Department of Agriculture — Federal Assistance Programs

This program helps qualified nonprofits create revolving loan funds that can provide financing to extend and improve water and waste disposal systems in rural areas.

To carry out research, to facilitate or expand promising breakthroughs in areas of the food and agricultural sciences of importance to the nation and to facilitate…

To assist landowners and operators in restoring and protecting eligible grazing lands, including rangeland, pastureland and certain other lands through rental contracts and easements.

To expand the delivery of conservation technical assistance to support grazing planning and conservation practice implementation, education, on-farm/ranch demonstrations, farmer networks, and workforce training projects to…

The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) establishes a new fund for five years to address the maintenance backlog of the US Forest Service and other federal…

To promote the recreational and educational resources of Milford, Pennsylvania, and its environs; to further the scientific, policy analysis, educational, and cultural programs in natural resource…

The primary objective of this program is to contribute technical assistance and financial resources to private landowners to restore, conserve, and protect natural resources in the…

The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) allows the Secretary to provide funding opportunities to conduct and evaluate projects providing incentives to increase the purchase of…

The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) allows the Secretary to provide funding opportunities to conduct and evaluate projects providing incentives to increase the purchase of…

The objective of this assistance is to facilitate the investigation, characterization, remediation, and regulatory oversight relating to carbon tetrachloride and its associated degradation products, at certain…

Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives (HFMI) Cooperative Agreement Project for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 to support project(s) to increase the purchase of fluid milk among low-income consumers…

The Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) is an inter-Department initiative that is carried out by the U.S. Treasury through its CDFI fund, Health and Human Services’…

The purpose of the Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP) is to assist landowners, on a voluntary basis, in restoring, enhancing and protecting forestland resources on private…

As specified in 7 U.S.C. 1936c(c), HPRP provides loan funds to intermediaries who will re-lend loan funds to individuals and entities with undivided ownership interests in…

The Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) is a new program that will expand the availability of domestic ethanol and biodiesel by incentivizing the expansion of…

The purpose of the Higher Education Challenge Grants Program, under assistance listing 10.217, is to strengthen institutional capacities, including curriculum, faculty, scientific instrumentation, instruction delivery systems,…

The Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program provides support to students to help them complete their bachelor’s degree in the Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Human (FANH) Sciences…

The Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program provides support to students to help them complete their bachelor’s degree in the Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Human (FANH) Sciences…

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 HSI program aims to attract outstanding students and produce graduates capable of enhancing the Nation's food and agricultural scientific and professional workforce. Grants under this…