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USDA-APHIS-10025-PPQ-NCPN-2026: Plant Protection Act Section 7721 National Clean Plant Network Program

Closed Closed September 15, 2025 Opportunity USDA-APHIS-10025-PPQ-NCPN-2026 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program (NADPRP) FY 2027 State Preparedness Funding Opportunity (USDA-APHIS-10025-VSSP0000-27-0002). Status: Closes January 7, 2027 (61 days left). It is in our archive of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service notices from 2025.

• Award ceiling$3.5 million
• Award floor$25,000
• Total funding$8.0 million
• Expected awards25
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Please refer to the Notice of Funding Opportunity for details of eligible applicants by clicking the website address for the National Clean Plan Network.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Animal Disease and Animal Care awards averaged $283,499; this notice allows up to $3.5 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (52% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

This funding opportunity is provided to carry out the provisions as described in Section 7721 of the Plant Protection Act (PPA 7721). This program makes funding available for the National Clean Plant Network (NCPN) through PPA 7721. The purpose of the NCPN program is to establish a network of Clean Plant Centers for diagnostic and pathogen elimination services to produce clean propagative plant material and to maintain blocks of pathogen-tested plant material in sites located throughout the United States. Program priorities align with the goals specified in the NCPN Strategic Plan and include: 1) Optimizing the production, maintenance, and distribution of clean plants, 2) Advancing special initiatives by optimizing the adaptation and implementation of novel technologies and new ideas while increasing the awareness of the importance, availability, and use of clean plants, and 3) Optimizing network resources. The application package must include the documents listed below. □ Project proposal WORK PLAN. See below. □ Project proposal FINANCIAL PLAN. See below. □ Documentation of Pre-Proposal Review Process. See below. Project Proposal Work Plan Applicants must submit a project proposal Work Plan that provides details on all aspects of the project. The Work Plan Template is available at the link above from the USDA APHIS NCPN website. Proposal work plans should not exceed 15 pages (11 point font, single spaced) for proposals covering a single crop or special initiative. For proposals with multiple crops or multiple entities, the work plan may be increased up to 5 pages for each additional crop or entity, up to a maximum of 40 pages. This limitation does not include any proposal cover pages, budget, or appendices. Project Proposal Financial Plan Applicants must submit a project proposal Financial Plan that includes details about the project budget. The Financial Plan Template is available at the link above from the USDA APHIS NCPN website. All APHIS awards are subject to the terms and conditions, cost principles, allowable and unallowable costs, direct and indirect costs, cost share and matching, and other considerations as described and defined in: · PPA 7721 Use of Funds document, found in Appendix D of the FY 2026 PPA 7721 Implementation Plan, and · 2 CFR Subpart E, Cost Principles – General Provisions for Selected Items of Cost.

Category: Agriculture.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, USDA-APHIS-10025-VSSP0000-27-0002, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.