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HCN Grants Est. 2026
No. USDA-NIFA-OP-011980 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Open

Research Facilities Act Program

Dealbreakers No cost share required Audit: not stated
Not reimbursement-only
“The Automated Standard Application for Payments, operated by the Department of Treasury, Bureau of Fiscal Service, is the designated payment system for awards resulting from this NOFO.” — From the announcement

At a glance

The Research Facilities Act Program funds the construction, renovation, modernization, acquisition, and related equipment and site work for agricultural research facilities that support research, training, extension, and teaching in food and agricultural sciences. Eligible applicants include land-grant institutions, state agricultural experiment stations, veterinary medicine schools or experiment stations doing animal health research, Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities, non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, insular area institutions, McIntire-Stennis eligible institutions, and other entities eligible for capacity and infrastructure funds. Awards range from $100,000 to $30,000,000, with an expected 35 to 40 awards and a project period of 12 to 48 months. Applicants must provide at least a 1:1 cash match from non-Federal sources, and in-kind matching is not allowed except that matching funds under $200,000 are waived for certain insular areas. Applications are not limited to one building or site, but proposed projects must be complementary to existing facilities and serve national or multistate needs.

AI-generated summary — verify against the announcement

What it funds

  • Agriculture
  • Infrastructure, Construction & Shared Facilities
  • Other / needs-review
  • Agriculture, Food Systems & Food Safety
  • Research Infrastructure, Instrumentation & Data
Official description from grants.gov

The RFAP is listed in the Assistance Listings under number 10.246. RFAP is designed to provide financial assistance to qualifying institutions for the construction, alteration, acquisition, modernization, renovation, or remodeling of agricultural research facilities to conduct research in the fields of food and agricultural sciences (as defined in 7 U.S.C. 3103 , see Appendix III for definition).

Who can apply

  • Others
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide
Set-aside Set aside or prioritized for: Accredited institution of higher education; Land-grant institution
“Applications may be submitted by: 1. 1994 Land-Grant Institutions 2. State Agricultural Experiment Stations 3. 1862 Land-Grant Institutions 4. Accredited school or college of veterinary medicine or State Agricultural Experiment Station that conducts animal health and disease research in accordance with section 1433(c) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3195) 5. 1890 Land-Grant Institutions 6. Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities (HSACU) as defined in 7 U.S.C. 3103 7. Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture (NLGCA) - Institutions satisfying the eligibility requirements for NLGCA designation. 8. Insular Area Institutions-Institution of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1995 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a). 9. Institutions eligible for "McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act" (16 U.S.C. 582a et seq.) 10. Other entities eligible to receive funds under a capacity and infrastructure program (as defined in section 6971(f)(1)(C)). See Appendix IV under capacity and infrastructure programs.” — From the announcement