Well Told Grants

Federal grant programs / Department of Agriculture

Institute of Rural Partnerships (GP 778) (10.241)

Institute of Rural Partnerships (GP 778) (Assistance Listing 10.241) is run by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, part of the Department of Agriculture. It awarded $19.5 million in 3 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $6.5 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

There were 3 awards in five years, from $6.5 million to $6.5 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

The Institute for Rural Partnerships aims to address rural challenges through research, outreach, and educational engagement.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

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

What the money can and cannot pay for

As identified in the applicable agreement.

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.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

The total for each award shall not exceed $9,302,160.

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal Year2025: IRP made 3 awards in FY25 to continue efforts at respective Institutes of Rural Partnerships, researching the causes and conditions of challenges facing rural areas, and developing community partnerships to address these challenges.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Institute of Rural Partnerships (GP 778) (10.241) awarded $19.5 million across 3 grant awards, an average of $6.5 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Auburn UniversityAlabama1$6.5 million
University of Wisconsin SystemWisconsin1$6.5 million
University of Vermont & State Agricultural CollegeVermont1$6.5 million

Top states: Alabama ($6.5 million), Vermont ($6.5 million), Wisconsin ($6.5 million).

Who usually wins

Almost all of the money went to colleges and universities.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Colleges and universities3$19.5 million100%

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
Alabama1$6.5 million
Vermont1$6.5 million
Wisconsin1$6.5 million

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.