Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative Extension Disaster Education Network
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture is seeking applications for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative Extension Disaster Education Network program to support cooperative extension services in safeguarding the United States food and agriculture sector. The selected recipient will provide coordination support and administrative leadership to the Extension Disaster Education Network to maximize agricultural resilience against biosecurity risks, weather disasters, cyber threats, and other major shocks. This effort focuses on building capacity among cooperative extension professionals so they can deliver direct education and technical assistance to farmers, youth, families, small businesses, and local communities. Eligible applicants include state agricultural experiment stations, cooperative extension services, colleges, universities, research institutions, federal and private agencies, individuals, and other domestic or foreign organizations. Applications must be submitted by September 21, 2026, for a single planned grant award of $382,400, and inquiries can be directed to grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov.
Eligible Applicants
Applicants for the FADI-EDEN program must meet all the requirements discussed in this NOFO. Failure to meet the eligibility criteria by the application deadline may result in exclusion from consideration or preclude NIFA from making an award. For those new to Federal financial assistance, NIFA’s About Grants provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process. In accordance with section 1472(c) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (NARETPA), applicants may be: State Agricultural Experiment Stations, state Cooperative Extension services, all colleges and universities, other research or education institutions and organizations, Federal and private agencies and organizations, individuals, and any other contractor or recipient, either foreign or domestic, to further research, Extension, or teaching programs in the food and agricultural sciences of the Department of Agriculture. Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award.
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