Putting Tribal SovereigntyType of Funding Opportunity: Grant Agency/Organization: USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service Deadline: August 7, 2026 Description: Funding is available to make "loans and grants and provide other assistance to maintain and improve food and agricultural supply chain...
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Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program
Type of Funding Opportunity: Grant Agency/Organization: USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Deadline: December 31, 2026 Description: This program supports the development of research capacity at Tribal colleges in the areas of agriculture, natural...
General Provisions
Type of Action: Final Rule Overview: The Farm Credit Administration (FCA) revised its business planning requirements related to diversity and inclusion. Specifically, FCA will no longer require 1) institution business plans to assess diversity as a need of the board...
Policy Brief- April 15
Summary: Check out IFAI’s analysis of the U.S. Forest Service reorganization here. Congress is back from a two-week recess. There are several Congressional hearings this week about the proposed budgets for Fiscal Year 2027, including House Budget Committee and Senate...
Community Food and Agricultural Systems Coordinator
Central State University Location: Wilberforce, OH Closing Date: Open Until Filled Duties Include: Develop, organize and provide outreach and programming for current and aspiring business owners working in the food systems space. Provide technical assistance virtually...
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Type of Action: Request for Comment Overview: USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is requesting comments for a study on Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) in Tribal Organization and U.S. Territories. This study will...
National Environmental Policy Act
Type of Action: Final Rule Overview: USDA is finalizing the Interim Final Rule (IFR) published in July 2025 that rewrote its NEPA framework after the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) rescinded its NEPA regulations. Removes certain rules from the regulations,...
Revising Establishment Size Definitions
Type of Action: Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Overview: USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking revising how the Agency defines establishment size for its oversight of meat and poultry establishments...
The Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems; Delay of Effective Date
Type of Action: Notice Overview: USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is delaying the effective date of the Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems final rule. One of the actions in the final rule “prohibits livestock poultry dealers from...
Rate Adjustments for Indian Irrigation Projects
Type of Action: Notice Overview: DOI’s Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) published a notice about rate adjustments for Indian irrigation projects. BIA establishes irrigation assessment rates to recover project administration, operation, and maintenance costs. Regions...