Closes in 7 daysALN 10.210
Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowships
National Institute of Food and Agriculture- Award range
- $78K – $705K
- Closes
- Oct 15, 2026
- Who can apply
- Others (see notice)
Assistance Listing 10.210
Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants
Department of Agriculture · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Assistance Listing 10.210, “Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants,” is a federal program administered by Department of Agriculture. It provides grant assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 1 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $2.95M in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
Program objective
Awards are specifically intended to support traineeship programs that engage outstanding students to pursue and complete their degrees in USDA mission areas. Applicants provide clarity about the philosophy of their graduate training, and relevance to USDA mission sciences, NIFA priorities and national science education policies and statistics.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Current opportunities under 10.210
Eligible applicants (program level)
- Other
- State
- Nonprofit Organization
Proposals may be submitted by all U.S. colleges and universities that confer a master's or doctoral degree in at least one area of the food and agricultural sciences targeted for national needs fellowships. As defined in Section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3103), the terms "college" and "university" mean "an educational institution in any State which: (a) Admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate; (b) is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of education beyond secondary education; (c) provides an educational program for which a bachelor's degree or any other higher degree is awarded; (d) is a public or other nonprofit institution; and (e) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association."
Intended beneficiaries: State, Private nonprofit institution/organization, Other public institution/organization, Minority group and Public nonprofit institution/organization.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Reported obligations by fiscal year
Historical data · not a predictionRange and average of financial assistance (from the listing): If minimum or maximum amounts of funding per competitive and/or capacity project grant, or cooperative agreement are established, these amounts will be announced in the annual Competitive Request for Application (RFA). The most current RFA is available via: https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/food-and-agricultural-sciences-national-needs-graduate-and-postgraduate
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 10.210. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.Frequently asked questions
What is ALN 10.210?
10.210 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
Who can apply under ALN 10.210?
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Other, State and Nonprofit Organization. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
How much funding does 10.210 provide?
The agency reported $2,952,686 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.