NRCS' Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program Fiscal Year (FY) 2026
NRCS will fund non-federal partners in selected states to provide landowner assistance for restoration and on-farm feral swine control services as part of coordinated pilot projects with NRCS and APHIS.
⚑ Only non-federal partners for the identified pilot projects in specific high-density feral swine states may apply; APHIS retains operational control of feral swine management activities. · Projects are collaborative with NRCS and APHIS and appear to be tied to state-specific pilot project plans posted on the program webpage. · Funding is for restoration assistance and producer assistance/trapping-related services, not for stand-alone research. · Closed on 2026-09-21; webinars listed for 2026-07-29 and 2026-08-20.
This is a service-delivery/grants program for on-the-ground invasive species control and restoration, not the team’s core survey, risk-perception, warning, energy, or education-policy research. They might tangentially study public attitudes toward invasive-species management, but that is far outside the likely PI-level fit here.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-07-23
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 40 partial | portfolio topics: environment, public_health, water_resources; signature methods: community engaged; social/behavioral work is minor; funds service delivery, not research (capped); capped at 40 (non-research funding) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 25 weak | technical depth: minor; funds service delivery (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 5 none | no commercialization signal |
Description
The purpose of the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Project (FSCP) is to respond to the threat feral swine pose to agriculture, native ecosystems, and human and animal health. Feral swine are a destructive, non-native, invasive species and their populations have expanded across the United States since the 1980’s. Over an estimated $3.4 billion in damage, including agricultural, is caused by feral swine each year. The species can have significant negative impacts on plant and animal habitats, soils, water quality, as well as other natural and cultural resources. Livestock and humans are also susceptible to diseases carried by feral swine. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 directs the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out the pilot program where the Secretary has determined that feral swine have been identified as such a threat and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act extended this authority. FSCP funding will be available for projects identified by
USDA in conjunction with State Technical Committees in states determined by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Wildlife Services as having high feral swine densities. Please visit the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program webpage (https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/feral-swine-eradication-and-control-pilot-program) to find the proposed pilot projects looking for applicants. Additional information about proposed pilot project activities in the following states Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas will also be available on the webpage. Pilot projects will consist broadly of three coordinated components: 1) feral swine removal by APHIS, 2) restoration efforts supported by NRCS or non-federal partner, and 3) assistance to producers for feral swine control provided through grants with non-federal partners. This call for proposals is intended to address component 2 and component 3 described above for non-federal partners to provide landowner assistance for restoration and/or on-farm trapping efforts and provide related services as part of the pilot projects described above. Funding for these services will be provided through grant agreements between partners and NRCS. All
projects will be a collaborative and coordinated effort between the selected partner, NRCS, and APHIS. It is required that APHIS maintains operational control of feral swine management activities.
A webinar for NRCS' Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program 2026 is scheduled for July 29, 2026 3-4 p.m. Eastern Time and August 20, 2026 3-4 p.m. Eastern Time.
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View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Sundii R Johnson Grantor <sarah.trumbull@usda.gov>
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