Small and Mid-size Farms

The Small and Mid-size Farms solicitation, issued by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the United States Department of Agriculture, focuses on enhancing the sustainability and profitability of small and mid-size agricultural operations. Eligible farms are defined as those with annual agricultural product sales of less than 350,000 dollars for small farms and between 350,000 and 999,999 dollars for mid-size farms. This Phase I SBIR opportunity is a total small business set-aside restricted to entities with fewer than 500 employees. The solicitation was posted on October 1, 2026, and requires responses to be submitted by the deadline of November 17, 2026.