Veterinary Services Grant Program (10.336)
Veterinary Services Grant Program (Assistance Listing 10.336) is run by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, part of the Department of Agriculture. It awarded $16.6 million in 107 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $155,128 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $125,000. Half of the 107 awards fell between $125,000 and $245,995, and they ranged from $25,836 to $355,852.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$16.6 million
- Grant awards107
- Typical award$125,000
- Awarded in FY 2025$3.6 million
- Size rank1,370 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreements (discretionary grants), project grants (discretionary)
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $2.7 million in fiscal 2021 to $3.6 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 1370th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 45% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 35 states and territories.
What the program funds
1) Annually award competitive Education, Extension, and Training (EET) projects to relieve veterinary shortage situations and support veterinary services in rural areas, 2) Annually award Rural Practice Enhancement (RPE) projects to relieve veterinary shortage situations and support veterinary services in rural areas.
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
A qualified entity shall be eligible to receive a grant described in paragraph (1) if the entity carries out programs or activities that the Secretary determines will: (A) Substantially relieve veterinarian shortage situations; (B) Support or facilitate private veterinary practices engaged in public health activities; or (C) support or facilitate the practices of veterinarians who are providing or have completed providing services under an agreement entered into with the Secretary under section 1415A(a)(2). The term ‘qualified entity’ means: (A) A for-profit or nonprofit entity located in the United States that, or an individual who, operates a veterinary clinic providing veterinary services: (i) In a rural area, as defined in section 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)); and (ii) In a veterinarian shortage situation; (B) A State, national, allied, or regional veterinary organization or specialty board recognized by the American Veterinary Medical Association; (C) A college or school of veterinary medicine accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association; (D) A university research foundation or veterinary medical foundation; (E) A department of veterinary science or department of comparative medicine accredited by the Department of Education; (F) A State agricultural experiment station; or (G) A State, local, or tribal government agency.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Grants awarded under this Program shall be considered to be competitive research, extension, or education grants. . USES: Funds provided may be used for any of the following purposes: (A) To promote recruitment (including for programs in secondary schools), placement, and retention of veterinarians, veterinary technicians, students of veterinary medicine, and students of veterinary technology. (B) To allow veterinary students, veterinary interns, externs, fellows, and residents, and veterinary technician students to cover expenses (other than the types of expenses described in section 1415A(c)(5)) to attend training programs in food safety or food animal medicine. (C) To establish or expand accredited veterinary education programs (including faculty recruitment and retention), veterinary residency and fellowship programs, or veterinary internship and externship programs carried out in coordination with accredited colleges of veterinary medicine. (D) To provide continuing education and extension, including veterinary telemedicine and other distance-based education, for veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and other health professionals needed to strengthen veterinary programs and enhance food safety. (E) To provide technical assistance for the preparation of applications submitted to the Secretary for designation as a veterinarian shortage situation under this section or section 1415A.
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
If minimum or maximum amounts of funding per competitive and/or capacity project grant, or cooperative agreement are established, these amounts will be announced in the annual Competitive Request for Application (RFA). The most current RFA is available via: https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/funding-opportunities/veterinary-services-grant-program-vsgp
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: In FY2025 VSGP made awards in the Extension, Education, and Training program area on topics such as partnering with communities to enhance rural veterinary experiences in a D.V.M. training program and implementation of livestock-focused education in high school and veterinary student curricula using virtual reality.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Veterinary Services Grant Program (10.336) awarded $16.6 million across 107 grant awards, an average of $155,128 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State University of Science and Technology | Iowa | 3 | $747,282 |
| Texas Tech University System | Texas | 3 | $731,333 |
| Michigan State University Foundation | Michigan | 2 | $500,000 |
| Mississippi State University | Mississippi | 2 | $499,249 |
| Colorado State University | Colorado | 2 | $497,989 |
| University of California, Davis | California | 2 | $497,278 |
| Auburn University | Alabama | 2 | $451,299 |
| University of Missouri System | Missouri | 2 | $389,730 |
| Texas A&m Agrilife Extension Service | Texas | 2 | $360,137 |
| Lifestock, Inc. | Georgia | 1 | $355,852 |
| University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. | Georgia | 1 | $250,000 |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | Alaska | 1 | $250,000 |
| Louisiana State University | Louisiana | 1 | $250,000 |
| American Association of Bovine Practitioners | Alabama | 1 | $249,975 |
| Tuskegee University | Alabama | 1 | $249,602 |
| The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | 1 | $248,746 |
| Midwestern University | Arizona | 1 | $244,491 |
| University of Illinois | Illinois | 1 | $240,754 |
| The Ohio State University | Ohio | 1 | $234,088 |
| Northeast Community College | Nebraska | 1 | $233,223 |
Who usually wins
Small businesses received 49% of the money, colleges and universities 42% and nonprofits 5.8%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small businesses | 65 | $8.1 million | 49% |
| Colleges and universities | 34 | $7.0 million | 42% |
| Nonprofits | 4 | $965,758 | 5.8% |
| Businesses | 3 | $374,760 | 2.3% |
| Other | 1 | $174,366 | 1.1% |
By state
5 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are Texas, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Alabama.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 10 | $1.7 million |
| Iowa | 8 | $1.4 million |
| Kansas | 11 | $1.4 million |
| Nebraska | 8 | $1.1 million |
| Alabama | 5 | $1.1 million |
| Colorado | 4 | $846,411 |
| Arizona | 5 | $784,032 |
| Mississippi | 4 | $749,249 |
| California | 4 | $739,528 |
| Virginia | 5 | $672,159 |
| Michigan | 3 | $625,000 |
| Missouri | 3 | $514,490 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | $499,606 |
| Georgia | 2 | $492,757 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | $422,037 |
| Kentucky | 3 | $390,117 |
| Alaska | 2 | $375,000 |
| South Dakota | 3 | $375,000 |
| Idaho | 2 | $250,000 |
| Louisiana | 1 | $250,000 |
| North Dakota | 2 | $250,000 |
| Vermont | 2 | $250,000 |
| Illinois | 1 | $240,754 |
| Ohio | 1 | $234,088 |
| Delaware | 1 | $125,000 |
| New York | 1 | $125,000 |
| Oregon | 1 | $125,000 |
| Washington | 1 | $125,000 |
| West Virginia | 1 | $125,000 |
| Wyoming | 1 | $125,000 |
| Nevada | 1 | $124,908 |
| Indiana | 1 | $124,583 |
| Florida | 1 | $121,441 |
| Utah | 1 | $115,357 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | $6,838 |