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USDA-NIFA-EME-32358: Renewable Resource Extension Act National Focus Fund Projects

Closed Closed June 8, 2026 Opportunity USDA-NIFA-EME-32358 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$150,000
• Award floor$130,000
• Total funding$300,000
• Expected awards2
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

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)

Applications may be submitted by 1862 Land-grant Universities (7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) including the District of Columbia and the U.S. Insular Areas, 1890 Land-grant Universities (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.) including Tuskegee University, 1994 Institutions (7 U.S.C. 301 note) that offer an associate's degree or a baccalaureate degree in forestry, and in cooperation with State Cooperative Extension Services, other State-supported colleges and universities offering graduate training in the sciences basic to forestry and having a forestry school. Project Directors must have an extension appointment authorized by an institution's Extension Director/Administrator. Failure to meet the eligibility criteria by the application deadline may result in exclusion from consideration or preclude NIFA from making an award.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Renewable Resources Extension Act awards averaged $50,785; this notice allows up to $150,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (100% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The goal of RREA-NFF, Assistance Listing 10.515, is to enhance the longevity of U.S. forest and rangeland resources and enable landowners and managers to achieve their desired goals and objectives by making relevant scientific results available.

Category: Agriculture.

Applying now

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