NRCS' Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program Fiscal Year (FY) 2026
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- USDA-NRCS-NHQ-FSCP-26-NOFO0001453
- Agency
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National Resources Conservation Service
Department of Agriculture
- Applications due
- Award size
- $75,000 to $3,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Categories
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- Agriculture
- Environment
- Natural Resources
- Eligible applicants
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- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- City/Township Governments
- County Governments
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Special District Governments
- State Governments
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Points of contact
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- Sarah Trumbull sarah.trumbull@usda.gov
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Natural Resources Conservation Service is soliciting applications for feral swine eradication and control projects with a September 25, 2026 deadline. A 25 percent non-federal cost share (combination of cash and in-kind contributions, with all projects requiring some cash component) is required.
Eligible applicants include state and local governments, federally recognized and non-federally recognized tribal organizations, public and private institutions of higher education, 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, and special district governments. Projects must operate in one or more of the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.
The program will distribute approximately $35 million across up to 25 awards, with individual grants ranging from $75,000 to $3,000,000. Projects must span four to five years with an anticipated start date of December 2026. All funds must be obligated by September 30, 2028.
Funded activities must support feral swine control through trapping, monitoring, and mitigation while maintaining Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) operational control. Unmanned aircraft systems, lethal removal methods, snares, cable restraints, foot holds, relocation, and other prohibited techniques cannot be funded. All projects must participate in national damage assessments and coordinate with NRCS state staff and APHIS Wildlife Services.
Evaluation criteria weight activities (30 percent), feasible tools (15 percent), feasible costs (15 percent), likelihood of success (15 percent), measures of success (10 percent), landowner participation and community interest (10 percent), and existing programs (5 percent). The assistance listing is CFDA 10.934.
Synopsis
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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