Acer Access and Development Program

Key Facts

Status: Forecasted

Posted date: May 22, 2026

Archive date: July 22, 2026

Close date: June 22, 2026

Opportunity ID: 362541

Opportunity number: USDA-AMS-TM-ACER-G-26-0007

Opportunity category: Discretionary

Agency name: Agricultural Marketing Service

Agency code: USDA-AMS

Award floor: $200,000

Award ceiling: $500,000

Cost sharing required: Yes

Funding Instrument Types
  • Grant
Category of Funding Activity
  • Agriculture
Eligible Applicants
  • City or township governments
  • County governments
  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
  • Special district governments
  • State governments
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  • cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:true
  • eligible_applicants:city_or_township_governments
  • eligible_applicants:county_governments
  • eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_governments_federally_recognized
  • eligible_applicants:public_and_state_controlled_institutions_of_higher_education
  • eligible_applicants:special_district_governments
  • eligible_applicants:state_governments
  • funding_instrument_type:grant
  • opportunity_category:discretionary
  • status:forecasted
Description

To support the efforts of States, Tribal governments, and research institutions to promote the domestic maple syrup industry through the following activities: promotion of research and education related to maple syrup production, promotion of natural resource sustainability in the maple syrup industry, market promotion for maple syrup and maple-sap products, Encouragement of owners and operators of privately held land containing species of trees in the genus Acer: to initiate or expand maple-sugaring activities on the land; or to voluntarily make the land available, including by lease or other means, for access by the public for maple-sugaring activities.

Acer Access and Development Program
To support the efforts of States, Tribal governments, and research institutions to promote the domestic maple syrup industry through the following activities: promotion of research and education related to maple syrup production, promotion of natural resource sustainability in the maple syrup industry, market promotion for maple syrup and maple-sap products, Encouragement of owners and operators of privately held land containing species of trees in the genus Acer: to initiate or expand maple-sugaring activities on the land; or to voluntarily make the land available, including by lease or other means, for access by the public for maple-sugaring activities.
[Forecasted] Acer Access and Development Program
Forecasted
Agricultural Marketing Service
Agriculture
Grant
State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
2026-05-22