Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Competitive Grants Program (FBMB)
This grant funds innovative projects to expand farm financial management resources and educate farmers in effective, multidisciplinary business practices aligned with USDA priorities.
Funder: National Institute of Food and Agriculture-eRA
Due Dates: July 20, 2026
Funding Amounts: $200,000–$450,000 per award | ~$2,000,000 total program funding | ~6 awards expected
Summary: Supports innovative extension and collaborative projects to expand and maintain the national farm financial management database and enhance farm business management knowledge.
Description
This program is designed to support innovative extension approaches and collaborative efforts that maintain and expand the publicly available national farm financial management database (FINBIN). The goal is to strengthen the ability of farmers, ranchers, and producers to develop and apply farm business management knowledge and skills, addressing the priorities of the USDA and meeting the multifaceted challenges facing U.S. agriculture and food systems. Projects are expected to be timely, strategic, creative, and multidisciplinary, fostering cross-disciplinary education and solutions for production agriculture.
