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Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Fertilizer Investment & Expansion for Long-term Domestic Supply (FIELDS)
Amount
Up to $150M
Deadline
Aug 17, 2026
Odds
Not published
Effort
1 to 2 weeks
Can you get this?
✓Must be US-based entity
✓Project must expand domestic fertilizer supply
✓Administered through USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service
✕Non-US-based applicants are not eligible
✓Not confirmed against the funder's page. Check before you apply.
Your real odds
This is a one-time federal program with a single submission window closing August 2026, so there is no second chance if you miss it or submit a weak application.
Federal grants at this scale are intensely competitive, and the $150M ceiling signals the USDA is targeting large capital projects, not early-stage startups. Selection weighs strong project plans, demonstrated organizational capacity, and clear public benefit.
What it takes
Register on SAM.gov and Grants.gov1 to 2 weeks
Develop detailed project proposal4 to 8 weeks
Submit application via Grants.gov1 to 2 days
Worth knowing
The grant runs through USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service, so applications that frame the project around rural economic development and domestic supply chain resilience are better positioned than those that do not.
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