# Supplemental and Alternative Crops

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-nifa-op-011756-supplemental-and-alternative-crops/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362324

> National Institute of Food and Agriculture offered grants of up to $460,000 (at least $230,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 8 awards worth $1.8 million in total. Applications closed on June 25, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-NIFA-OP-011756 |
| Agency | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 25, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $460,000 |
| Award floor | $230,000 |
| Expected awards | 8 |
| Total funding | $1.8 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.200 |

## Who can apply

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

Applicants for SAC must meet all the requirements discussed in this NOFO. Failure to meet the eligibility criteria by the application deadline may result in exclusion from consideration or preclude NIFA from making an award. For those new to Federal financial assistance, NIFA’s About Grants provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process. Colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of NARETPA, 7 U.S.C. 3103), other Federal agencies, and private sector entities are eligible to submit applications. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project.

## What the grant funds

The SAC program, Assistance Listing Number 10.200, supports projects that lead to expanded adaptation and increased acreage in the United States of alternative crops grown for food/feedstuff, oil, and feedstocks for industrial value-added products. Such crops are important to U.S. agriculture in that these can provide new and profitable cropping options in response to low commodity prices and changes in consumer demand for new agricultural-based products. Oilseed, grain, and feedstock crops have major uses in healthy human foods and animal feeds, as natural pest control when used as cover crops, and as a feedstock in industrial chemical manufacture and biofuel production. Grains/pseudocereals and legumes/pulses can play an important role in the cropping rotation for food/feedstuff and/or feedstock for industrial value-added purposes, as cover crops, and as habitat for pollinators.

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-NIFA-OP-011756 still open?

No. It closed on June 25, 2026.

### Who can apply for Supplemental and Alternative Crops?

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

### What is the deadline for Supplemental and Alternative Crops?

Closed June 25, 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 $460,000 each. About $1.8 million in total across about 8 awards.

### Who has won Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were North Carolina State University, University of Wisconsin System, Washington State University. The program made 115 awards worth $141 million in that time.