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Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative Extension Disaster Education Network

National Institute of Food and Agriculture · USDA-NIFA-ES-011939 · Deadline: September 21, 2026 · Advertised ceiling: $382k

Program-level history — this opportunity doesn't publish per-opportunity awards, so these numbers describe its parent program (CFDA 10.304, Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative (FADI)), not this competition alone. Labeled that way on purpose.

Ask-amount guidance

Applicants here typically receive far less than the advertised ceiling: the program median is $250k against a $382k ceiling (65%). Budgets far above the median need a story; budgets far below leave money on the table.

Draw-down reality (program)

Across 74 completed awards in this program (FY2021+ sample, USAspending outlay records), grantees ultimately drew a median 100% of obligated funds. A median well under 100% means underspend or early closure is common here — worth knowing before promising a spend-down timeline.

Listing summary

The goal of the FADI-EDEN program, under assistance listing 10.304, is to support CES’s ability to maximize the resilience of the U.S. food and agriculture sector to biosecurity risks, weather events and disasters, cyber threats, and other shocks through the Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN). EDEN is a national, collaborative network of CES professionals who are dedicated to improved all-hazards management of domestic disasters. EDEN supports all-hazards capacity-building efforts for peer CES professionals so that they are prepared for and skilled in directly providing education and …

Eligibility: Others · Categories: Agriculture · official listing ↗

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