FY 2026 Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative Extension Disaster Education Network Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) now available
The FY 2026 Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative Extension Disaster Education Network Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is now available.
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.
NIFA Funding Opportunity Page: https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/funding-opportunities/food-agriculture-defense-initiative-extension-disaster-education-0
Grants.gov Page: https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/363663
- This page includes a synopsis of the funding opportunity, a link to the full announcement (NOFO), and the application package.
The application deadline is September 21, 2026.
