# Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants (10.200)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/10-200-grants-for-agricultural-research-special-research-grants/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $141 million in 115 grants, about $1.2 million per award.

## Objectives

To carry out research, to facilitate or expand promising breakthroughs in areas of the food and agricultural sciences of importance to the nation and to facilitate or expand on-going State-Federal food and agricultural research programs.
Programs Listed under 10.200 are:
1. Global Change Ultraviolet Radiation Monitoring and Research Program (GC/UV-B)
2. Special Research Grants Program Potato Breeding Research

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $24.4 million | 32 |
| 2022 | $29.7 million | 42 |
| 2023 | $28.0 million | 27 |
| 2024 | $30.9 million | 34 |
| 2025 | $27.7 million | 22 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina State University | North Carolina | $66.8 million |
| University of Wisconsin System | Wisconsin | $6.7 million |
| Washington State University | Washington | $5.7 million |
| Mississippi State University | Mississippi | $5.7 million |
| Michigan State University Foundation | Michigan | $5.6 million |
| University of Maryland, College Park | Maryland | $5.0 million |
| University of Washington | Washington | $4.9 million |
| University of Hawaii | Hawaii | $4.7 million |
| Iowa State University of Science and Technology | Iowa | $4.7 million |
| Texas A&m Agrilife Research | Texas | $4.3 million |
| Colorado State University | Colorado | $4.1 million |
| University of Maine System | Maine | $3.2 million |
| Delaware State University | Delaware | $1.9 million |
| North Dakota State University | North Dakota | $1.1 million |
| University of California, Davis | California | $1.0 million |
| Organic Farming Research Foundation | California | $1.0 million |
| Regents of the University of Idaho | Idaho | $964,798 |
| Kansas State University | Kansas | $912,801 |
| Auburn University | Alabama | $902,482 |
| Rutgers, the State University | New Jersey | $869,770 |