Putting Tribal SovereigntyType 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...
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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...
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Rule (IFR) published in July 2025 that rewrote its NEPA framework after the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) rescinded its NEPA regulations.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...
National Organic Program: National List of Allowed an Prohibited Substances per October 2021, October 2022, and October 2024 Recommendations (Crops and Livestock)
Type of Action: Proposed Rule Overview: USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service has published a proposed rule regarding organic regulations related to organic crop and livestock production. Proposed changes include allowing carbon dioxide in organic crop production and...
Policy Brief- April 8
Summary: Congress continues to be in recess until April 10, 2026. There are several Federal Register notices to highlight this week, including two final rules: one about the National Environmental Policy Act and another about the Farm Credit Administration's...
Policy Brief- March 31
Summary: Deadline Extension! IFAI is extending the submission deadline for the 2026 Native Youth in Food and Agriculture Leadership Summit. Applications are now due TODAY Mar. 31, 2026. Congress is in recess for the next two weeks (Mar. 30 – Apr. 10, 2026). USDA’s...