Submission Deadline 07/13/2026
Fiscal Capacity $5,000,000
USDA-NIFA Grant — Key Facts
Opportunity Number USDA-NIFA-BRAP-011857
Agency USDA-NIFA
Application Deadline 07/13/2026
Award Amount $5,000,000
Status Posted
Sector Default
Award Floor $25,000
Cost Sharing Not Required

Fiscal Parameters & Taxonomy

Authority USDA-NIFA
Status Posted

Who Can Apply

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

Eligibility Intelligence

Eligibility Requirements Applications will only be accepted from public or private research or educational institutions or organizations.

Program Description

The purpose of the BRAG program, Assistance Listing 10.219, is to support the generation of new information that will assist Federal regulatory agencies in making science-based decisions about the ecological effects of introducing genetically engineered (GE) organisms by techniques that use recombinant, synthesized, or amplified nucleic acids to modify or create a genome. The organisms include plants, microorganisms (including fungi, bacteria, and viruses), arthropods, fish, birds, livestock, and other animals. These include related wild and agricultural organisms.

CFDA Programs

10.219 Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research

Agency Contact

NIFA Support Email grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov Business hours: Monday thru Friday, 7a.m. - 5p.m. ET, except federal holidays

✉ grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov

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