List of Agricultural Funding for Beginning Farmers
 - A Climate-Smart Strategy for the Michigan Foodshed - Star of the West Milling Company, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Grant
- Climate-Smart
- Beginning Farmers
- Women
- MI
- Wheat
- Dried Beans
- Soybeans
 
 - Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Loans - U.S. Department of Agriculture - Loan
- Land & Ownership
- Beginning Farmers
- National
- Any
 
 - Building Whole-Farm Designs and Market Infrastructure to Provide Premiums for Climate-Smart Farming among Mid-Sized Agricultural Enterprises in the Ohio River Valley - Mt. Folly Enterprises, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Grant
- Climate-Smart
- Socially Disadvantaged
- Veterans
- Beginning Farmers
- KY
- OH
- TN
- Beef Cattle
- Corn
- Soybeans
- Wheat
 
 - CADA Beginning Farmer Loan Program - Colorado Agricultural Development Authority - Loan
- Beginning Farmers
- CO
- Any
 
 - Connected Ag Climate-Smart Commodities Pilot Project - Farm Journal, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Grant
- Climate-Smart
- Historically Underserved
- Veterans
- Women
- AL
- AR
- CA
- CO
- IL
- IN
- FL
- GA
- KS
- KY
- LA
- MD
- MI
- MN
- MO
- MS
- MT
- NE
- NC
- ND
- OH
- OK
- PA
- SC
- SD
- TN
- TX
- VA
- WI
- WV
- WY
- Corn
- Soybeans
- Wheat
- Cotton
- Potatoes
- Beef Cattle
- Dairy
- Pigs
- Small Ruminants
- Specialty Crops
 
 - Establishing Climate-Smart Commodities with Reduced Greenhouse Gas Footprints to Enhance Environmental and Economic Sustainability in the Texas High Plains - Texas Tech University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Grant
- Climate-Smart
- Veterans
- Women
- Beginning Farmers
- TX
- Cotton
- Sorghum
 
 - Farm Ownership Loans - Farm Service Agency - Loan
- Socially Disadvantaged
- Women
- Beginning Farmers
- Land & Ownership
- National
- Any
 
 - 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
 
 - Future Harvest Beginner Farmer Trainer Program (BFTP) - Future Harvest · Due Nov 14 - Education
- Beginning Farmers
- Education
- Training
- MD
- PA
- VA
- DE
- WV
- Any
 
 - Greenhouse Gas Reduction Incentive Program - Organic Association of Kentucky, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Grant
- Climate-Smart
- Socially Disadvantaged
- Veterans
- Historically Underserved
- KY
- Lambs
- Beef Cattle
- Corn
- Soybeans
- Grains
- Vegetables
- Dairy
- Agroforestry
- Hemp
 
 - Guaranteed Farm Loans - Farm Service Agency - Loan
- Beginning Farmers
- Land & Ownership
- Animal Purchase
- Infrastructure
- 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
 
 - Illinois Finance Authority Beginning Farmer Bond Program - Illinois Financial Authority - Loan
- Beginning Farmers
- Land & Ownership
- IL
- Any
 
 - Iowa Finance Authority Beginning Farmer Loan Program (BFLP) - Iowa Finance Authority - Loan
- Beginning Farmers
- Land & Ownership
- IA
- Any
 
 - Kansas Development Finance Authority Beginning Farmer Bond Program - Kansas Development Finance Authority - Loan
- Beginning Farmers
- KS
- Any
 
 - Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation Beginning Farmer Loan Program (BFLP) - Kentucky Department of Agriculture - Loan
- Beginning Farmers
- KY
- 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 - 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
- Infrastructure
- 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
 
 - Minnesota Rural Finance Authority Beginning Farmer Loan Program - Minnesota Rural Finance Authority, Minnesota Department of Agriculture - Loan
- Beginning Farmers
- MN
- Any
 
 - Monarch Butterfly Conservation - Natural Resources Conservation Service - Grant
- Cost Share
- Conservation
- Historically Underserved
- Wildlife & Pollinator Habitat
- IL
- TX
- KS
- IN
- IA
- MN
- MO
- OH
- OK
- WI
- Any
 
 - Montana Down Payment Assistance Program - 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
- Infrastructure
- Equipment
- Animal Purchase
- NE
- 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
 
 - Organic Transition Initiative Direct Farmer Assistance (OTI) - Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Grant
- Certified Organic
- Education
- Socially Disadvantaged
- Beginning Farmers
- Veterans
- National
- Any
 
 - Pennsylvania Next Generation Farmer Loan Program - Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development - Loan
- Land & Ownership
- Beginning Farmers
- PA
- Any
 
 - Permanently Reshaping the National Beef Herd through Grassroots Genetic Selection for Climate-Smart Outcomes - Texas A&M University-Kingsville, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Grant
- Climate-Smart
- Historically Underserved
- Beginning Farmers
- National
- Beef Cattle
 
 - Prairie View A&M Urban Agriculture Programs - Prairie View A&M University - Education
- Beginning Farmers
- Urban
- Business Plan
- Marketing
- Farmers Market
- TX
- National
- Any
 
 - Small Business Association Loans - Small Business Association - Loan
- General
- Beginning Farmers
- Microloan
- Small Producers
- National
- Any
 
 - The Brighter Future Fund’s New England Regenerative Livestock Farming Grant (NE-RLF) - American Farmland Trust, · Due Nov 24 - Grant
- Regenerative
- Stewardship
- Grazing Management
- Beginning Farmers
- Small Producers
- Local Food
- CT
- MA
- NH
- VT
- Livestock
 
 - The Building Climate Success by Empowering Humans to Care for our Natural Resources - Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts Incorporated, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Grant
- Climate-Smart
- Native Americans
- Historically Underserved
- OK
- Pecans
- Livestock
 
 - The Working Farms Fund - The Conservation Fund - Land & Ownership
- Beginning Farmers
- Regenerative
- Marketing
- GA
- IL
- Any
 
 - Vermont Agricultural Credit Corporation Loans - Vermont Economic Development Authority - Loan
- Diversification
- Beginning Farmers
- Marketing
- Local Food
- Education
- VT
- Any
 
 - 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
 
 - Farm Credit East Scholarship Program - Farm Credit East · Opens Jan 30 - Grant
- Education
- Beginning Farmers
- CT
- ME
- MA
- NH
- NJ
- NY
- RI
- VT
- Any
 
 - Farmer Veteran Coalition Fellowship Fund - Farmer Veteran Coalition · Opens Jan 3 - Grant
- Veterans
- Beginning Farmers
- National
- Any
 
 - Minnesota Beginning Farmer Tax Credit (MN-BFTC) - Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Opens Jan 1 - Discount
- Beginning Farmers
- MN
- Any
 
 - Agricultural Leadership Development Initiative (ALDI) - Future Harvest · Closed Jan 25 - Education
- Beginning Farmers
- Education
- Historically Underserved
- Business Plan
- Veterans
- National
- Any
 
 - AgWest New Producer Grant - AgWest Farm Credit · Closed May 31 - Grant
- Beginning Farmers
- AZ
- CA
- ID
- OR
- WA
- MT
- Any
 
 - Braiding Seeds Fellowship - Soul Fire Farm · Closed Oct 15 - 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
 
 - Building Markets and Resiliency - North Jersey RC&D Area, U.S. Department of Agriculture · Closed Dec 31 - Grant
- Climate-Smart
- Small Producers
- Historically Underserved
- NJ
- Livestock
 
 - Colorado Boulder County Sustainable Food and Agricultural Grant Program - Boulder County Department of the Environment · Closed Jan 8 - Grant
- Conservation
- Soil Health
- Water Quality
- Marketing
- Farmers Market
- Local Food
- Beginning Farmers
- CO
- Any
 
 - Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish (ELAP) - Farm Service Agency · Closed Jan 30 - Grant
- Emergency
- Disaster Relief
- Wildfire
- Weather
- Animal Health
- Socially Disadvantaged
- Beginning Farmers
- Veterans
- Feed
- Bee Loss
- Livestock Loss
- Hurricane
- National
- Livestock
- Honey
- Bees
- Seafood
 
 - 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
 
 - Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI) - U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service · Closed May 26 - Grant
- Grazing Management
- Socially Disadvantaged
- Beginning Farmers
- Historically Underserved
- National
- Livestock
- 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 2 - Grant
- Beginning Farmers
- PA
- WV
- DE
- MD
- Any
 
 - Michigan Crosshatch Microloan - Crosshatch Center for Art and Ecology · Closed Apr 1 - Loan
- Local Food
- Food Systems
- Small Producers
- Beginning Farmers
- Urban
- MI
- Any
 
 - Minnesota Down Payment Assistance Grant Program - Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Sep 15 - Grant
- Beginning Farmers
- Women
- Land & Ownership
- Veterans
- LGBTQ+
- Native Americans
- Youth
- Urban
- People Of Color
- Disabled
- Socially Disadvantaged
- MN
- Any
 
 - National Black Growers Council Regenerative Agriculture Pilot Program - National Black Growers Council, U.S. Department of Agriculture · Closed Sep 13 - Grant
- Climate-Smart
- Historically Underserved
- AL
- AR
- FL
- GA
- LA
- MS
- VA
- Cotton
- Corn
- Rice
- Soybeans
- Sugarcane
- Peanuts
- Canola
- Sorghum
 
 - New England Farmland, Access, Succession, and Transfer Support Grants (NE-FAST) - American Farmland Trust · Closed Jul 8 - Grant
- Succession
- Land & Ownership
- Beginning Farmers
- Small Producers
- Local Food
- Regenerative
- Conservation
- Technical Assistance
- ME
- VT
- NH
- MA
- CT
- RI
- Any
 
 - New York Young Farmers Loan Forgiveness Incentive Program - New York Higher Education Services Corporation · Closed Jan 1 - Grant
- Youth
- Beginning Farmers
- Land & Ownership
- Socially Disadvantaged
- NY
- Any
 
 - Rhode Island Local Ag & Seafood Act Grant (LASA) - Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management · Closed Dec 8 - Grant
- Local Food
- Beginning Farmers
- Socially Disadvantaged
- Women
- Conservation
- RI
- Seafood
 
 - Southern Maryland Farmer Mini-Grant Program - Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission · Closed May 8 - Grant
- Beginning Farmers
- Coronavirus
- MD
- Any
 
 - Venmo Small Business Grant - Venmo · Closed Aug 7 - Grant
- Small Producers
- Beginning Farmers
- National
- Any
 
 - Young Natural Resource Professionals Cohort in the Northern Great Plains - First Nations Development Institute · Closed Sep 27 - Grant
- Historically Underserved
- Native Americans
- MT
- NE
- ND
- SD
- WY
- Any