The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), is requesting applications for its 2026 Acer Access and Development Program.
Donor Name: Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/22/2026
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
The purpose of this program is to support States, Tribal governments, and research institutions to promote the domestic maple syrup industry through the following activities:
- Promotion of research and education related to maple syrup production;
- Promotion of natural resource sustainability in the maple syrup industry;
- Market promotion for maple syrup and maple-sap products; and
- Encouragement of owners and operators of privately held land containing species of trees in the genus Acer:
- To initiate or expand maple-sugaring activities on the land or
- To voluntarily make the land available, including by lease or other means, for access by the public for maple-sugaring activities.
Project Types
Applicants must align their proposal to only one of the following two project types:
- Market Development and Promotion (MDP)
- Producer and Landowner Education (PLE)
Funding Information
- Market Development and Promotion
- Minimum Award: $200,000
- Maximum Award: $500,000
- Producer and Landowner Education
- Minimum Award: $200,000
- Maximum Award: $500,000
Grant Period
- Market Development and Promotion: 36 months
- Producer and Landowner Education: 36 months
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants are States, Tribal governments, and research institutions from the 50 States, American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- Research institutions are organizations that typically conduct research with non-Federal and Federal funds, including colleges and universities, federally funded research and development centers, national user facilities, industrial laboratories, or other research institutes.
For mroe information, visit Grants.gov.
