American Rescue Plan Technical Assistance Investment Program (10.234)
American Rescue Plan Technical Assistance Investment Program (Assistance Listing 10.234) is run by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, part of the Department of Agriculture. It awarded $129 million in 37 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $3.5 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $3.4 million. Half of the 37 awards fell between $1.3 million and $4.7 million, and they ranged from $685,472 to $14.9 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$129 million
- Grant awards37
- Typical award$3.4 million
- Awarded in FY 2025-$3.7 million
- Size rank733 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreement
Key findings
- It is the 733rd largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 83% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 21 states and territories.
What the program funds
The goal of this program is to fund organizations, to be known as Cooperators, that will collaborate with USDA on the delivery of targeted technical assistance and related activities to achieve future outcomes of improved participation of farmers, ranchers and forest land owners, numerous entities and individuals in USDA programs and services. The funded Cooperators will provide ongoing coordination and substantial involvement with USDA to ensure that the plans for program development, curriculum development, deployment, and evaluation of impact are closely coordinated with USDA. Cooperators are required to coordinate with all other recipients of technical assistance resources in a manner as determined by USDA. Technical assistance must be directed to individuals and groups of socially disadvantaged producers, limited resource farmers and ranchers, veterans, and other key targeted communities.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Designations Applicants must be domestic nonprofit entities or institutions for higher education (see Request for Application [RFA] Definitions in Part VIII, D). A letter stating the nonprofit status should be included as an attachment to Field 12, Other Attachments (RFA Part IV.B.). Only the applicant must meet the eligibility requirement. Project partners and collaborators need not meet the eligibility requirement. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the successful completion of the project, with the exception of individuals and non-domestic entities. Current Cooperators under Section 1006 of the Act are not eligible to apply as a lead applicant to this funding opportunity, but may serve as cooperators, collaborators and sub-contractors to lead applicants, provided their activities are new, non-duplicative activities. Individuals, non-domestic entities and private, for profit organizations are not eligible to apply to this funding opportunity. Applicants for the American Rescue Plan Technical Assistance Investment Program must meet all the requirements outlined in this RFA. Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the application deadline will 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 money can and cannot pay for
Projects must provide a range of technical assistance services to underserved agricultural producers or other members of socially disadvantaged groups in agriculture. The term “agricultural producer” is used to refer to agricultural farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners and operators. Technical assistance partnerships focused on historically underserved agriculture producers. USDA is creating opportunities to ensure that historically underserved communities of farmers, ranchers, forest landowners, and operators have the tools, programs, and support they need to succeed in agriculture. Approximately $75 million in American Rescue Plan funding will support technical assistance to connect underserved producers with USDA programs and services. Cooperative Agreements will support organizations with proven track records working with underserved producer communities such as economically distressed/historically underserved communities, including socially disadvantaged producers, limited resource farmers and ranchers, veterans, and other key targeted communities.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, American Rescue Plan Technical Assistance Investment Program (10.234) awarded $129 million across 37 grant awards, an average of $3.5 million per award.
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 85% of the money, colleges and universities 15%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 32 | $110 million | 85% |
| Colleges and universities | 5 | $18.9 million | 15% |
By state
19 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 6 | $21.2 million |
| Georgia | 2 | $18.4 million |
| Minnesota | 5 | $16.8 million |
| Montana | 2 | $15.0 million |
| New York | 3 | $6.8 million |
| Virginia | 3 | $6.0 million |
| Mississippi | 1 | $5.0 million |
| North Dakota | 1 | $5.0 million |
| South Carolina | 1 | $5.0 million |
| Washington | 2 | $4.3 million |
| North Carolina | 1 | $4.0 million |
| Maryland | 1 | $3.5 million |
| Texas | 1 | $3.5 million |
| Michigan | 1 | $3.5 million |
| Oregon | 1 | $2.5 million |
| Kentucky | 1 | $2.4 million |
| Arizona | 1 | $1.5 million |
| California | 1 | $1.1 million |
| Hawaii | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Massachusetts | 1 | $999,784 |
| Alaska | 1 | $993,611 |