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Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative Extension Disaster Education Network

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USDA-NIFA-ES-011939Grant

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The Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative Extension Disaster Education Network program, managed by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Department of Agriculture, aims to strengthen the resilience of the United States food and agriculture sector. The program focuses on mitigating risks associated with biosecurity, weather events, disasters, and cyber threats through the EDEN collaborative network. By providing coordination support and administrative leadership, the program enables a national network of professionals to build all-hazards management capacity, ensuring they are equipped to provide essential education and technical assistance to farmers, small businesses, youth, families, and local communities. This federal solicitation, identified by number USDA-NIFA-ES-011939, was posted on August 19, 2026, with a response deadline set for September 21, 2026. Interested parties can direct inquiries regarding grant applications to the designated point of contact, Joseph Perez, via the provided email or phone number. The initiative operates under assistance listing 10.304 to facilitate large-scale capacity-building efforts that prepare the agricultural sector for various domestic shocks and emergencies.

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USDA program strengthening US food sector resilience through disaster education and technical assistance.

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Department Of Agriculture → National Institute Of Food And AgricultureView Agency

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541690 - Other Scientific and Technical Consulting ServicesView NAICS

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FY26-FADI-EDEN-NOFO-P.pdf

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AgencyDepartment Of Agriculture → National Institute Of Food And Agriculture
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OfficeUSA
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Department Of Agriculture → National Institute Of Food And Agriculture
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Office AddressUSA
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Joseph PerezLead Policy Analyst

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The goal of the FADI-EDEN program, under assistance listing 10.304, is to support CES’s ability to maximize the resilience of the U.S. food and agriculture sector to biosecurity risks, weather events and disasters, cyber threats, and other shocks through the Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN). EDEN is a national, collaborative network of CES professionals who are dedicated to improved all-hazards management of domestic disasters. EDEN supports all-hazards capacity-building efforts for peer CES professionals so that they are prepared for and skilled in directly providing education and technical assistance to farmers, youth and families, small businesses, and communities. The FADI-EDEN program provides coordination support and administrative leadership to EDEN so that it can achieve its mission. 

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