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"USDA NIFA AFRI Strengthening Agricultural Systems FY2026 Including the Artificial Intelligence for K-12 Food and Agricultural Sciences Program Area Priority" is currently closed and not accepting applications.
This FY2026 AFRI request for applications, funding opportunity number USDA-NIFA-AFRI-011677, carries two program area priorities, and the second of them is the reason it belongs on an AI funding list: Artificial Intelligence for K-12 Food and Agricultural Sciences. It is important to read that priority accurately, because its framing is narrower than the AI-in-agriculture label suggests.
The priority is about building an AI-literate agricultural workforce pipeline - K-12 education and extension leadership, AI tools, curriculum, and educator training - rather than about developing AI for crop modelling, yield prediction or precision farming operations.
A team proposing a novel computer vision system for pest detection is applying to the wrong priority here and should look to AFRI Foundational or the NIFA SBIR programme instead. Conversely, for land-grant institutions with education and extension capacity, this is a rare dedicated pot for AI curriculum and educator development in the food and agricultural sciences, capped at up to 2,000,000 dollars per project over 5 years.
The first priority, Strengthening Agricultural Systems, covers new uses and expanding markets for agriculture and forestry products, solutions to pests and diseases of plants or animals, and combating food and diet-related chronic diseases, at up to 10,000,000 dollars per project.
Eligibility is restricted in a way that excludes many applicants outright: 1862, 1890 and 1994 Land-grant Institutions, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, State Agricultural Experiment Stations, and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education. Private nonprofits, businesses and most private universities are not on that list.
A Letter of Intent was requested but not required by 26 February 2026, with applications closing 23 April 2026 at 2:00pm Eastern. Total estimated program funding is 140,000,000 dollars.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible applicants are 1862 Land-grant Institutions, 1890 Land-grant Institutions, 1994 Land-grant Institutions, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, State Agricultural Experiment Stations, and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education. This is a restricted eligibility list - private nonprofits, for-profit businesses and most private universities are not eligible under this RFA. The funding opportunity number is USDA-NIFA-AFRI-011677. Two program area priorities are offered: Strengthening Agricultural Systems (with sub-priorities covering New Uses and Expanding Markets for Agriculture and Forestry Products; Solutions to Pests and Diseases of Plants or Animals; and Combating Food and Diet-Related Chronic Diseases) at up to 10,000,000 US dollars per project; and Artificial Intelligence for K-12 Food and Agricultural Sciences at up to 2,000,000 dollars per project. The AI priority focuses on building the AI-literate agricultural workforce pipeline through K-12 education, extension leadership, AI tools, curriculum and educator training - it is not a call for AI research applied to farm operations. Project duration is up to 5 years and the overall award range across the RFA is 1,000,000 to 10,000,000 dollars, against total estimated program funding of 140,000,000 dollars. Matching funds are required for commodity-specific applications. A Letter of Intent was requested but not required, due 26 February 2026; applications closed 23 April 2026 at 2:00pm Eastern. Reporting on the FY2026 cycle also noted a 26 March 2026 deadline for the Strengthening Agricultural Systems priority, so per-priority deadlines should be checked individually. Confirm current deadlines, eligibility, priority definitions and matching requirements in the official NIFA RFA before applying. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows awards under the FY2026 Strengthening Agricultural Systems RFA range from 1,000,000 to 10,000,000 US dollars, with total estimated program funding of 140,000,000 dollars. The range is not uniform across the two program area priorities: the Strengthening Agricultural Systems priority carries the higher ceiling at up to 10,000,000 dollars per project (reported elsewhere as 2,500,000 to 10,000,000 dollars over 5 years), while the Artificial Intelligence for K-12 Food and Agricultural Sciences priority is capped at up to 2,000,000 dollars per project (reported as 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 dollars over 5 years). amount_min is set to 1,000,000 and amount_max to 10,000,000 to span the whole RFA as published. Applicants targeting the AI priority specifically should budget against the 2,000,000 dollar ceiling, not the 10,000,000 dollar figure. Matching funds are required for commodity-specific applications. Project duration is up to 5 years. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was April 23, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
USDA NIFA AFRI Strengthening Agricultural Systems FY2026 Including the Artificial Intelligence for K-12 Food and Agricultural Sciences Program Area Priority is funded by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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