Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NIFA OP 010555
The Research Facilities Act Program (RFAP) is a discretionary grant opportunity run by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) that helps eligible institutions pay for major facility needs tied to agricultural and food sciences research. The main goal is to strengthen an institution's long-term research capacity by supporting physical infrastructure projects that are grounded in clear, deliberate strategic planning. In practical terms, RFAP is meant for projects where a new or improved research facility will materially expand what the institution can do over time, whether that means adding space, modernizing outdated infrastructure, improving sample storage and protection, or enabling research that was not feasible with existing buildings and systems.
Funding through RFAP can be used for a wide range of facility-related costs connected to agricultural research buildings and sites. This includes constructing new facilities, purchasing real estate, renovating or remodeling existing buildings, updating and modifying space to meet research requirements, and adding durable, permanent equipment tied to facility function. The program also covers steps that often come before construction, such as evaluating potential sites and existing infrastructure, developing conceptual designs, and producing construction plans and schematics for facilities that will be built, restored, or rebuilt. On the installation side, RFAP supports putting in permanent research-support equipment used for monitoring, maintaining, and safeguarding experimental samples and specimens. It also supports essential building systems that make a research facility workable and compliant, including electrical systems, HVAC and climate control, security, life safety systems, lighting, utilities, telecommunications, and energy management.
Eligibility is limited to institutions and entities that qualify under a capacity and infrastructure program as defined in federal statute (7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(C)), and applicants are expected to meet all requirements in the program's request for applications. The eligible applicant categories explicitly include 1994 Land-Grant Institutions, State Agricultural Experiment Stations, 1862 Land-Grant Institutions, and 1890 Land-Grant Institutions. It also includes accredited schools or colleges of veterinary medicine (or State Agricultural Experiment Stations) that conduct animal health and disease research consistent with the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3195). Additional eligible groups include Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities (HSACU), Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture (NLGCA) that meet the designation requirements, Insular Area Institutions that meet the Higher Education Act definition of an institution of higher education, institutions eligible under the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act, and other entities that fit the statutory definition of eligible capacity and infrastructure program recipients (with details referenced in the opportunity's appendix on capacity and infrastructure programs). The notice also emphasizes that failing to meet eligibility by the application deadline can lead to removal from consideration or prevent NIFA from making an award.
Key administrative details from the posting include the funding opportunity title "Research Facilities Act Program" with opportunity number USDA NIFA OP 010555. The assistance is provided as a grant, categorized under the Agriculture funding activity area, with CFDA number 10.246. The original closing date listed is May 13, 2024, and the maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $250,000. The opportunity was created on March 22, 2024.Apply for USDA NIFA OP 010555
- The National Institute of Food and Agriculture in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Research Facilities Act Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.246.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-03-22.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-05-13. (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 $250,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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