Assistance Listing 10.226

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

National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Department of Agriculture

The verdict for a small nonprofit

A realistic target for an established nonprofit. 70% of awards go to first-time applicants and nonprofits win 28%.

Based on 27 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 29% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $150,000. Expect about 63 days between posting and deadline.

First-time winners
70%
of new awards, last 3 FYs
Nonprofit share
28%
68% higher ed · 3% gov't
Under-$1M orgs
29%
of nonprofit awards
Median award
$150K
$71K – $150K middle half
New awards, FY2025
7
$688K committed to them
Usually posts
Feb
irregular · 63-day window

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Who won in FY2025

Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.

RecipientTypeStateAwardsAwarded
University of ArkansasHigher edAR2$299,932
Oregon State UniversityHigher edOR2$199,998
Texas State UniversityHigher edTX2$100,000
National Agriculture in the Classroom Organization INCNonprofitAR1$2,400,000
Regents of the University of IdahoHigher edID1$295,309
Iowa State University of Science and TechnologyHigher edIA1$150,000
Growing GardensNonprofitOR1$150,000
The American Farmland TrustNonprofitDC1$150,000
University of Georgia Research Foundation, INC.NonprofitGA1$150,000
Mississippi State UniversityHigher edMS1$150,000

New awards by fiscal year

Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.

FYNew awardsCommittedMedianMiddle half
20214$457K$66K$43K – $137K
20229$786K$53K$50K – $150K
202312$3.3M$50K$50K – $150K
20248$698K$50K$50K – $150K
20257$688K$150K$71K – $150K

Past rounds

Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.

PostedClosedWindowAnnouncement
2026-07-082026-07-2719 dUSDA-NIFA-CSPECA-32938 · Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program
2023-12-072024-03-0892 dUSDA-NIFA-SAECP-010339 · Secondary Education Two-Year Postsecondary Education and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program
2023-02-012023-04-0563 dUSDA-NIFA-SAECP-009522 · Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program
2022-02-022022-04-0663 dUSDA-NIFA-SAECP-008882 · Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program
2020-10-162021-02-04111 dUSDA-NIFA-SAECP-007855 · Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program (SPECA)
2019-12-042020-02-0664 dUSDA-NIFA-SAECP-006930 · Secondary Agriculture Education Challenge Grant Program
2019-02-152019-04-1660 dUSDA-NIFA-SAECP-006697 · Secondary Agriculture Education Challenge Grant Program
2018-02-012018-04-0462 dUSDA-NIFA-SAECP-006488 · Secondary Agriculture Education Challenge Grant Program
2017-01-132017-03-1056 dUSDA-NIFA-SAECP-006187 · SAECP � Secondary Agriculture Education Challenge Grant Program
2016-01-192016-03-1859 dUSDA-NIFA-SAECP-005616 · Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom (SPECA) Challenge Grant Program
2015-02-062015-03-1335 dUSDA-NIFA-SAECP-004897 · Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program
2014-01-242014-04-0369 dUSDA-NIFA-SAECP-004424 · Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program
2012-10-032013-01-18107 dUSDA-NIFA-SAECP-003955 · Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program
2011-10-142012-01-2098 dUSDA-NIFA-SAECP-003543 · Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program
2009-09-252010-01-15112 dUSDA-CSREES-SAECP-002584 · Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants

Common questions

How hard is it to win a grant under 10.226?

A realistic target for an established nonprofit. 70% of awards go to first-time applicants and nonprofits win 28%. Based on 27 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 29% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $150,000. Expect about 63 days between posting and deadline.

How much does Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom award?

In FY2025 the median new award was $150K; the middle half ran from $71K to $150K. 7 new awards were made, with $688K committed to them.

When does 10.226 usually post?

Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Feb with about 63 days to apply. The most recent round posted Jul 8, 2026.

Who runs this program?

Department of Agriculture (National Institute of Food and Agriculture). Assistance Listing 10.226 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.

Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 78% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.

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