USDA announced its research and development priorities for 2026, along with a standardized set of terms and conditions for grants and cooperative agreements.
USDA shared five top priorities for research and development activities: increase profitability of farmers and ranchers, expand markets and create new uses for U.S. ag products, protect U.S. agriculture from invasive species, promote soil health to regenerate productivity of land, and improve human health through nutrition and food quality.
“The priorities we are announcing today further reiterates President Trump’s commitment to put Farmers First and provides our agricultural researchers with a strategic roadmap to help keep our producers at the forefront of productivity,” Secretary Brooke Rollins said. USDA also announced a set of general terms and conditions for all futures grants and cooperative agreements. “Under this new directive, all USDA grant, cooperative agreement, and mutual interest agreement programs will utilize the same terms and conditions, and award recipients and cooperators will only need to navigate 50 or less pages of requirements,” Rollins said.
To view the updated terms and conditions, visit tinyurl.com/ypvfsrkk.
