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Assistance listing · 10.309
Specialty Crop Research Initiative
Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 10.309, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.
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Federal agencies obligated $27M in awards under assistance listing 10.309, Specialty Crop Research Initiative, in FY2025, and $350M over the five fiscal years since FY2022; the program ranks 511 of 1056 on this site.
Obligations were down 62% on FY2024 ($71M), with $66M so far in FY2026.
The largest recipient organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards since FY2022 were University of Florida ($55M), Washington State University ($35M) and University of California, Davis ($25M).
By place of performance, the most money went to FL, CA and WA.
Obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest program FY2025
| Measure | This program | Grants to States for Medicaid | All assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obligations, FY2025 | $27M | $666B | $4.5T |
| Five-year total | $350M | $3.2T | $21T |
| Share of all assistance obligations, five years | 0% | 15.2% | 100% |
Largest recipients $1.0M+ award value since FY2022
| # | Organisation | Awards | Award value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Florida | 18 | $55M |
| 2 | Washington State University | 6 | $35M |
| 3 | University of California, Davis | 7 | $25M |
| 4 | The Pennsylvania State University | 3 | $20M |
| 5 | North Carolina State University | 2 | $17M |
| 6 | Texas a&M Agrilife Research | 4 | $17M |
| 7 | University of Maryland, College Park | 4 | $15M |
| 8 | New Mexico State University | 2 | $14M |
| 9 | Michigan State University | 3 | $13M |
| 10 | Regents of the University of California at Riverside | 3 | $12M |
| 11 | Oregon State University | 2 | $11M |
| 12 | Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas | 2 | $11M |
| 13 | Regents of the University of Minnesota | 1 | $10M |
| 14 | Cornell University | 2 | $9.1M |
| 15 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | 2 | $8.4M |
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards
Where the money goes
Largest awards since FY2022
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regents of the University of Minnesota | Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantProject Grant (B) | $10M | 31 Aug 2022 | MN | USAspending |
| North Carolina State University | Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantProject Grant (B) | $9.8M | 19 Jul 2024 | NC | USAspending |
| University of Florida | Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantProject Grant (B) | $8.6M | 2 Sep 2022 | FL | USAspending |
| University of Maryland, College Park | Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantProject Grant (B) | $8.3M | 5 Jun 2026 | MD | USAspending |
| New Mexico State University | Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantProject Grant (B) | $8.0M | 14 Sep 2022 | NM | USAspending |
| Washington State University | Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantProject Grant (B) | $8.0M | 7 Sep 2022 | WA | USAspending |
| The Pennsylvania State University | Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantProject Grant (B) | $7.8M | 8 Jun 2026 | PA | USAspending |
| University of Florida | Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantProject Grant (B) | $7.6M | 14 Sep 2022 | FL | USAspending |
| North Carolina State University | Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantProject Grant (B) | $7.4M | 25 Jul 2024 | NC | USAspending |
| Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas | Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantProject Grant (B) | $7.1M | 5 Aug 2024 | AR | USAspending |
Other programs numbered 10.xxx
- 10.551 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $500B
- 10.555 National School Lunch Program $144B
- 10.557 WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children $35B
- 10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $31B
- 10.450 Crop Insurance $18B
- 10.758 Affordable Rural Cooperative $9.6B
- 10.646 Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children $8.2B
- 10.912 Environmental Quality Incentives Program $7.9B
- 10.427 Rural Rental Assistance Payments $7.8B
- 10.931 Agricultural Conservation Easement Program $6.4B
- 10.069 Conservation Reserve Program $5.7B
- 10.924 Conservation Stewardship Program $4.5B
- 10.703 Cooperative Fire Protection Agreement $2.6B
- 10.560 State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition $2.6B
- 10.937 Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities $2.6B
- 10.760 Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities $2.5B
- 10.855 Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants $2.1B
- 10.923 Emergency Watershed Protection Program $2.1B
- 10.310 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) $2.0B
- 10.752 Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program $1.8B
- 10.766 Community Facilities Loans and Grants $1.8B
- 10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program $1.7B
- 10.030 Indemnity Program $1.6B
- 10.511 Smith-Lever Extension Funding $1.6B
Questions and answers
How much is obligated under assistance listing 10.309?
$27M in FY2025 and $350M over the five fiscal years since FY2022, counting every award type recorded under the listing (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance and other assistance). Obligations are commitments, not payments.
Who receives the most under Specialty Crop Research Initiative?
University of Florida ($55M), Washington State University ($35M), University of California, Davis ($25M), The Pennsylvania State University ($20M), North Carolina State University ($17M). Individuals are never listed; where a program pays individuals, USAspending records aggregated rows that appear here as "not shown".
What is an assistance listing (CFDA) number?
A five-digit number that identifies a federal financial assistance program on SAM.gov (formerly the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance). Every grant, loan, direct payment or other assistance award on USAspending carries one; contracts do not.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending by category (assistance listing) by fiscal year, recipient cross-tabulation for FY2022–FY2025 and award search, loaded 30 Sep 2026. State figures come from each state's top-100 listing table, so small amounts in a state may be missing. See methodology.