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Champaign, Ill., – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has
announced that Rural Development is accepting applications for
the Fertilizer Investment & Expansion for Long-term Domestic
Supply (FIELDS) Program. The program will provide United States
farmers with more access to domestic fertilizer for producing
agricultural commodities.
The Commodity Credit Corporation is utilizing the services of
USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service to make funding
available through FIELDS, with $500 million in awards to expand
domestic production capacity, promote competition, strengthen
supply chain resilience, and increase fertilizer availability
for United States farmers in support of agricultural
productivity and the production of agricultural commodities.
Eligible applicants include Tribes, Tribal entities, Alaska
native corporations, for-profit entities, corporations,
non-profit entities, producer-owned cooperatives and
corporations, certified benefit corporations, and state or local
government entities. Private entities must be independently
owned and operated.
Projects funded through FIELDS may include expansions or
upgrades of existing facilities, construction of new domestic
production facilities, shovel-ready projects capable of rapidly
increasing domestic supply, and on-site fertilizer terminals and
transportation infrastructure that improve supply chain
efficiency. The process of manufacturing fertilizer must be:
1. Independent and outside the dominant fertilizer suppliers;
2. Made in America;
3. Innovative;
4. Energy dominant and secure; and
5. Farmer focused.
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Priority will be given to projects in the later stages of
development, technically feasible, financially viable, and have
already identified other sources of funds.
Competitive, cost-share awards of $15 million up to $150 million
are available to eligible entities to expand capacity, improve
competition, and increase supply chain resilience within the
agricultural fertilizer sector, in connection with the
production of agricultural commodities. Matching funds are
required under this funding opportunity.
Electronic applications must be submitted through
Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m.
on August 17, 2026. Details on eligibility and requirements are
available on Grants.gov or
by clicking
here.
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