List of Agricultural Funding for Beginning Farmers
Filter in Funding LibraryCAD Beginning Farmer Loan Program
Colorado Agricultural Development Authority
- Beginning Farmers
- CO
- Any
Discrimination Financial Assistance Program (DFAP)
U.S. Department of Agriculture · Due Oct 31
- Loan
- Socially Disadvantaged
- Land & Ownership
- Beginning Farmers
- National
- Any
Down Payment Loan Program
Farm Service Agency
- Loan
- Socially Disadvantaged
- Women
- Beginning Farmers
- Land & Ownership
- National
- Any
Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish (ELAP)
Farm Service Agency · Due Jan 30
- Grant
- Emergency
- Disaster Relief
- Wildfire
- Weather
- Animal Health
- Socially Disadvantaged
- Beginning Farmers
- Veterans
- Feed
- Bee Loss
- Livestock Loss
- National
- Livestock
- Honey
- Bees
- Seafood
Farmstart
Farm Credit East
- Loan
- Beginning Farmers
- NJ
- NY
- CT
- RI
- MA
- NH
- VT
- ME
- Any
Feed The Hunger Fund
Feed The Hunger Fund
- Loan
- People Of Color
- Women
- Food Systems
- Beginning Farmers
- Marketing
- Training
- Socially Disadvantaged
- Immigrants
- HI
- CA
- Any
Guaranteed Farm Loans
Farm Service Agency
- Loan
- Beginning Farmers
- Land & Ownership
- Animal Purchase
- Facilities
- Construction
- Repairs
- Water Quality
- Soil Health
- Conservation
- Legal & Finance
- Equipment
- Seed
- Water Management
- Housing
- Inputs
- Pest Management
- Feed
- Refinancing
- National
- Any
Hawaii New Farmer Loan
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
- Loan
- Beginning Farmers
- Training
- Land & Ownership
- Conservation
- Repairs
- Legal & Finance
- Animal Purchase
- Marketing
- Labor
- Housing
- Microloan
- HI
- Any
Kentucky Selling Farmer Tax Credit Program
Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
- Grant
- Beginning Farmers
- Transition
- Land & Ownership
- KY
- Any
Maryland Urban Agriculture Commercial Lending Incentive Grant (MUACLIG)
Maryland Agriculture & Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation
- Grant
- Legal & Finance
- Urban
- Beginning Farmers
- Inputs
- Seed
- Fertilizer
- Waste & Compost
- Equipment
- Greenhouse
- High Tunnel
- Irrigation
- Labor
- MD
- Any
Microloan Programs
Farm Service Agency
- Loan
- Microloan
- Facilities
- Construction
- Conservation
- Soil Health
- Water Quality
- Equipment
- Seed
- Fertilizer
- Housing
- Cash Rent
- Certified Organic
- Irrigation
- Marketing
- Distribution
- Farmers Market
- CSA
- Compliance
- Certification
- Small Producers
- Beginning Farmers
- Repairs
- Pest Management
- Animal Purchase
- Fencing
- National
- Any
Montana Down Payment Assistance Program (MN-DPAP)
Montana Board of Investments
- Loan
- Land & Ownership
- Beginning Farmers
- Equipment
- MT
- Any
Montana Junior Agriculture Loan Program
Montana Department of Agriculture
- Loan
- Youth
- Beginning Farmers
- Legal & Finance
- Education
- Extension
- Distribution
- MT
- Any
Nebraska Investment Finance Authority: Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program (NIFA)
Nebraska Investment Finance Authority
- Discount
- Loan
- Beginning Farmers
- Land & Ownership
- Water Management
- Buildings
- Facilities
- Equipment
- Animal Purchase
- NE
- Any
New York Young Farmers Loan Forgiveness Incentive Program
New York Higher Education Services Corporation
- Grant
- Youth
- Beginning Farmers
- Land & Ownership
- Socially Disadvantaged
- NY
- Any
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)
Farm Service Agency
- Insurance
- Emergency
- Disaster Relief
- Beginning Farmers
- Weather
- Drought
- Hurricane
- Flood
- Biofuel
- Crop Loss
- National
- Any
Northeast AgEnhancement Grant
Farm Credit East
- Grant
- Forest Management
- Food Systems
- Beginning Farmers
- Education
- Events
- NJ
- NY
- RI
- ME
- NH
- VT
- MA
- CT
- Any
Oregon Aggie Bond Program
Business Oregon
- Loan
- Discount
- Beginning Farmers
- Land & Ownership
- Construction
- Buildings
- Equipment
- OR
- Any
Small Business Association Loans
Small Business Association
- Loan
- General
- Beginning Farmers
- Microloan
- Small Producers
- National
- Any
The Working Farms Fund
The Conservation Fund
- Land & Ownership
- Beginning Farmers
- Regenerative
- Marketing
- GA
- IL
- Any
Transition Incentives Program (TIP)
Farm Service Agency
- Easement
- Land & Ownership
- Beginning Farmers
- Transition
- Socially Disadvantaged
- Conservation
- Certified Grassfed
- Regenerative
- National
- Any
Vermont Agricultural Credit Corporation Loans
Vermont Economic Development Authority
- Loan
- Diversification
- Beginning Farmers
- Marketing
- Local Food
- Education
- VT
- Any
- Equine
Vermont Farm and Forest Program Business Advising
Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
- Discount
- Business Plan
- Small Producers
- Beginning Farmers
- Value-Added Products
- Succession
- Marketing
- Distribution
- Processing
- VT
- Forestry
- Any
Vermont Farm Fund New Producer Loan
Vermont Farm Fund
- Loan
- Beginning Farmers
- VT
- Any
Washington Beginning Farmer/Rancher Program
Washington State Housing Finance Commission
- Loan
- Beginning Farmers
- Equipment
- Land & Ownership
- Construction
- Repairs
- WA
- Any
AgChoice Feasibility Study Grant
AgChoice Farm Credit Union · Closed Jun 30
- Grant
- Business Plan
- Beginning Farmers
- Small Producers
- Youth
- PA
- WV
- Any
Braiding Seeds Fellowship
Soul Fire Farm · Closed May 1
- Grant
- African American
- Native Americans
- People Of Color
- Beginning Farmers
- Small Producers
- Education
- ME
- NH
- MA
- RI
- CT
- NY
- NJ
- DE
- MD
- VA
- NC
- SC
- GA
- FL
- DC
- MS
- AL
- LA
- PA
- WV
- VT
- Any
Colorado Boulder County Sustainable Food and Agricultural Grant Program
Boulder County Department of the Environment · Closed Jan 5
- Grant
- Conservation
- Soil Health
- Water Quality
- Marketing
- Farmers Market
- Local Food
- Beginning Farmers
- CO
- Any
Farm Credit East Scholarship Program
Farm Credit East · Closed Apr 1
- Grant
- Education
- Beginning Farmers
- CT
- ME
- MA
- NH
- NJ
- NY
- RI
- VT
- Any
Farmer Veteran Coalition Fellowship Fund
Farmer Veteran Coalition · Closed Feb 14
- Grant
- Veterans
- Beginning Farmers
- National
- Any
Fruit Guys Community Fund
The Fruit Guys · Closed Jan 30
- Grant
- Beginning Farmers
- Small Producers
- Water Management
- Water Quality
- Soil Health
- Energy Efficiency
- Food Systems
- Socially Disadvantaged
- Community Gardens
- Local Food
- National
- Any
Greg Steltenpohl Pragmatic Visionary Award
Community Foundation Sonoma County · Closed Jan 15
- Grant
- Food Systems
- Plant Health
- Local Food
- Small Producers
- Beginning Farmers
- Any
Horizon Farm Credit Farmers on the Rise Award
AgChoice Farm Credit Union · Closed Sep 30
- Grant
- Beginning Farmers
- PA
- WV
- DE
- MD
- Any
Kansas City Get Farming Mini Grants
Cultivate KC · Closed Dec 19
- Grant
- Urban
- Local Food
- Small Producers
- Non-Profit
- Beginning Farmers
- KS
- MO
Michigan Crosshatch Microloan
Crosshatch Center for Art and Ecology · Closed Feb 7
- Loan
- Local Food
- Food Systems
- Small Producers
- Beginning Farmers
- Urban
- MI
- Any
Minnesota Beginning Farmer Tax Credit (MN-BFTC)
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Jul 17
- Discount
- Beginning Farmers
- MN
- Any
Minnesota Down Payment Assistance Grant Program
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Jul 31
- Grant
- Beginning Farmers
- Women
- Land & Ownership
- Veterans
- LGBTQ+
- Native Americans
- Youth
- Urban
- People Of Color
- Disabled
- Socially Disadvantaged
- MN
- Any
National Young Farmers Coalition Young Farmer Grant
National Young Farmers Coalition · Closed Jan 13
- Grant
- Youth
- Beginning Farmers
- Events
- National
- Any
New England Farmland, Access, Succession, and Transfer Support Grants (NE-FAST)
American Farmland Trust · Closed Nov 4
- Grant
- Succession
- Land & Ownership
- Beginning Farmers
- Small Producers
- Local Food
- Regenerative
- Conservation
- Technical Assistance
- ME
- VT
- NH
- MA
- CT
- RI
- Any
Puerto Rico Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP-PR)
Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture · Closed Apr 26
- Grant
- Español
- Marketing
- Socially Disadvantaged
- Beginning Farmers
- Diversification
- PR
- Specialty Crops
- Specialty Livestock
Racial Equity and Justice Conservation Cooperative Agreements
Natural Resources Conservation Service · Closed Oct 25
- Grant
- Socially Disadvantaged
- Conservation
- Beginning Farmers
- Native Americans
- Veterans
- National
- Any
Rhode Island Local Ag & Seafood Act Grant (LASA)
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management · Closed Nov 30
- Grant
- Local Food
- Beginning Farmers
- Socially Disadvantaged
- Women
- Conservation
- RI
- Seafood
Southeast Beginning Farmers Stipend
Rural Advancement Foundation International · Closed Mar 13
- Grant
- Beginning Farmers
- People Of Color
- Small Producers
- AL
- AR
- DC
- FL
- GA
- KY
- LA
- MD
- MS
- NC
- SC
- TN
- VA
- Any
Southern Maryland Farmer Mini-Grant Program
Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission · Closed Feb 15
- Grant
- Beginning Farmers
- Coronavirus
- MD
- Any
Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG)
Rural Development · Closed May 16
- Grant
- Small Producers
- Food Systems
- Beginning Farmers
- Women
- Socially Disadvantaged
- Conservation
- Processing
- Value-Added Products
- National
- Any
Western New England Regenerative Livestock Farming Grants (NE-RLF)
American Farmland Trust · Closed Nov 4
- Grant
- Regenerative
- Stewardship
- Grazing Management
- Beginning Farmers
- Small Producers
- Local Food
- CT
- MA
- NH
- VT
- Livestock
