Competitive Capacity Grants
Beginning in fiscal year 2026, AES will be awarding the Animal Health and Disease Capacity Awards and the McIntire-Stennis Forestry Research Capacity Awards through a competitive process. Additional information for each of these RFPs can be found below.
Animal Health and Disease Capacity Awards
The Animal Health and Disease Research Capacity Program supports research projects addressing the health and disease of agricultural animals.
Specifically, the Animal Health and Disease Research (AHDR) Program Administrative Manual states “this includes research to promote the general welfare through improved health and productivity of domestic livestock, poultry, aquatic animals, and other income-producing animals which are essential to the nation’s food supply and the welfare of producers and consumers of animal products; to improve the health of horses; to facilitate the effective treatment of, and where possible, prevent diseases in both domesticated and wild species, which if not controlled, would be disastrous to the United States animal industries and endanger the Nation’s food supply; to minimize livestock and poultry losses due to transportation and handling; to protect human health through control of animal diseases transmissible to humans; to improve methods of controlling the birth of predators and other animals; and otherwise to promote the general welfare through expanded programs of research and extension to improve animal health.”
Animal Health Budget Template FY26
McIntire-Stennis Forestry Awards
McIntire-Stennis capacity funds support forestry research, in accordance with the McIntire-Stennis Act. AES distributes these funds to support forestry-related research with a direct impact on the communities of New Mexico.
McIntire Stennis RFP 2025-2026
McIntire Stennis Budget Template FY26
The deadline for submission for the FY26 year is September 30, 2025.
For more information or if you have questions, please contact the AES Director's Office at (575) 646-3125 or email aces_proposals@nmsu.edu.