# Special Research Grants Program Potato Breeding Research

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-nifa-srgp-011275-special-research-grants-program-potato-breeding-research/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360129

> National Institute of Food and Agriculture offered grants of up to $1.5 million (at least $500,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make $3.7 million in total. Applications closed on August 14, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-NIFA-SRGP-011275 |
| Agency | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 14, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $1.5 million |
| Award floor | $500,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $3.7 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.200 |

## Who can apply

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

Eligibility Requirements Applications may only be submitted by State agricultural experiment stations, land-grant colleges and universities, research foundations established by land-grant colleges and universities, colleges, and universities receiving funds under the 1962 McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Act, Pub. L. 87-778, as amended (16 U.S.C. 582a et seq.), and accredited schools or colleges of veterinary medicine for the purpose of facilitating or expanding ongoing State-Federal food and agricultural research, extension, or education programs. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply, provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the time of 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 this grant program is to support potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) research programs that focus on varietal development and testing and potato varieties for commercial production. As used herein, varietal development and testing is research using conventional breeding and/or biotechnological genetics to develop improved potato varieties. Aspects of evaluation, screening and testing must support variety development.

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-NIFA-SRGP-011275 still open?

No. It closed on August 14, 2025.

### Who can apply for Special Research Grants Program Potato Breeding Research?

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 Special Research Grants Program Potato Breeding Research?

Closed August 14, 2025. 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 $1.5 million each. About $3.7 million in total.

### 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.