Open (posted) · Grant
Agriculture Innovation Center Grant Program
Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Department of Agriculture
Key facts
Copied from the official Grants.gov record. Last verified October 29, 2026.
- Program name
- Agriculture Innovation Center Grant Program
- Issuing agency
- Rural Business-Cooperative Service (Department of Agriculture)
- Opportunity number
- RBCS-2026-AIC
- Funding type
- Grant
- Funding purpose
- Agriculture, Business and Commerce
- Status
- Open (posted)
- Application deadline
- Closes January 31, 2027
- Published award range
- $600,000 – $1,000,000
- Estimated total program funding
- $2,500,000
- Expected number of awards
- 3
- Cost sharing or match required
- Yes
- Eligible applicants (official categories)
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Relevant to
- Businesses and NonprofitsHow we determined this: Grants.gov eligibility includes small businesses or for-profit organizations. Grants.gov eligibility includes nonprofit organizations.
- Geographic restrictions
- None stated in structured data (federal opportunities are often nationwide). Check the eligibility details and full announcement for any limits.
- Assistance Listing (CFDA)
- 10.377
- Official source
- View on Grants.gov ↗ · Agency information link ↗
- Application URL
- www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363833 ↗Apply through Grants.gov (Workspace) using the application package on the official listing, unless the full announcement names a different submission system.
- Source identifier
- Grants.gov opportunity ID 363833 · Funding opportunity number RBCS-2026-AIC
- Posted
- September 9, 2026 · Source last updated September 9, 2026
- Last verified
- October 29, 2026 (against Grants.gov)
- Data completeness
- 92% of key fields published by the sourceNot published: eligibility criteria text.
- Record confidence
- highVerified against the official source; key fields present; no open issues.
Description (from the official listing)
The primary objective of the program is to provide grants to Agriculture Innovation Centers that will provide technical assistance to agricultural producers to market value-added agricultural products.
Agency contact
Shamika Johnson
Management and Program Analyst
Direct Programs Branch
Shamika.Johnson@usda.gov