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USDA-NIFA-KFBMB-32830: Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Competitive Grants Program (FBMB)

Closed Closed July 20, 2026 Opportunity USDA-NIFA-KFBMB-32830 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of National Institute of Food and Agriculture-eRA notices from 2026.

• Award ceiling$450,000
• Award floor$200,000
• Total funding$2.0 million
• Expected awards6
• 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)

Eligibility Requirements: Applications may be submitted by the following entities: State agricultural experiment station; College and universities; University research foundation; Other research institutions and organizations; Federal agencies; National laboratories; Private organizations or corporations; Individuals; or any group consisting of two (2) or more of the entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (H).

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Competitive Grants Program awards averaged $502,717; this notice allows up to $450,000 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 FBMB program aims to strongly support innovative extension approaches and collaborative efforts to maintain and expand the publicly available national farm financial management database (FINBIN). Such efforts are needed to meet the challenges facing the Nation's agriculture and food systems. Farmers, farm managers, and individuals involved in production agriculture must be educated and prepared to work effectively across disciplines to solve agricultural and educational challenges. Meeting these challenges will require projects that are timely, strategic, creative, and multidisciplinary. The FBMB program supports all farmers, ranchers, and producers to develop farm management knowledge and skills that are consistent with the agriculture and food systems priorities of the USDA.

Category: Agriculture.

Applying now

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