Sheep Production and Marketing Grant Program FY 2026
Agricultural Marketing Service · Opportunity USDA-AMS-TM-SPMGP-G-26-0007
Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time.
≈ 1 awards expected
Who can apply
- Others
All applicants must be domestic entities owned, operated, and located within the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or Tribal Governments. Eligible entities are national entities with capacity to manage the program and with demonstrated support and engagement with the sheep industry, including non-profit, higher education institutions, government entities, or business entities.
About this opportunity
The purpose of SPMGP is to support projects that strengthen and enhance the production and marketing of sheep and sheep products in the United States. This includes improving infrastructure, business, and resource development, and the development of innovative approaches to solve long-term needs. The SPMGP seeks to develop solutions for practical problems across the United States and address the needs of the entire sheep industry, while focusing on the measurable benefits for sheep producers. The program encourages collaboration among sheep industry organizations and aims to reduce duplication of efforts among participating organizations.
Award history — Sheep Production and Marketing Grant Program (Assistance Listing 10.173)
This program made about 0 new awards per year over the last five fiscal years.
New awards recorded on USAspending.gov under the federal program that funds this opportunity. FY2025 figures may still be incomplete. Agricultural Marketing Service does not publish how many applications it receives, so a true success rate cannot be computed for this program — no one can honestly sell you that number.
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