Supplemental and Alternative Crops Competitive Grants Program

USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is accepting applications for the Supplemental and Alternative Crops (SAC) Competitive Grants Program. The anticipated grant amount available is approximately $930,000. These funds will provide support for canola: up to three region-based integrated canola grants of up to approximately $225,000 per year with a project period of up to four years. SAC will also support one industrial hemp project to collect hemp germplasm for storage in the USDA hemp germplasm repository up to approximately $125,000 per year with a project period of up to four years. Only colleges and universities, other Federal agencies, and private sector entities are eligible to submit applications.
Applications are due March 30, 2021.