Department of Agriculture — Federal Assistance Programs

To provide diverse technical information and educational resources about sustainable agriculture to farmers, information providers, agriculture-related businesses, and community food organizations across the U.S.

To develop, execute, and document a process evaluation, an outcome evaluation, and—in the instance that an outcome is validated—a cost-benefit analysis of the Army’s Youth Program…

To develop, execute, and document a process evaluation, an outcome evaluation, and—in the instance that an outcome is validated—a cost-benefit analysis of the Army’s Youth Program…

USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is providing $1.625 billion through a one-time bridge payment for specialty crops not covered through the previously announced Farm Bridge Assistance…

The purpose of this grant program is to assure access to adequate and reliable energy services for persons in extremely high energy cost communities by providing…

ASCE addresses barriers unique to specialty crops exports. It supports projects that advance U.S. specialty crop exports by expanding domestic understanding of foreign food safety systems…

AgrAbility is a consumer-driven USDA-funded program that provides direct education and assistance to farmers with disabilities and their families. Through the combined dedication and expertise of…

AgrAbility is a consumer-driven USDA-funded program that provides direct education and assistance to farmers with disabilities and their families. Through the combined dedication and expertise of…

The primary goal of BFRDP is to help beginning farmers and ranchers in the United States and its territories enter and/or improve their successes in farming,…

The primary goal of BFRDP is to help beginning farmers and ranchers in the United States and its territories enter and/or improve their successes in farming,…

The Bill Emerson Hunger Fellowship Program is to address hunger and poverty in the United States. The Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowship Program is to address international…

The program provides grants for domestic Integrated Demonstration Units (IDUs) to applicants using agricultural commodities as feedstock and who have successfully completed Phase I of the…

The purpose of this subpart is to support and ensure an expanding production of advanced biofuels by providing payments to eligible advanced biofuel producers.

The Biofuel Producer Program will make payments to eligible biofuel producers for unexpected market losses because of COVID-19.

The Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) aims to increase the supply of renewable energy materials by encouraging farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners to grow and deliver…

To carry out research on and development and demonstration of: (A) biofuels and biobased products; and (B) the methods, practices, and technologies, for the production of…

To carry out research on and development and demonstration of: (A) biofuels and biobased products; and (B) the methods, practices, and technologies, for the production of…

This competitive program will support research activities related to studying the benefits of using materials derived from covered agricultural commodities in the production of construction and…

The Bioproduct Pilot Program will advance development of cost-competitive bioproducts with environmental benefits compared to incumbent products. The program seeks projects that will study the benefits…

The program provide loan guarantees for the development, construction, and retrofitting of commercial-scale biorefineries as well as biobased product manufacturing facilities.