National Agricultural Library
Active
- Assistance listing
- 10.700
- Agency
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Agricultural Research Service
Department of Agriculture
- Grant awards
- 163 $32,220,457 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance types
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- Cooperative Agreement
- Project Grant
- Treasury account
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- 12-1400-0-1-352
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service funds agricultural research, information management, and workforce development projects under Assistance Listing 10.700, with the most recent grant award dated July 1, 2024. Applications are submitted by letter to the Office of Associate Director, Public Services Division, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, Maryland. The program operates under a 5-year maximum performance period with no renewals, only extensions subject to the statutory 5-year limit.
The program funds applied agricultural research spanning animal and plant sciences, food safety and nutrition, environmental sustainability, and agricultural information systems. Recent awards include electron beam-killed multivalent vaccine development to control poultry pathogens at Ohio State University ($100,000); landscape-feature and remote-sensing analysis to predict fuels treatment longevity in the Colorado Front Range ($172,562); field-scale testing of weed identification and mapping tools ($15,000); and collaboration on dietary assessment innovations for national dietary data collection and dissemination ($1.5 million). Earlier awards supported digital curation fellowships, agricultural law partnerships with Vermont Law School and University of Arkansas, life cycle inventory database development, and animal welfare information resource development.
Funding is concentrated heavily within the Agricultural Research Service itself. The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service accounts for 124 awards totaling $20.9 million in federal dollars obligated, while the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Central Program Planning Coordination and Support accounts for 39 awards totaling $11.3 million. Combined federal dollars obligated across 163 awards total $32.2 million, with combined total obligated (including non-federal cost-share) at $33.1 million.
The portfolio is predominantly Cooperative Agreements, representing 94 percent of awards (153 agreements), with Project Grants comprising 6 percent (10 awards). Award volume has been volatile: 3 awards in 2020, 6 in 2021, 18 in 2022, 5 in 2023, and 3 in 2024. Recent grant opportunities have not been identified in the source; applicants should confirm current solicitation status directly with the National Agricultural Library.
Objective and description
- Objective
To serve as the Nation's Chief Agricultural information resource by providing agricultural information products and services through traditional library functions and through modern electronic dissemination to agencies of the USDA, public organizatio
Eligibility
- Uses of assistance
NAL services are available to the public online at www.nal.usda.gov or onsite at the Abraham Lincoln Building located at 10301 Baltimore Ave., Beltsville, MD.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
5 years is the maximum duration for a period of performance. Appropriated funds cancel in the 6th year. Must be reimbursed by August 30th of the 5 year of the agreement.
How to apply
- Preapplication coordination
Disclosure of SAM.gov registration.
- Application procedure
Apply by letter to the Office of Associate Director, Public Services Division, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
- Renewals
No renewals, only extensions. Extensions are subject to a 5 year statutory limit on the period of performance.
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 163 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University Of Maryland, College Park | $9,688,620 | 30% |
| 2 | Vermont Law School, Inc. | $3,577,613 | 11% |
| 3 | Mississippi State University | $2,608,691 | 8% |
| 4 | University Of Vermont & State Agricultural College | $2,218,218 | 7% |
| 5 | Division Of Agriculture Of The University Of Arkansas | $1,661,339 | 5% |
| 6 | University Of Arkansas | $1,500,000 | 5% |
| 7 | Research Triangle Institute | $1,500,000 | 5% |
| 8 | The University Of Kentucky Research Foundation | $824,341 | 3% |
8 of 53 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2024 | $1,115,581 |
| FY2023 | $6,205,430 |
| FY2022 | $9,213,290 |
| FY2018 | $1,340,542 |
| FY2016 | $2,178,082 |
| FY2015 | $1,830,416 |
| FY2014 | $3,944,115 |
| FY2013 | $2,531,313 |
| FY2012 | $1,779,846 |
| FY2011 | $1,801,005 |
| FY2010 | $2,108,073 |
| FY2009 | $1,122,834 |
| FY2008 | $2,080,632 |
| FY2007 | $153,189 |
| FY2001 | $1,344,574 |
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Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 10.700?
Assistance Listing 10.700 is National Agricultural Library, a federal grant program run by Agricultural Research Service (Department of Agriculture).
What is the CFDA number for National Agricultural Library?
Its CFDA number is 10.700: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 10.700 awarded?
163 grant awards under 10.700 have obligated $32,220,457 in federal funds to 53 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 10.700?
The recipients obligated the most under National Agricultural Library are University Of Maryland, College Park ($9,688,620), Vermont Law School, Inc. ($3,577,613) and Mississippi State University ($2,608,691).
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