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Find similar grantsThe USDA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I program funds innovative, early-stage research by small businesses addressing important scientific problems and opportunities in agriculture, food, and rural development.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: For-profit small businesses that are at least 51% owned by U. S. citizens or permanent resident aliens and meet government-wide SBIR eligibility requirements (fewer than 500 employees). Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $175,000 (Phase I). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I is funded by National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program (TCRGP) is sponsored by National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Grants to tribal colleges and universities for research projects that address concerns and needs of tribal and reservation communities, including projects that focus on health, food, nutrition, and agricultural production research.
Diseases of Agricultural Animals (part of Agriculture and Food Research Initiative's Foundational and Applied Science program) is sponsored by National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This program supports projects that develop strategies to understand, diagnose, control, and prevent agricultural animal diseases. Outcomes include, but are not limited to, new and improved vaccines and diagnostics.
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program for CHIPS for America – CHIPS Metrology seeks applications from eligible applicants to explore the technical merit or feasibility of an innovative idea or technology with the aim of developing a viable product or service that will be introduced to the commercial microelectronics marketplace. This NOFO contains multiple topics on research projects for critically needed measurement services, tools, and instrumentation; innovative manufacturing metrologies; novel assurance and provenance technologies and advanced metrology research and development (R&D) testbeds to help secure U.S. leadership in the global semiconductor industry. Funding Opportunity Number: 2024-SBIR-CHIPS-01. Assistance Listing: 11.042,11.620. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ST.
JobsOhio Small Business Grant is sponsored by JobsOhio. This grant offers financial support for real estate investments, equipment, and more for eligible projects and businesses. While broad in scope, if the autonomous scientific instrumentation or miniaturized microscope sensor payload directly leads to job creation or significant fixed-asset investment in Ohio, it could be relevant.
USDA-NIFA-HEP-011737 puts $14 million behind roughly 28 awards of up to $705,000 for graduate fellowships in food and agricultural sciences. No match is required. But two eligibility rules — the new-graduate-student definition and the citizenship requirement — disqualify most of the students a department would naturally nominate.
Read articleNIFA's Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program (USDA-NIFA-HSI-011903) posted September 10, 2026 with $30.6 million, 40 anticipated awards, and a December 3 deadline. It uses the same 25 percent enrollment definition the Justice Department has declined to defend at the Department of Education. Here is the structure, the three grant types, and the caps that decide who wins.
Read articleNIFA's FY2026 Higher Education Challenge program closes October 15, 2026 with $5.7 million and roughly 18 awards. Standard grants cap at $150,000, Collaborative Type 1 at $300,000, and Collaborative Type 2 at $750,000 — all from the same pool, all scored against each other. No match is required. Here is how the tier structure actually determines your odds.
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