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Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative Extension Disaster Education Network
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
USDA-NIFA-ES-011939
USDA-NIFA
General Information
Est. Program Funding:
Closing Date:
Expected No. of Awards
Award Ceiling
Opportunity Number:
USDA-NIFA-ES-011939
Owning Agency:
USDA-NIFA
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary (D)
Synopsis
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 technical assistance to farmers, youth and families, small businesses, and communities. The FADI-EDEN program provides coordination support and administrative leadership to EDEN so that it can achieve its mission. |
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| Response Date | Sep 21, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Posting Date | Aug 19, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Archive Date | Oct 21, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Award Ceiling | 382,400 |
| Award Floor | 382,400 |
| Cost Sharing | No |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants | Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) |
| Additional Info on Eligibility: | Applicants for the FADI-EDEN program must meet all the requirements discussed in this NOFO. Failure to meet the eligibility criteria by the application deadline may result in exclusion from consideration or preclude NIFA from making an award. For those new to Federal financial assistance, NIFA’s About Grants provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process. In accordance with section 1472(c) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (NARETPA), applicants may be: State Agricultural Experiment Stations, state Cooperative Extension services, all colleges and universities, other research or education institutions and organizations, Federal and private agencies and organizations, individuals, and any other contractor or recipient, either foreign or domestic, to further research, Extension, or teaching programs in the food and agricultural sciences of the Department of Agriculture. Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name | Joseph Perez Lead Policy Analyst |
| Link to Additional Information: | Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative Extension Disaster Education Network |
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CFDA Program(s)
- 10.304: Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative (FADI)
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