ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS · GRANT
Agriculture Innovation Center Grant Program
Accepting applications. The agency is taking applications now through Grants.gov.
- Deadline
- Jan 31, 2027 (99 days left)
- Who can apply
- Small businesses
- Award range
- $600,000 to $1.0 million
- Expected awards
- 3
- Total program funding
- $2.5 million
- Your own money required
- Yes, cost sharing or matching is required
- Opportunity number
- RBCS-2026-AIC
- Posted
- Sep 9, 2026
- Assistance listing
- 10.377
What it funds
The primary objective of the program is to provide grants to Agriculture Innovation Centers that will provide technical assistance to agricultural producers to market value-added agricultural products.
Open the official notice on Grants.gov ↗What to do next
- Open the official notice on Grants.gov and download the full announcement (the NOFO) and any attachments.
- Check you can apply: the eligible applicants above, and any detail in the notice's eligibility section.
- Register your organization in SAM.gov (choose "all awards") and create a Grants.gov account; allow several weeks the first time.
- Apply through Grants.gov exactly as the notice says, before Jan 31, 2027. Late applications are usually not accepted.
New to this? Applying for a federal grant, step by step · Register to apply · How to read the notice · Write the narrative · Build the budget · Agency contact: Shamika.Johnson@usda.gov
From Grants.gov's official daily extract of Oct 25, 2026. The notice on Grants.gov and its attachments are what count. UX Contract is independent and not a government website.