Learn more about available or anticipated competitive grants or cooperative agreements here. For these grants, NIFA accepts applications from eligible entities and considers the applications for funding through a competitive peer review process.

On each individual grant page you will find links to full requests for applications (RFAs) and application forms. RFAs explain the evaluation criteria used in the competitive peer review process, and contain instructions for preparing and submitting applications. To be considered for funding, applicants must submit the required forms with their applications.

Information about formula-funded grant programs administered by NIFA is on our Formula Grants page. Visitors may also want to explore a broad discussion of all NIFA funding mechanisms. Grants.gov has information about all federal grants.