Assistance Listing 10.978
Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot Grant Program
Farm Service Agency · Department of Agriculture
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 98% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 131 new awards in FY2024–24. The median award is $200,000. Expect about 104 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 100%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 2%
- 0% higher ed · 0% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $200K
- $100K – $400K middle half
- New awards, FY2024
- 131
- $45M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Sep
- one-time · 104-day window
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Who won in FY2024
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Tomato Growers LTD | Business | FL | 1 | $1,720,000 |
| LFC Enterprises LLC | Business | FL | 1 | $1,720,000 |
| Lady Moon Farms, Incorporated | Business | PA | 1 | $1,440,000 |
| Futrell Farms, INC. | Business | KY | 1 | $1,440,000 |
| Western Colorado Producers Association | Nonprofit | CO | 1 | $1,200,000 |
| Drummond Ranch | Business | CA | 1 | $1,200,000 |
| Daniels Produce LLC | Business | NE | 1 | $1,200,000 |
| Stormy Mountain Labor Association | Other | WA | 1 | $1,200,000 |
| Vulgamore Land & Cattle CO., INC. | Business | KS | 1 | $800,000 |
| Frenchman Orchards, L.L.C. | Other | WA | 1 | $800,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 131 | $45M | $200K | $100K – $400K |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-21 | 2024-01-03 | 104 d | USDA-FSA-OA-FLSP-G-23-0001 · Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot Program |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 10.978?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 98% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 131 new awards in FY2024–24. The median award is $200,000. Expect about 104 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot Grant Program award?
In FY2024 the median new award was $200K; the middle half ran from $100K to $400K. 131 new awards were made, with $45M committed to them.
When does 10.978 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Sep with about 104 days to apply. The most recent round posted Sep 21, 2023.
Who runs this program?
Department of Agriculture (Farm Service Agency). Assistance Listing 10.978 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 33% 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.