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How the monthly search works

Every edition of the Funding Brief starts with a fresh search of US federal opportunities on grants.gov, filtered to food and beverage terms, plus a manual pass over the recurring programs above. Results are cached with the date they were retrieved, so the citations on a published edition never shift. Nothing on this page is sourced from a funding partner, and no program pays to be listed.

Search terms used

Deeper analysis of each cycle appears in the Funding Brief. Deadlines and eligibility rules belong to the funder and change without notice, so confirm both on the funder's own page. We are not affiliated with any program listed here.

Sources

Every listing above links to its source. Federal opportunities were retrieved Sep 7, 2026 from grants.gov. Recurring programs link to the funder's own page and are re-checked each month.

1. [1] Flexible Funding Model-Infrastructure Development and Maintenance for State Manufactured Food Regulatory Programs (U2F) Clinical Trials Not Allowed (Food and Drug Administration). https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/351132 Accessed Sep 7, 2026.
2. [2] Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards Implementation Development and Maintenance, with Mutual Reliance Initiatives Clinical Trials Not Allowed (Food and Drug Administration). https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359816 Accessed Sep 7, 2026.
3. [3] Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards Implementation Development and Maintenance, with Mutual Reliance Initiatives (Food and Drug Administration). https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356043 Accessed Sep 7, 2026.
4. [4] Animal Food Regulatory Program Alliance (Food and Drug Administration). https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356041 Accessed Sep 7, 2026.
5. [5] Manufactured Foods Flexible Funding Model (MF-FFM) (Food and Drug Administration). https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/342630 Accessed Sep 7, 2026.
6. [6] Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Education and Workforce Development (National Institute of Food and Agriculture). https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361169 Accessed Sep 7, 2026.
7. [7] Improving Predictability of Food-Drug and Drug-Drug Interaction Risks by Utilizing In Vitro Simulated Gastrointestinal Dissolution Model for High-Risk Oral Drug Products (U01) Clinical Trial Optional (Food and Drug Administration). https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/351127 Accessed Sep 7, 2026.
8. [8] Specialty Crop Multi-State Grant Program 2026 (Agricultural Marketing Service). https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361876 Accessed Sep 7, 2026.
9. [9] Assisting Specialty Crop Exports: Low Oxygen Storage and Packaging Systems for U.S. Tree Nuts with Phytosanitary Traceability (Foreign Agricultural Service). https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363690 Accessed Sep 7, 2026.
10. [10] F24AS00298 Cooperative Agriculture (Fish and Wildlife Service). https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/352845 Accessed Sep 7, 2026.
11. [11] Agriculture Risk Management Education Partnerships Competitive Grants Program (National Institute of Food and Agriculture). https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363682 Accessed Sep 7, 2026.
12. [12] NIOSH Centers for Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Safety and Health (U54) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA). https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363195 Accessed Sep 7, 2026.
13. [13] Value-Added Producer Grant (USDA Rural Development). https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/business-programs/value-added-producer-grants
14. [14] Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (USDA Rural Development). https://www.rd.usda.gov/mppep
15. [15] Local Food Promotion Program (USDA Agricultural Marketing Service). https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/grants/lfpp
16. [16] Farmers Market Promotion Program (USDA Agricultural Marketing Service). https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/grants/fmpp
17. [17] Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (USDA Agricultural Marketing Service). https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/grants/scbgp
18. [18] Rural Business Development Grant (USDA Rural Development). https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/business-programs/rural-business-development-grants
19. [19] Restaurant Disaster Relief and community grant cycles (Restaurant Strong Fund). https://www.restaurantstrong.org/
20. [20] Farm to School Grant Program (USDA Food and Nutrition Service). https://www.fns.usda.gov/cfs/farm-school-grant-program
21. [21] FedEx Small Business Grant Contest (FedEx). https://www.fedex.com/en-us/small-business/grant-contest.html
22. [22] Comcast RISE (Comcast). https://www.comcastrise.com/
23. [23] Hello Alice small business grants (Hello Alice). https://helloalice.com/grants/