All USDA AMS grant recipients receive a Notice of Award (form AMS-33) document via email when notified of their award. The Notice of Award specifies the Terms and Conditions that apply throughout recipients’ period of performance. USDA AMS grant recipients are required to adhere to the Terms and Conditions outlined in their signed Notice of Award. The following lists show both the AMS General Terms and Conditions and the Program Specific Terms and Conditions governing AMS grant agreements.
Recipients of an award for a program named in the Program specific Terms and Conditions section, must follow the guidance for that grant award.
AMS General Terms and Conditions
When using the General Terms and Conditions list below, please click the link to the document that matches your award year(s).
2024 General Terms and Conditions Updated (pdf) *Applicable to awards made in September 2024 and forward.
Program Specific Terms and Conditions
Dairy Business Innovation Initiative - DBI Terms and Conditions (pdf)
Local Meat Capacity Grant Program: Local MCap Specific Terms and Conditions (pdf)
Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant Program: MPIRG Program Specific Terms and Conditions (pdf)
Organic Market Development Grant Program: OMDG Program Specific Terms and Conditions (pdf)
Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program: RFSI Specific Terms and Conditions FY23 (pdf)