Assistance Listing 10.587
National Food Service Management Institute Administration and Staffing Grant
Food and Nutrition Service · Department of Agriculture
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to universities and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 7 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $5,000,000. Expect about 35 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 0%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 0%
- 100% higher ed · 0% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $5.0M
- $5.0M – $5.0M middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 1
- $5.0M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Jul
- irregular · 35-day window
Open right now under this program
Nothing open · from Grants.gov, checked every 10 minutes
Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Mississippi | Higher ed | MS | 10 | $34,150,000 |
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.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | $7.0M | $3.5M | $2.3M – $4.8M |
| 2022 | 1 | $5.0M | $5.0M | $5.0M – $5.0M |
| 2023 | 2 | $7.0M | $3.5M | $2.8M – $4.3M |
| 2024 | 4 | $10M | $2.1M | $1.8M – $2.9M |
| 2025 | 1 | $5.0M | $5.0M | $5.0M – $5.0M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-26 | 2024-08-30 | 35 d | USDA-FNS-CN-24-CAGE1 · FY24 ICN GE |
| 2017-06-20 | 2017-07-20 | 30 d | USDA-FNS-CACFP-FY17 · USDA-FNS-CACFP-FY 17 |
| 2015-08-20 | 2016-09-30 | 407 d | 2016-7 · USDA FNS USP FY 2016 |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 10.587?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to universities and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 7 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $5,000,000. Expect about 35 days between posting and deadline.
How much does National Food Service Management Institute Administration and Staffing Grant award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $5.0M; the middle half ran from $5.0M to $5.0M. 1 new awards were made, with $5.0M committed to them.
When does 10.587 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Jul with about 35 days to apply. The most recent round posted Jul 26, 2024.
Who runs this program?
Department of Agriculture (Food and Nutrition Service). Assistance Listing 10.587 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. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.