Sheep Production and Marketing Grant Program FY 2026
Grant funds projects that improve U.S. sheep production and marketing, including infrastructure, business, and resource development, for eligible domestic entities and Tribal Governments with sheep industry support.
⚑ Domestic entities only: must be owned, operated, and located within the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, USVI, Guam, American Samoa, or Northern Mariana Islands, or be Tribal Governments. · Applicant must be a national entity with capacity to manage the program and demonstrated support/engagement with the sheep industry. · Award focus is practical industry benefits and reduced duplication among participating organizations.
This is an agricultural production and marketing applied-research program centered on sheep industry infrastructure and producer benefits, which is outside IPPRA’s core strengths in risk perception, public opinion, weather/energy/nuclear issues, and education policy evaluation. The team might contribute only tangentially through survey/evaluation methods, but it is not a plausible PI-level fit for any roster member.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-07-30
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 58 good | peripheral portfolio topic: environment; signature methods: policy analysis, community engaged; social/behavioral work is minor; funds applied research |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 55 good | technical depth: minor; funds applied research |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 35 weak | funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage |
Description
The purpose of SPMGP is to support projects that strengthen and enhance the production and marketing of sheep and sheep products in the United States. This includes improving infrastructure, business, and resource development, and the development of innovative approaches to solve long-term needs. The SPMGP seeks to develop solutions for practical problems across the United States and address the needs of the entire sheep industry, while focusing on the measurable benefits for sheep producers. The program encourages collaboration among sheep industry organizations and aims to reduce duplication of efforts among participating organizations.
Eligibility
All applicants must be domestic entities owned, operated, and located within the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or Tribal Governments. Eligible entities are national entities with capacity to manage the program and with demonstrated support and engagement with the sheep industry, including non-profit, higher education institutions, government entities, or business entities.
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View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Agricultural Marketing Service <IPPGrants@usda.gov>
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