Assistive Technology Program for Farmers with Disabilities
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture is funding the Assistive Technology Program for Farmers with Disabilities, also known as AgrAbility, to improve outcomes for farmers and ranchers with disabilities, including veterans, and their families. The program supports new State and Regional AgrAbility Projects through partnerships between State Cooperative Extension Services and private nonprofit disability organizations, as well as one National AgrAbility Project to provide technical assistance, training, information dissemination, and related support services. Applications must meet specific eligibility and content requirements, including required partner commitment letters, and will be reviewed through a two-part administrative and scientific peer-review process with attention to USDA priorities. Applications are due June 23, 2026, with about $12 million available, an award floor of $150,000, an award ceiling of $530,000, and an expected 30 awards.
Eligible Applicants
State and Regional Project (SRAP) applications must be submitted by Cooperative Extension Service representatives at 1862 and 1890 Land-grant Colleges and Universities including the University of the District of Columbia, Tuskegee University, West Virginia State University, and Central State University. Applicants must partner with private nonprofit organizations providing direct service to individuals with disabilities. Applications must include commitment letters from the nonprofit partner organization(s).SRAP awardees may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply (such as 1994 Land-grant Colleges and Universities,) provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. Also, the 1862 and 1890 Land-grant Universities may partner with each other and/or other Land-grant Institutions (e.g., 1994 Land-grant Institutions) and non-land-grant institutions within their State or region on joint proposals. Applications proposing such partnerships must include commitment letters from all partnering organizations. National AgrAbility Project (NAP) applications must be submitted by a national private nonprofit disability organization. The NAP awardee may subcontract to organizations and institutions not eligible to apply, provided such organizations and institutions are necessary for the conduct of the project.