Assistance Listing 10.516
Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program
National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Department of Agriculture
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 95% of awards go to universities and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 32 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $349,548. Expect about 63 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 22%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 5%
- 91% higher ed · 0% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $350K
- $349K – $350K middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 7
- $2.4M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Jan
- irregular · 63-day window
Open right now under this program
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State University | Higher ed | CO | 5 | $1,932,242 |
| University of Florida | Higher ed | FL | 4 | $1,578,987 |
| University of Missouri System | Higher ed | MO | 4 | $1,492,873 |
| North Dakota State University | Higher ed | ND | 3 | $1,141,528 |
| Purdue University | Higher ed | IN | 3 | $1,112,490 |
| Mississippi State University | Higher ed | MS | 3 | $1,048,882 |
| University of Hawaii | Higher ed | HI | 2 | $788,345 |
| West Virginia University | Higher ed | WV | 2 | $776,337 |
| University of Georgia Research Foundation, INC. | Nonprofit | GA | 2 | $732,843 |
| Iowa State University of Science and Technology | Higher ed | IA | 2 | $700,000 |
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.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | $3.8M | $347K | $305K – $350K |
| 2022 | 14 | $5.1M | $350K | $350K – $350K |
| 2023 | 14 | $5.5M | $388K | $350K – $443K |
| 2024 | 11 | $4.3M | $350K | $350K – $443K |
| 2025 | 7 | $2.4M | $350K | $349K – $350K |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | 2026-06-23 | 62 d | USDA-NIFA-RHSE-011696 · Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program |
| 2024-01-11 | 2024-03-14 | 63 d | USDA-NIFA-RHSE-010553 · Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program |
| 2023-03-02 | 2023-04-28 | 57 d | USDA-NIFA-RHSE-009768 · Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program |
| 2022-01-20 | 2022-04-29 | 99 d | USDA-NIFA-RHSE-008841 · Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program |
| 2020-10-16 | 2021-04-29 | 195 d | USDA-NIFA-RHSE-007857 · Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program (RHSE) |
| 2020-05-21 | 2020-07-01 | 41 d | USDA-NIFA-RHSE-007412 · Rural Health and Saftey Education |
| 2019-04-09 | 2019-06-10 | 62 d | USDA-NIFA-RHSE-006746 · Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grant Opportunity |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 10.516?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 95% of awards go to universities and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 32 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $349,548. Expect about 63 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $350K; the middle half ran from $349K to $350K. 7 new awards were made, with $2.4M committed to them.
When does 10.516 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Jan with about 63 days to apply. The most recent round posted Apr 22, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of Agriculture (National Institute of Food and Agriculture). Assistance Listing 10.516 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 100% 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.