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Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative Extension Disaster Education Network

National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Department of Agriculture

At a glance

Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative Extension Disaster Education Network is a closed federal grant opportunity from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Department of Agriculture). The application deadline was September 21, 2026. Individual awards are listed as $382K, with about 1 award expected and $382K in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 10.304 (Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative (FADI)).

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Key facts

  1. Aug 19, 2026Posted
  2. Sep 21, 2026Application deadline
  3. Oct 21, 2026Archivednext date
Posted
Aug 19, 2026
Close date
Sep 21, 2026
Archive date
Oct 21, 2026
Award floor
$382,400
Award ceiling
$382,400
Est. total funding
$382,400
Expected awards
1
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

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.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text
  • Public colleges & universities
  • Private colleges & universities
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What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The goal of the FADI-EDEN program, under assistance listing 10.304, is to support CES’s ability to maximize the resilience of the U.S. food and agriculture sector to biosecurity risks, weather events and disasters, cyber threats, and other shocks through the Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN). EDEN is a national, collaborative network of CES professionals who are dedicated to improved all-hazards management of domestic disasters. EDEN supports all-hazards capacity-building efforts for peer CES professionals so that they are prepared for and skilled in directly providing education and technical assistance to farmers, youth and families, small businesses, and communities. The FADI-EDEN program provides coordination support and administrative leadership to EDEN so that it can achieve its mission. 

Additional information from the agency ↗

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 10.304

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$7.69M
FY25$3.41M
FY26$7.69M est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 10.304. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 10.304

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 51 grant awards had funding actions under Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative (FADI), with 39 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

  1. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS$1.37M
  2. KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY$1.34M
  3. AUBURN UNIVERSITY$1.33M
  4. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA$1.3M
  5. UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM$1.14M
Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Joseph Perez Lead Policy Analyst
grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov
202-445-5402

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative Extension Disaster Education Network”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative Extension Disaster Education Network”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $382k, total estimated program funding is $382,400 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.

How do I apply for “Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative Extension Disaster Education Network”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity USDA-NIFA-ES-011939), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

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