List of Agricultural Funding for Land & Ownership
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AFID Planning Grants
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- GrantBusiness PlanMarketingLand & OwnershipVA

AFID Planning Grants
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- GrantBusiness PlanMarketingLand & OwnershipVA

Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchase Program
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
- EasementLand & OwnershipConservationStewardshipPA

Agricultural Development & Farmland Preservation Trust Fund (ADFP)
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services · Due Dec 21
- GrantLand & OwnershipConservationNon-ProfitNC

Agricultural Loan Guarantee Program
Texas Agricultural Finance Authority
- LoanInfrastructureEquipmentLand & OwnershipGeneralTXAny

Beginning Farmer Bond Program
South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development
- LoanBeginning FarmersLand & OwnershipAnimal PurchaseSD

Beginning Farmer Real Estate Loan
Bank of North Dakota
- LoanBeginning FarmersLand & OwnershipSmall ProducersND

Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Program
Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development
- DiscountSuccessionLand & OwnershipRental IncomePA

Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Loans
Farm Service Agency
- LoanLand & OwnershipBeginning FarmersNationalAny

California Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program (CA-SALC)
California Department of Conservation · Due Oct 1
- GrantClimate-SmartLand & OwnershipNon-ProfitCAAny

CFRA Loans (CFRA)
Nebraska Center For Rural Affairs
- LoanGeneralEquipmentLand & OwnershipNEAny

Clean Ohio Local Agricultural Easement Purchase Program (LAEPP)
Ohio Department of Agriculture
- EasementLand & OwnershipConservationLegal & FinanceOH

Colorado Agricultural Future Loans Program
Colorado Department of Agriculture
- LoanValue-Added ProductsTransitionConstructionMarketingProcessingYouthLand & OwnershipEquipmentConservationCOAny

Connecticut Traditional Farmland Preservation Program
Connecticut Department of Agriculture
- EasementTransitionLand & OwnershipCTAny

Established Farmer Real Estate Loan
Bank of North Dakota
- LoanLand & OwnershipLegal & FinanceND

Family Farm Loan Program
Bank of North Dakota
- LoanLand & OwnershipEquipmentRefinancingAnimal PurchaseND

Farm and Ranch Participation Loan Program
Bank of North Dakota
- LoanLand & OwnershipEquipmentAnimal PurchaseND

Farm Ownership Loans
Farm Service Agency
- LoanLand & OwnershipInfrastructureConservationWater QualitySoil HealthConstructionBuildingsWaterway ProtectionLegal & FinanceWomenNationalAny

Farm Ownership Loans
Farm Service Agency
- LoanSocially DisadvantagedWomenBeginning FarmersLand & OwnershipNationalAny

Farm Protection & Affordability Investment (Farm PAI) (Farm PAI)
Washington State Housing Finance Commission
- LoanLand & OwnershipBeginning FarmersHistorically UnderservedWA

Farm Real Estate Loan Guarantee Program
Bank of North Dakota
- LoanLand & OwnershipRefinancingLegal & FinanceND

Farmland Conservation (Agricultural Conservation Easements)
Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
- EasementGrantLand & OwnershipConservationSuccessionNon-ProfitVT

FarmLend
Farm Credit
- LoanBusiness PlanLand & OwnershipCooperativesNationalAny

First Industries Fund (FIF)
Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development
- LoanEquipmentBuildingsConstructionLand & OwnershipPA

First Time Farmer Finance Program
Bank of North Dakota
- LoanBeginning FarmersLand & OwnershipEquipmentND

Forest Legacy Program (Louisiana)
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
- EasementForest ManagementConservationLand & OwnershipLA

Forestland Conservation (Working Forest Easements)
Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
- EasementGrantForest ManagementConservationLand & OwnershipVT

Guaranteed Farm Loans
Farm Service Agency
- LoanBeginning FarmersLand & OwnershipAnimal PurchaseInfrastructureConstructionRepairsWater QualitySoil HealthConservationLegal & FinanceEquipmentSeedWater ManagementHousingInputsPest ManagementFeedRefinancingNationalAny

Hawaii Aquaculture Loans
Hawaii Department of Agriculture & Biosecurity
- LoanProcessingLand & OwnershipEquipmentMarketingHousingInfrastructureBuildingsLaborHIAquaculture

Hawaii Food Manufacturing Loans
Hawaii Department of Agriculture & Biosecurity
- LoanProcessingLand & OwnershipBuildingsEquipmentInfrastructureMarketingDistributionHIDairyGuavaPapayaMacadamia NutsFruitsCoffee

Hawaii New Farmer Loan
Hawaii Department of Agriculture & Biosecurity
- LoanBeginning FarmersTrainingLand & OwnershipConservationRepairsLegal & FinanceAnimal PurchaseMarketingLaborHousingMicroloanHIAny

Hawaii Qualified Farmer Loan
Hawaii Department of Agriculture & Biosecurity
- LoanFood SystemsTrainingTransitionMicroloanDisaster ReliefSoil HealthWater QualityConservationLand & OwnershipConstructionBuildingsRepairsAnimal PurchaseMarketingLaborHIAny

Heir's Property Relending Program
Farm Service Agency
- LoanSocially DisadvantagedLand & OwnershipComplianceNationalAny

Highly Fractionated Indian Land Loan Program
Farm Service Agency
- LoanNative AmericansLand & OwnershipLegal & FinanceNationalAny

Illinois Finance Authority First-Time Farmer Bond Program
Illinois Finance Authority
- LoanBeginning FarmersLand & OwnershipILAny

Indian Tribal Land Acquisition Loan Program
Farm Service Agency
- LoanNative AmericansLand & OwnershipNationalAny

Iowa Finance Authority Beginning Farmer Loan Program (BFLP)
Iowa Finance Authority
- LoanBeginning FarmersLand & OwnershipIAAny

Kentucky Selling Farmer Tax Credit Program
Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
- GrantBeginning FarmersTransitionLand & OwnershipKYAny

Maine Agricultural Marketing Loan Fund
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry
- LoanMarketingEquipmentLand & OwnershipIrrigationDiversificationCertified GrassfedConstructionBuildingsInfrastructureStorageDistributionMEAny

Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation (MALPF)
Maryland Department of Agriculture
- EasementLand & OwnershipConservationWildlife & Pollinator HabitatWater QualityMD

Maryland Resource-Based Industry Financing Fund (MRBIFF)
Maryland Agriculture & Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation
- LoanLand & OwnershipEquipmentProcessingMD

Missouri Beginning Farmer Tax Deduction Program
Missouri Department of Agriculture
- DiscountBeginning FarmersLand & OwnershipSuccessionRental IncomeMO

Missouri Down Payment Loan Program
Missouri Department of Agriculture
- LoanLand & OwnershipEquipmentBuildingsAnimal PurchaseMO

Montana Beginning Farmer/Rancher Loan Program (BFRLP)
Montana Department of Agriculture
- LoanBeginning FarmersLand & OwnershipLegal & FinanceMT

Montana Rural Assistance Loans
Montana Department of Agriculture
- LoanLegal & FinanceAnimal PurchaseEquipmentInfrastructureBuildingsIrrigationLand & OwnershipMTAny

Nature-Based Solutions: Wetland Restoration Funding
Delta Conservancy
- GrantWetland ConservationCarbon CreditsLand & OwnershipTechnical AssistanceCA

Nebraska Investment Finance Authority: Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program (NIFA)
Nebraska Investment Finance Authority
- DiscountLoanBeginning FarmersLand & OwnershipWater ManagementBuildingsInfrastructureEquipmentAnimal PurchaseNEAny

New Jersey Farmland Preservation Program – Sale of Development Easements
New Jersey Department of Agriculture
- EasementLand & OwnershipConservationStewardshipNJ

New York Farmland Protection Implementation Grants
New York Department of Agriculture and Markets
- EasementLand & OwnershipNYAny

New York Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Farmer Grant Program (LAND Project)
New York Department of Agriculture and Markets, Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust
- GrantSocially DisadvantagedLand & OwnershipEquipmentMarketingNY

Next Generation Farmland Acquisition Program (Next Gen) (Next Gen)
Maryland Agriculture & Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation
- EasementBeginning FarmersLand & OwnershipSuccessionConservationMD

Ohio Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Program
Ohio Department of Agriculture
- DiscountBeginning FarmersSuccessionTrainingLand & OwnershipOH

Oregon Aggie Bond Program
Business Oregon
- LoanDiscountBeginning FarmersLand & OwnershipConstructionBuildingsEquipmentORAny

OWEB Land Acquisition Grants
Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board · Due Oct 15
- GrantLand & OwnershipConservationWildlife & Pollinator HabitatNon-ProfitOR

Pennsylvania Next Generation Farmer Loan Program
Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development
- LoanLand & OwnershipBeginning FarmersPAAny

Plank Stewardship Initiative Short Notice Grant
Plank Stewardship Initiative
- GrantStewardshipLand & OwnershipTrainingSuccessionConservationWaterway ProtectionWater QualityCover CropsHistorically UnderservedWomenWildlife & Pollinator HabitatSoil HealthMTWYAny

Rural Rehabilitation Loan Fund - West Virginia
West Virginia Department of Agriculture
- LoanEquipmentBuildingsValue-Added ProductsLand & OwnershipWV

Seller Assisted Loan Participation Program
Minnesota Rural Finance Authority
- LoanLand & OwnershipLegal & FinanceTrainingMN

Series I Farm Real Estate Loans
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- LoanLand & OwnershipRefinancingBuildingsIrrigationNC

Series II Beginning Farmer Loan Program
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- LoanBeginning FarmersLand & OwnershipLegal & FinanceNC

Series III Ag Start Beginning Farmer Real Estate Loans
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- LoanBeginning FarmersLand & OwnershipBuildingsRefinancingNC

Small Acreage Next Generation Program (SANG) (SANG)
Maryland Agriculture & Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation
- EasementBeginning FarmersLand & OwnershipConservationSmall ProducersMD

Southern Maryland Revolving Loan Fund for Agricultural & Shellfish Aquaculture Producers
Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission, Maryland Agriculture & Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation
- LoanFood SystemsAnimal PurchaseDistributionLand & OwnershipMDAquacultureShellfishFruitsLivestockHopsSeafood

Texas Interest Rate Reduction Program (IRR)
Texas Agricultural Finance Authority, Texas Department of Agriculture
- DiscountLoanYouthLand & OwnershipEquipmentInfrastructureTXAny

The Working Farms Fund
The Conservation Fund
- Land & OwnershipBeginning FarmersRegenerativeMarketingGAILNCARAny

Veterans Affair's Loans for Farms
Department of Veterans Affairs
- LoanHousingVeteransLand & OwnershipNationalAny

Washington Beginning Farmer/Rancher Program
Washington State Housing Finance Commission
- LoanBeginning FarmersEquipmentLand & OwnershipConstructionRepairsWAAny

Wisconsin Farmland Preservation Planning Grants
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
- GrantLand & OwnershipConservationLegal & FinanceWI

Wisconsin Farmland Preservation Program Tax Credits
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
- DiscountLand & OwnershipConservationComplianceWI

Drinking Water Source Protection (DWSP) Grant Program (DWSP)
Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board · Closed Dec 12
- GrantWater QualityLand & OwnershipConservationRuralOR

Focused Investment Partnership (FIP) Grant Program (FIP)
Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board · Closed Jul 13
- GrantConservationNon-ProfitTechnical AssistanceLand & OwnershipOR

Georgia Farmland Conservation Fund Program (GFCP)
Georgia Department of Agriculture · Closed May 20
- EasementLand & OwnershipConservationGA

LeRay McAllister Working Farm and Ranch Fund
Utah Department of Agriculture and Food · Closed Aug 31
- GrantEasementLand & OwnershipWildlife & Pollinator HabitatNon-ProfitUTAny

Massachusetts APR Improvement Program (AIP)
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources · Closed Apr 18
- GrantLand & OwnershipConservationBuildingsMAAny

Minnesota Down Payment Assistance Grant Program
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Aug 31
- GrantBeginning FarmersWomenLand & OwnershipVeteransLGBTQ+Native AmericansYouthUrbanPeople Of ColorDisabledSocially DisadvantagedMNAny

New York Farmland Protection Staff Capacity Grants Pilot Program
New York Department of Agriculture and Markets · Closed Jun 26
- GrantLand & OwnershipConservationNon-ProfitNY

New York Urban Farms and Community Gardens Grant Program
New York Department of Agriculture and Markets · Closed Sep 5
- GrantNon-ProfitCommunity GardensUrbanSocially DisadvantagedLand & OwnershipNYAny

New York Young Farmers Loan Forgiveness Incentive Program
New York Higher Education Services Corporation · Closed Jan 1
- GrantYouthBeginning FarmersLand & OwnershipSocially DisadvantagedNYAny

Off-Farm Labor Housing Direct Loans and Grants
Rural Development · Closed Jul 3
- GrantLoanHousingLaborConstructionRepairsInfrastructureLand & OwnershipImmigrantsDisabledNationalAny

Plank Stewardship Initiative
Plank Stewardship Initiative · Closed Feb 16
- GrantStewardshipLand & OwnershipSuccessionConservationHistorically UnderservedWomenMTWYAny

Regenerate Virginia Farm Vitality Grant
Brighter Future Fund · Closed Dec 19
- GrantRegenerativeSuccessionBusiness PlanDiversificationLand & OwnershipVA

Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service · Closed Aug 24
- EasementGrantCost ShareConservationLand & OwnershipWater QualityCertified GrassfedWaterway ProtectionWeatherForest ManagementCarbon CaptureWildfireSoil HealthWildlife & Pollinator HabitatWetland ConservationNationalAny

Western North Carolina Agricultural Options Program (AgOptions)
North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission · Closed Jan 15
- GrantCost ShareConservationLocal FoodLand & OwnershipFood SystemsAgritourismSeedFertilizerTrainingMarketingDistributionFencingInfrastructureEquipmentAnimal PurchaseProcessingNCAny