Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NIFA ICGP 009001
The Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program - Organic Transitions (ORG) is a discretionary grant opportunity administered by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to strengthen the competitiveness of organic crop and livestock producers, along with producers who are in the process of adopting organic practices. The program is designed to move organic agriculture forward by supporting projects that do more than just generate research results; ORG expects funded work to translate into practical, on-the-ground improvements through a combination of research, education, and extension. In other words, projects should not stop at testing ideas, but should also help train the people who advise farmers and deliver usable tools, practices, and knowledge back to producers and communities.
A central emphasis of ORG is the environmental value of organic farming systems. NIFA highlights priorities tied to soil conservation, pollinator health, and climate change mitigation, including efforts that reduce or better quantify greenhouse gas emissions. These focus areas reflect a broader interest in organic systems as a pathway to improve long-term farm resilience and sustainability. Proposals that can show measurable benefits in these areas, or that develop methods and management approaches with clear potential to deliver these benefits, align well with what the program says it intends to prioritize.
Another key priority is building the capacity of educators and advisors who support organic producers. ORG specifically calls out the development of educational tools for Cooperative Extension personnel and other agricultural professionals who guide farmers on organic practices. This typically means creating curricula, decision support tools, training modules, field demonstrations, outreach materials, and other resources that help advisors provide accurate, up-to-date, and practical guidance. The program also encourages work that helps the organic sector adapt to evolving input options, including the development of cultural practices and other allowable alternatives to substances that may be recommended for removal from the National Organic Program (NOP) National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances. In practical terms, this points to research and outreach on non-chemical or compliant substitute strategies such as crop rotations, resistant varieties, habitat-based pest management, mechanical approaches, biological controls, soil health practices, and other systems-based solutions that maintain organic integrity while still controlling pests, diseases, and weeds.
ORG places a strong expectation on integrated project design. While a project can lean more heavily toward research, education, or extension depending on its goals, every proposal is expected to include research activities plus meaningful work in at least one of the other two areas (education and/or extension). The intent is to ensure that new knowledge is created and then actively transferred into practice, whether through producer-facing outreach, professional training, or higher education programming. Applicants should plan for real-world adoption and impact, not just academic outputs.
Eligibility is limited and specific. Applications may only be submitted by certain institutions of higher education: colleges and universities as defined in 7 U.S.C. 3103, 1994 Institutions, and Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities. While only these eligible entities can apply as the primary applicant, award recipients are allowed to subcontract with organizations that are not eligible to apply directly, as long as those partners are necessary to carry out the project. This opens the door for collaboration with nonprofits, producer groups, businesses, consultants, and other stakeholders through subawards or contracts, but the lead applicant must be an eligible institution and must meet all requirements in the Request for Applications (RFA). The opportunity also stresses that failing to meet eligibility criteria by the application deadline can result in the proposal being excluded from consideration or prevent NIFA from making an award even if the proposal is reviewed.
Key program details from the source information include the funding opportunity number USDA NIFA ICGP 009001 and the CFDA number 10.303 (Agriculture). The award instrument is a grant, with an award ceiling of $750,000. The original closing date listed for this specific posting was April 21, 2022, and the opportunity record shows a creation date of March 8, 2022. NIFA notes that it determines priorities through stakeholder input processes in consultation with the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board (NAREEEAB), signaling that program priorities are tied to broader federal and stakeholder-identified needs in U.S. agriculture.Apply for USDA NIFA ICGP 009001
- The National Institute of Food and Agriculture in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program – Organic Transitions" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.303.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2022-03-08.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2022-04-21. (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 $750,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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