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"Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Competitive Grants Program (FBMB)" is currently closed and not accepting applications.
Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Competitive Grants Program (FBMB) is sponsored by USDA NIFA. Aims to enhance farm management knowledge and skills of agricultural producers and maintain a national farm financial management database.
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Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Competitive Grants Program The FBMB program aims to strongly support innovative extension approaches and collaborative efforts to maintain and expand the publicly available national farm financial management database (FINBIN) . Such efforts are needed to meet the challenges facing the Nation's agriculture and food systems.
Farmers, farm managers, and individuals involved in production agriculture must be educated and prepared to work effectively across disciplines to solve agricultural and educational challenges. Meeting these challenges will require projects that are timely, strategic, creative, and multidisciplinary.
The FBMB program supports all farmers, ranchers, and producers to develop farm management knowledge and skills that are consistent with the agriculture and food systems priorities of the USDA. Dates may vary. Please see NOFO for exact details.
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Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Competitive Grants Program (FBMB) 1862 Land-grant Institutions 1890 Land-grant Institutions 1994 Land-grant Institutions For-profit Organizations Other Than Small Businesses Hispanic-Serving Institutions Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS status, other than Institutions of Higher Ed Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS status, other than Institutions of Higher Ed Other or Additional Information (See below) State Agricultural Experiment Stations State Controlled Institutions of Higher Ed More Information on Eligibility Pursuant to 7 U.S.C.
450i(b)(7), eligible applicants means : (A) State agricultural experiment stations; (B) colleges and universities; (C) university research foundations; (D) other research institutions and organizations; (E) Federal agencies; (F) national laboratories; (G) private organizations or corporations; (H) individuals; or (I) any group consisting of 2 or more of the entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (H).
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status, other than institutions of higher education. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $200,000 - $450,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was July 20, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Competitive Grants Program (FBMB) is funded by USDA NIFA. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
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