National Sheep Industry Improvement Center

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Washington Office National Sheep Industry Improvement Center is a civilian sub-agency within USDA that administers grant funding for sheep industry research, education, and infrastructure improvement. The Center operates as a specialized funding mechanism within the Rural Housing Service portfolio, directing federal resources to sheep production and industry development initiatives.

The Center's grant activity is historical rather than current. The portfolio records nine Project Grants totaling $308 thousand in combined federal dollars obligated, awarded between September 2006 and June 2007. Three grants were awarded in 2006, and six in 2007. No grant awards have been recorded since 2007 — the most recent award closes the portfolio at 19 years and 3 months before today. All awards in the portfolio were structured as Project Grants; no other assistance types appear in the historical record.

No recent grant opportunities are recorded against the Center. The grant program documented in the portfolio has not generated solicitations or funded new awards within the timeframe tracked by current federal opportunity databases. Parties interested in sheep industry funding through USDA should verify the Center's current operational status and funding availability directly with the Rural Housing Service, as the historical grant program may have been discontinued or restructured since its last recorded activity in 2007.