Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NIFA SRGP 009702
The Special Research Grants Program Potato Research opportunity (USDA NIFA SRGP 009702; CFDA 10.200) is a discretionary grant program run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to fund research that directly strengthens U.S. potato variety development for commercial production. The core goal is to advance potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) breeding pipelines and the associated testing work needed to move improved varieties toward release and adoption by growers, processors, and other commercial end users.
The program is specifically centered on "varietal development and testing," which the notice defines as research that uses conventional breeding methods and/or biotechnological genetics to create improved potato varieties. In practical terms, this means projects should be aimed at generating new or improved germplasm and then evaluating it in ways that clearly support the development pathway. The solicitation emphasizes that evaluation, screening, and testing activities are not meant to stand alone as generic agronomic trials; instead, they must be tied to and supportive of variety development outcomes, such as selecting superior breeding lines, validating performance across environments, or confirming traits that matter for commercial viability.
Eligibility is limited to a defined set of institutions involved in State-Federal food and agricultural research, extension, or education programs. Applications may be submitted only by State agricultural experiment stations; land-grant colleges and universities; research foundations established by land-grant colleges and universities; colleges and universities that receive funds under the 1962 McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Act (16 U.S.C. 582a et seq.); and accredited schools or colleges of veterinary medicine, when the purpose is to facilitate or expand ongoing State-Federal programs in research, extension, or education. While the applicant must be an eligible entity, award recipients are allowed to subcontract with organizations that are not themselves eligible to apply, as long as those partners are necessary to carry out the proposed work. The notice also makes the compliance point explicit: if an applicant does not meet the eligibility criteria by the application deadline, the proposal can be excluded from consideration, and even if it is reviewed, NIFA will not make an award to an ineligible applicant.
From the funding details provided, the opportunity uses the grant funding instrument and falls under the agriculture funding activity category. The award ceiling is listed at $1,500,000. The original closing date for applications was May 18, 2023, and the opportunity record was created on April 6, 2023. The expected number of awards is not clearly stated in the source text provided (it appears incomplete), so applicants would typically confirm expected award counts and other administrative details in the full Request for Applications and related guidance.
Overall, this program is best suited for established potato breeding and genetics programs that can demonstrate a clear line of sight from breeding or genetic improvement work to the selection, evaluation, and testing steps needed to deliver commercially relevant potato varieties. Projects that integrate breeding with rigorous screening and multi-environment testing, while keeping the emphasis on advancing variety development, align most closely with the stated purpose of the grant.Apply for USDA NIFA SRGP 009702
- The National Institute of Food and Agriculture in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Special Research Grants Program Potato Research" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.200.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2023-04-06.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-05-18. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,500,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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