The firm is taking orders for USDA-compliant FIELDS feasibility studies ahead of the August 17, 2026 application deadline — standard two-week turnaround, with RUSH delivery in 7 business days accepted at additional cost.
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. — Wert-Berater, Inc., an independent feasibility study and capital-advisory firm serving lenders and government agencies since 1998, today announced that it is accepting feasibility study orders for applicants to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fertilizer Investment & Expansion for Long-term Domestic Supply (FIELDS) grant program. Standard turnaround is two weeks from receipt of a complete project file; RUSH orders with delivery in 7 business days are accepted at additional cost.
USDA Rural Development's FY 2026 FIELDS Notice of Funding Opportunity, published July 1, 2026, makes at least $500 million available in grants of $15 million to $100 million for new, expanded, or modernized domestic fertilizer production capacity. Applications are due August 17, 2026 through Grants.gov — and every application must include a project-specific feasibility study, dated within three years of submission, signed by a qualified independent consultant, and acceptable to USDA.
USDA's FIELDS Feasibility Study Guide requires seven essential components: an executive summary and determinations of economic, market, technical, financial, and management feasibility, concluding with the consultant's explicit opinion and recommendation on whether the project is practical, viable, and likely to succeed, together with the author's qualifications. Wert-Berater prepares each FIELDS study to that structure, with analysis that reconciles with the applicant's business plan, capital budget, pro forma projections, match commitments, and off-take commitments.
Because the 20-page project narrative must summarize the feasibility study, the study sits on the application's critical path. The firm's work maps directly to USDA's scoring criteria — financial viability and technical merit, work plan and budget, market demand and opportunities, and market impact — so that each point USDA can award is supported by independent, documented analysis.
The firm is taking FIELDS feasibility study orders now. Standard delivery is two weeks from receipt of a complete project file. RUSH orders, delivered in 7 business days, are accepted at additional cost. With the August 17, 2026 deadline fixed, applicants are encouraged to order the study early and assemble the supporting data room — site control, engineering and design documents, capital budget, historical financial statements, and management resumes — while the study is in progress.
Each engagement is scoped, timelined, and fee-quoted before work begins. Prospective applicants can learn more at the firm's website or by contacting the office directly.
Wert-Berater, Inc. is an independent feasibility study consulting firm founded in 1998, providing lender- and agency-facing feasibility studies, highest-and-best-use analyses, and capital-advisory support. The firm has completed more than 4,000 engagements across all 50 states and internationally, evaluating over $40.2 billion in project value for SBA, USDA, EB-5, conventional, and institutional financing decisions. In every engagement, fiduciary duty runs to the lender and the applicable agency.
Media contact: Donald Safranek, MSc, President, Wert-Berater, Inc. — +1 310-857-2443 ext. 800. Press inquiries only; client, lender, and property identities remain confidential.
President, Wert-Berater, Inc. — independent feasibility study consultants since 1998. More than 4,000 feasibility studies completed across all 50 states and internationally, evaluating $40.2 billion in project value for SBA, USDA, EB-5, conventional, and institutional financing decisions. Fiduciary duty runs to the lender and agency in every engagement.
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