Idaho IQPS Start-Up Grant — 2026

Idaho's IQPS Start-Up Grant offers up to two $25,000 awards to eligible Idaho schools launching new or re-established grades 9-12 Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources programs. The 2026 application period opens September 1 and closes October 15, 2026.

FundingUp to two $25,000 Start-Up Grants are available annually to eligible AFNR programs.

DeadlineOctober 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM; the official Idaho Division of Career Technical Education event page does not state a timezone.

Last verifiedSeptember 14, 2026

Required next actionKeep the canonical opportunity current. Do not begin new applicant outreach until the controlling Idaho Division of Career Technical Education source publishes or otherwise authoritatively confirms the deadline timezone, because Atlas cannot calculate the exact 48-hour cutoff without it. Qualified Idaho LEAs may independently verify current AFNR approval, first-three-years eligibility, properly endorsed AFNR teacher/FTE reporting in ISEE, and prior-award history, then submit through the Division's online JotForm. N9+ fit remains 0/100 and initial outreach must not introduce N9+.

Broad Eligibility

Eligible Idaho LEA programs must be newly approved or re-established Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (AFNR) programs for grades 9-12 within their first three years of operation. For the 2026 application, programs must be currently approved and active and have a properly endorsed AFNR teacher generating FTE in the Idaho System for Educational Excellence (ISEE). Re-established programs must have been inactive for at least two years and cannot have previously received the IQPS Start-Up Grant; a program may receive the grant only once.

Atlas Analysis

Atlas Opportunity Score 76/100. Useful Idaho career and technical education funding with two $25,000 awards for launching qualified AFNR programs and a clearly defined 2026 application window. N9+ Direct Vendor Fit 0/100 because the verified purpose is agriculture/AFNR career-technical program development rather than school health, telehealth, remote clinical examination, or healthcare technology deployment.

The Idaho Division of Career Technical Education’s Idaho Quality Program Standards (IQPS) Start-Up Grant provides up to two $25,000 awards each year to eligible Idaho schools establishing new or re-established Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (AFNR) programs for grades 9-12. The 2026 application window opens September 1, 2026 and closes October 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM.

Eligible programs must be newly approved or re-established AFNR programs within their first three years of operation. The current application notice also states that programs must be approved and active, have a properly endorsed AFNR teacher generating FTE in ISEE, and may receive the IQPS Start-Up Grant only once. Applications are submitted through the Division’s online application process, and qualified programs are invited to apply.

Source verificationOfficial government source · cte.idaho.govAtlas last verified this record September 14, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗