM - WAMS) |
| Competitive Multi-Year | Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Competitive Grants Program (ANNH) |
| Competitive Multi-Year | Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge (SPECA) Grants Program |
| Competitive Multi-Year | Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) |
| Competitive | Children, Youth, and Families at Risk Sustainable Community Projects (CYFAR-SCP) |
| Competitive | Organic Transitions (ORG) |
| Competitive | Organic Agriculture Research & Extension Initiative (OREI) |
| Competitive | Crop Protection and Pest Management: Applied Research and Development Program |
| Competitive | Crop Protection and Pest Management: Regional Coordination |
| Competitive Multi-Year | Distance Education Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas (DEG) |
| Competitive | Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Pre-App |
| Competitive | Farm Business and Benchmarking Program (FBMB) |
| Continuation | Food and Agricultural Education Information System |
| Competitive Multi-Year | Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship (NNF) Grants Program |
| Competitive | Methyl Bromide Transition (MBT) |
| Competitive Multi-Year | Multicultural Scholars (MSP) - the HIGHER EDUCATION MULTICULTURAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM (MSP) |
| Competitive | New Beginning for Tribal Students |
| Directed | Regional Rural Development Centers |
| Competitive Multi-Year | Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program (BRAG) |
| Competitive Multi-Year | Resident Instruction Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Area |
| Competitive | Rural Health and Safety Education |
| Continuation | Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC) |
| Target December 2021 | |
| Request for Applications Type*: | Solicitation Name: |
| Competitive | AFRI - FAS- Foundational and Applied Science |
| Competitive Multi-Year | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II |
| Target February 2022 | |
| Request for Applications Type*: | Solicitation Name: |
| Competitive | AFRI - EWD - Education Workforce Development |
| Competitive | Equipment Grants Program |
| Competitive | Alfalfa and Forage Research Program (AFRP) |
| Competitive | Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants (SLSNCGP) |
| Continuation | IR-4 Minor Crop Pest Management |
| Continuation | Crop Protection and Pest Management: Extension Implementation |
| Continuation | Potato Breeding Research |
| Continuation | Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network |
| Continuation | New Technologies for Ag Extension |
| Directed | Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database |
| Competitive Multi-Year | Aquaculture Research |
| Competitive Multi-Year | Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) |
| Competitive Multi-Year | Higher Education Challenge (HEC) Grants Program |
| Competitive Multi-Year | Tribal College Research Grant Program |
| Competitive | Enhancing Agricultural Opportunities for Military Veterans (AgVets) |
| Continuation | Risk Management Education (ARME) |
| Continuation | Extension Disaster Education Network (EDENN)/Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative (FADI) |
| Competitive Multi-Year | Children, Youth, and Families at Risk Professional Development and Technical Assistance Center (CYFAR PDTA) |
| Target March 2022 | |
| Request for Applications Type*: | Solicitation Name: |
| Competitive | 1890 Capacity Building Programs (Teaching, Research, and Extension) (CBG) |
| Competitive | Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Full App |
| Competitive | Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Full Applications |
| Competitive | Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative |
| Competitive | Supplemental and Alternative Crops (SAC) |
| Competitive | Children, Youth, and Families at Risk 4-H Military Partnership Program (CYFAR 4-H Military PDTA) |
| Continuation | Global Change, UV Radiation Monitoring and Research (Agroclimatology) |
| Continuation | Youth Farm Safety Education and Certification (YFSEC) |
| Continuation | National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) |
| Continuation | Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC) |
| Directed | Aquaculture Centers, section 1475 |
| Directed | Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness |
| Directed | Department of Defense Virtual Lab School (VLS) |
| Directed | Early Learning Matters - Directed |
| Directed | Family Advocacy Program (FAP) |
| Directed | Healthy Homes Partnership |
| Directed | Military Families Learning Network |
| Directed | Military REACH |
| Directed | Relocation Readiness |
| Competitive | National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN)/Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative (FADI) |
| Directed | National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN)/Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative (FADI) |
| Target June 2022 | |
| Request for Applications Type*: | Solicitation Name: |
| Directed | Air Force Military Partnerships |
| Directed | Army 4-H Military Partnership |
| Directed | Navy 4-H Military Partnership |
| Directed | Teen Adventure Camps |
| Directed | Youth Support and Internship Program (YSIP) |
| Closed | ||
| RFA Type*: | Solicitation Name: | Closed date: |
| Continuation | National Awards Program for Excellence in College and University Teaching in the Food and Agricultural Sciences | 10-Oct-2021 |
| Multi-year Solicitation Year 2 | 1890 Institution Teaching, Research and Extension Capacity Building Grants (CBG) Program | 15-Oct-2021 |
| Continuation | 1890 Centers of Excellence | 15-Oct-2021 |
| Continuation | 1890 Facilities Grant Program | 15-Oct-2021 |
| Competitive | Farm of the Future Program | 15-Oct-2021 |
| Competitive | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I | 3-Nov-2021 |
**Deputy Under-Secretary Approval
***Deputy Secretary Approval or delegate
*Request For Application Types:
- Competitive and Multi Year Solicitations are open to all eligible applicants and will be available on grants.gov(link is external).
- Directed RFAs are sent to applicants that are predetermined to be eligible for funding for specific purposes.
- Continuation award is an award instrument by which NIFA agrees to support a specified level of effort for a predetermined period of time with a statement of intention to provide additional support at a future date, provided that performance has been satisfactory, appropriations are available for this purpose, and continued support would be in the best interest of the Federal government and the public. A continuation award is issued for the subsequent years of a new award.
- Note: Projected dates for AFRI and Capacity Grant Request For Applications are not included in this timeline at this time.
If you have any questions regarding this timeline, please contact the National Program Leader (NPL) with the associated program or email policy@usda.gov.