USDA Rural Development · Federal agency

Fertilizer Investment & Expansion for Long-term Domestic Supply

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Award $500M–$150M Deadline Rolling Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Open

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Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
Funding amount: $500,000,000 – $150,000,000.
Deadline: Rolling — applications accepted any time.
Issued by: USDA Rural Development.

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Eligible applicants: see the Eligibility tab for the criteria from the official announcement.
Where: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, District of Columbia.
Award: $500M–$150M.
Matching funds: not required.
Deadline type: Rolling.

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Award amount

$500M–$150M

Deadline

Rolling

About this opportunity

Fertilizer Investment & Expansion for Long-term Domestic Supply Application Window: Closed Program Application Period: July 1, 2026, to August 17, 2026 Grants.gov Posting Notice of Funding Opportunity Overview To Apply Other Requirements Contact Events Overview Applicants that are experiencing issues related to submitting applications through GRANTS.gov should email [email protected] for additional instructions. What does this program do? The Fertilizer Investment & Expansion for Long-term Domestic Supply (FIELDS) Program is intended to expand, or bring into operation new, independent domestic fertilizer production capacity in order to provide agricultural producers with additional domestic fertilizer options and strengthen the U. S. fertilizer supply chain. Program funding is intended to support projects that significantly increase domestic process manufacturing capacity and fertilizer availability, including expansions or upgrades of existing facilities, construction of new domestic production facility, shovel-ready projects capable of rapidly increasing domestic supply, and on-site fertilizer terminals and transportation infrastructure that improve supply chain efficiency. Who may apply? Entities are eligible regardless of legal structure and may include Tribes, Tribal Entities, Alaska Native Corporations, for-profit entities, producer-owned cooperatives and corporations, certified benefit corporations, and state or local government entities. Private entities must be independently owned and operated. Are there other requirements? Eligible applicants must: • Operate within the and its territories and propose projects that are physically located within the and its territories and • Be Domestically Owned; and • Process manufacture or plan to process manufacture in accordance with all and local regulations governing fertilizer process manufacturing; and • Be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and must maintain annual SAM registration while an application is active and through the term of an award. • Additionally, eligible applicants, including affiliates of the eligible applicant, must not hold a market share in production greater than or equal to the entity that holds the fourth largest share of that market for any of the following nutrients or components: any combination thereof. • Multiple applications from affiliated applicant entities (with ‘‘affiliation’’ defined by the Small Business Administration regulation 13 CFR 121.103, or successor regulation) are not permitted. Multiple projects owned by the same applicant entity should be combined into one application before submission. How much funding is available? At least $500 million What is the maximum award amount available? $150 million How may funds be used? Construction of a new facility or purchase of an existing facility for purposes of expanding capacity or increasing output, including the purchase of land; Pre-development costs including but not limited to, engineering and other professional fees; Working capital to support expanding capacity or increased outputs. While working capital is an eligible use of funds, it cannot be the primary use of funds; Modernizing or expanding an existing facility, including expansion and modifications to existing buildings and construction of new buildings at existing facilities; Purchasing new, or modernizing existing process manufacturing equipment; Customizing and installing technology that improves processing functions, worker conditions, or safety; Ensuring compliance with packaging and labeling requirements under applicable Ensuring compliance with occupational and other safety requirements under applicable law; and

Funding agency

USDA Rural Development

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Who can apply

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Geographic eligibility

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
District of Columbia

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Source IDfertilizer-investment-expansion-long-term-domestic-supply

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Award size $500M–$150M

Deadline Rolling

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