USDA Special Research Grants Program—Potato Breeding Research
Program Information:
Organization Name: USDA National Institute of Food & Agriculture
Funding Source: State
Funding Type: Grant
Minimum Award Amount: 500000
Maximum Award Amount: 1500000
Expenses Covered: Project Planning and Design, Project Construction and Implementation
Eligible Applicants: Non-Profit Organization, Educational Institution
Match Requirement: No Match Required
Application Deadline: 08/14/2025
This program supports regional potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) research, Extension, and outreach that focuses on the development, testing, and release of superior commercial potato varieties using classical breeding and advanced molecular and biotechnological approaches.
The development and utilization of high-throughput methods that address significant or emergent issues of importance to the U.S. potato industry is highly encouraged. Aspects of evaluation, screening, and testing must support commercial variety development and release of superior materials to commercial producers as soon as possible.