# Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-nifa-kmb-32361-smith-lever-special-needs-competitive-grants-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361738

> National Institute of Food and Agriculture-eRA offered grants of up to $115,000 (at least $20,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 5 awards worth $459,564 in total. Applications closed on June 1, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-NIFA-KMB-32361 |
| Agency | National Institute of Food and Agriculture-eRA |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 1, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $115,000 |
| Award floor | $20,000 |
| Expected awards | 5 |
| Total funding | $459,564 |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.511 |

## Who can apply

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

Applications may only be submitted by 1862 Land-grant Institutions in the 50 states and the U.S. territories, American Samoa, Guam, Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. An eligible individual institution, independent branch campus, or branch institution of a State system may submit a grant application for project activities to be undertaken principally on behalf of its own students or faculty, and to be managed primarily by its own personnel. The applicant executes the project without the requirement of sharing grant funds with other project partners. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply, provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. The 1862 Land-grant Institutions may partner with each other as well as with other Land-grant Institutions (e.g., 1890s and 1994s), non-Land-grant Institutions, and non-governmental organizations within their state or their region on joint proposals. Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award.

## What the grant funds

The purpose of the Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program (SLSNCGP), Assistance Listing 10.511, is to support innovative, education-based approaches to address disaster preparedness and potential responses to natural, human-made, or technological disasters or disaster threats that pose risks to communities.

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-NIFA-KMB-32361 still open?

No. It closed on June 1, 2026.

### Who can apply for Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program?

National Institute of Food and Agriculture-eRA accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program?

Closed June 1, 2026. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $115,000 each. About $459,564 in total across about 5 awards.

### Who has won Smith-Lever Extension Funding grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Texas A&m Agrilife Extension Service, North Carolina State University, The Ohio State University. The program made 365 awards worth $1.6 billion in that time.