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Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program

Federal funding opportunity USDA-NIFA-CSPECA-32938 from National Institute of Food and Agriculture-eRA (Department of Agriculture).

Posted: July 8, 2026
Closes: July 27, 2026
Award ceiling: $150,000
Award floor: $10,000
Program funding: $750,000
Expected awards: 10
Cost sharing: No
Instrument: Grant
Assistance listing: 10.226
Category: Agriculture
Archives: August 31, 2026

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 10.226 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated: $1.1M
FY2025 obligated: $1.1M
FY2026 (to date) obligated: $388,083
Awards in window: 41

Top recipients: National Agriculture in the Classroom Organization Inc, University of Arkansas, Sistema Universitario Ana G. Mendez, Incorporado, Colorado State University, Michigan State University

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed August 2026

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Synopsis

The purpose of the SPECA program is to award grants to; enhance curricula in agricultural education, increase faculty teaching competencies, interest young people in pursuing higher education in order to prepare for scientific and professional careers in the food and agricultural sciences, promote the incorporation of agriscience and agribusiness subject matter into other instructional programs, particularly classes in science, business, and consumer education, facilitate joint initiatives by the grant recipient with other secondary schools, institutions of higher education that award an associate degree, and institutions of higher education that award a bachelor's degree to maximize the development and use of resources, such as faculty, facilities, and equipment, to improve agriscience and agribusiness education, support other initiatives designed to meet local, State, regional, or national needs related to promoting excellence in agriscience and agribusiness education; and support current agriculture in the classroom programs for grades K–12.

Who can apply

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Applications may only be submitted by: (1) public secondary schools 20 U.S.C. 7801(45), (2) public or private nonprofit junior and community colleges, (3) institutions of higher education (20 U.S.C. 1001), or (4) nonprofit organizations (Attach IRS 501(c)(3) status under R&R 'Other Project Information' Field 12 Other Attachments).

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