Specialty Crop Research Initiative

Key Facts

Status: Forecasted

Posted date: April 13, 2026

Archive date: July 15, 2026

Close date: June 15, 2026

Opportunity ID: 361873

Opportunity number: USDA-NIFA-SCRI-011676

Opportunity category: Mandatory

Agency name: National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Agency code: USDA-NIFA

Award floor: $50,000

Award ceiling: $10,000,000

Cost sharing required: Yes

Funding Instrument Types
  • Grant
Category of Funding Activity
  • Agriculture
Eligible Applicants
  • Others
Tools
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
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  • category_of_funding_activity:agriculture
  • cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:true
  • eligible_applicants:others
  • funding_instrument_type:grant
  • opportunity_category:mandatory
  • status:forecasted
Description

The purpose of the SCRI program is to address the critical needs of the specialty crops industries (as defined in Appendix III) by awarding grants to support research and extension that address key challenges of national, regional, and multi-state importance in sustaining all components of food and agriculture, including conventional and organic food production systems. The program recognizes that for some specialty crops that are grown in a limited number of states, the multi-state nature of projects can be difficult to address. Except for Research and Extension Planning Projects, the SCRI program only considers projects that integrate research and extension activities. Applicants are strongly encouraged to propose a unique approach to solving problems facing the specialty crop industry using a systems approach.

Specialty Crop Research Initiative
The purpose of the SCRI program is to address the critical needs of the specialty crops industries (as defined in Appendix III) by awarding grants to support research and extension that address key challenges of national, regional, and multi-state importance in sustaining all components of food and agriculture, including conventional and organic food production systems. The program recognizes that for some specialty crops that are grown in a limited number of states, the multi-state nature of projects can be difficult to address. Except for Research and Extension Planning Projects, the SCRI program only considers projects that integrate research and extension activities. Applicants are strongly encouraged to propose a unique approach to solving problems facing the specialty crop industry using a systems approach.
[Forecasted] Specialty Crop Research Initiative
Forecasted
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Agriculture
Grant
Others
2026-04-13