§ Federal grant opportunity · USDA-NIFA-ES-011939
Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative Extension Disaster Education Network
National Institute of Food and Agriculture is accepting applications for Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative Extension Disaster Education Network. The deadline is September 21, 2026 and the published award range is $382K.
Key facts
- Funder
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture
- Application deadline
- September 21, 2026
- Award range
- $382K
- Eligibility
- 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.
- Geography
- United States
- Focus areas
- Agriculture
- Opportunity number
- USDA-NIFA-ES-011939
Program overview
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.
How to apply
- Confirm your organization meets the eligibility criteria above.
- Read the full funding opportunity announcement from National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
- Draft your narrative against the funder's stated priorities and review criteria.
- Submit before September 21, 2026, allowing time for registration and validation.
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