Agriculture Risk Management Education Partnerships Competitive Grants Program
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture is seeking applications for the Agriculture Risk Management Education Partnerships Competitive Grants Program. Funded projects must educate agricultural producers about comprehensive risk management strategies, including crop insurance, debt reduction, business planning, and farm financial benchmarking. The initiative places a special emphasis on enhancing farm viability and providing targeted education and outreach specifically focused on farmers and ranchers. Eligible applicants include qualified public and private entities, such as Land-grant institutions, Cooperative Extension Services, universities, government agencies, and both nonprofit and for-profit corporations. Applications must be submitted by September 21, 2026, for awards ranging between $565,800 and $2,121,750 out of an estimated total program funding of $9,052,800.
Eligible Applicants
Applicants for the ARME 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. Applications may only be submitted by qualified public and private entities (including Land-grant institutions, Cooperative Extension Services, and colleges or universities). This includes all colleges and universities, Federal, State, and local agencies, nonprofit and for-profit private organization or corporations, and other entities. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. 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. USDA will not accept competitive applications for grant and cooperative agreements submitted for dangerous gain-of-function research, as defined in Section 8 of E.O. 14292. Duplicate or Multiple Submissions – Duplicate or multiple submissions are not allowed. NIFA will disqualify both applications if an applicant submits duplicate or multiple submissions.
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