The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requests applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Acer Access and Development Program (Acer Program).
Donor Name: Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/21/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
To support the efforts of 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.
- Encouragement of owners and operators of privately held land containing species of trees in the genus Acer: (A) to initiate or expand maple-sugaring activities on the land; or (B) to voluntarily make the land available, including by lease or other means, for access by the public for maple-sugaring activities.
AMS may prioritize funding for applications that support the promotion of research and education, natural resource responsibility, and market development and promotion, and that are from regions with sufficient distribution of Acer saccharum to support a commercially viable maple syrup industry.
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
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $6,400,000
- Award Ceiling: $500,000
- Award Floor: $200,000
Period of Performance
36 months
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants are State agencies, 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 more information, visit Grants.gov.
