nofo USDA-NIFA-SCRI-011676

Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Grants for Research and Extension

SCRI provides competitive grants to support research and extension that tackle major challenges for specialty crop industries with national, regional, or multi-state impact. Projects should integrate research and extension activities (except for planning projects) and use a systems approach when proposing solutions. The goal is to strengthen all parts of food and agriculture, including convent…

The purpose of the SCRI program is to address the critical needs of the specialty crops industries (as defined in Appendix III) by awarding grants to support research and extension that address key challenges of national, regional, and multi-state importance in sustaining all components of food …

Funding Source

Agency: National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Awards & funding

Total Funding: $175M
Award Ceiling: $10M
Award Floor: $50,000

Eligibility

Pre-applications may only be submitted by federal agencies, national laboratories, colleges and universities, research institutions and organizations, private organizations or corporations, State Agricultural Experiment Stations, individuals, or groups consisting of two or more of these entities…

Dates

Open Date: April 13, 2026
Close Date: June 15, 2026

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