Fertilizer Investment & Expansion for Long-term Domestic Supply (FIELDS)
Funds projects that expand or bring online domestic fertilizer production capacity and related terminals or transportation infrastructure to improve U.S. fertilizer supply chain availability.
⚑ Includes construction of new production facilities, expansions/upgrades of existing facilities, and on-site terminals/transportation infrastructure. · Eligibility includes tribes, tribal entities, Alaska Native corporations, for-profit entities, nonprofits, producer-owned cooperatives/corporations, certified benefit corporations, and state/local government entities. · Award ceiling is very large ($100,000,000).
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 60 good | technical depth: central; funds construction equipment (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 30 weak | prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
| IPPRA | 15 none | outside portfolio topics; social/behavioral work is none; funds construction equipment — not a research fit |
Description
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.
Eligibility
Tribes Tribal Entities Alaska Native Corporations For-Profit Entities Corporations Non-Profit Entities Producer Owned Cooperatives & Corporations Certified Benefit Corporations State or Local Government Entities
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Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.
Proposal shell · USDA NIFA conventions SEE A USDA EXAMPLE →
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