List of Agricultural Funding for People Of Color
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Agricultural Microloan Program
Minnesota Rural Finance Authority

Air Quality Initiative (NAQI)
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Akiptan General Loan
Akiptan

Akiptan Land Mortgage and Down Payment Assistance
Akiptan

Akiptan Operating Loan and Line of Credit
Akiptan

Akiptan Youth Loan
Akiptan

Alabama Irrigation Initiative (ALII)
Alabama Soil & Water Conservation Committee

Black Farmer Fund
Black Farmer Fund

Black Farmer Fund Rapid Response Program
Black Farmer Fund

Building Small Farm Viability
Central State University

Climate-Smart Commodities Market Program
The Conservation Innovation Fund, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Climate-Smart Fiber Hemp
Tennessee State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Connected Ag Project
Farm Journal, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Covering America from Coast to Coast
Millborn Seeds, U.S. Department of Agriculture, AgSpire

Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish (ELAP)
Farm Service Agency

Emerging Justice Fund Grant
Social Justice Fund NW

Family Forest Carbon Program (EFFICACI)
American Forest Foundation, U.S. Department of Agriculture

FARM Kentucky: Farmers Advancing Resilient Markets
Organic Association of Kentucky, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Farm Ownership Down Payment Loan
Farm Service Agency

Farm Protection & Affordability Investment (Farm PAI)
Washington State Housing Finance Commission

Feed The Hunger Fund
Feed The Hunger Fund

Foodshed Verification Incentive Program
Foodshed, U.S. Department of Agriculture · Due Sep 30

Healthy Forests Reserve Program
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Heir's Property Relending Program
Farm Service Agency

Highly Fractionated Indian Land Loan Program
Farm Service Agency

Indian Tribal Land Acquisition Loan Program
Farm Service Agency

Main Street Capital Loan Fund
Pursuit Lending

Michigan Good Food Fund
Fair Food Network

Monarch Butterfly Conservation
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Mt. Folly Farmer Incentives
Mt. Folly Enterprises, U.S. Department of Agriculture

New York Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Farmer Grant Program (LAND Project)
New York Department of Agriculture and Markets, Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust · Due Dec 15

New York State Small Business Revolving Loan Fund Round 2
Empire State Development

New York Young Farmers Loan Forgiveness Incentive Program
New York Higher Education Services Corporation

Organic Transition Initiative Direct Farmer Assistance (OTI)
Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plank Stewardship Initiative Short Notice Grant
Plank Stewardship Initiative

Rhode Island Local Ag & Seafood Act Grant (LASA)
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management · Due Dec 4

Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP)
Rural Development

Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase 2 (SBIR-2)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Due Nov 17

Steward Loans
Steward

Tipper-Gurley Grow-a-Farmer Fund
Future Harvest

Wool Quality Improvement Program
National Center for Appropriate Technology, U.S. Department of Agriculture · Due Mar 31

Fruit Guys Community Fund
The Fruit Guys · Opens Dec 14

Agricultural Leadership Development Initiative (ALDI)
Future Harvest · Closed Jan 21

Akiptan Okhíčhaŋye Scholarship
Akiptan · Closed Mar 31

Braiding Seeds Fellowship
Soul Fire Farm · Closed Sep 25

California Urban Agriculture Grant Program (UAGP)
California Department of Food and Agriculture · Closed Oct 23

Climate Smart Farm Equipment Grant
Washington State Department of Agriculture · Closed Oct 19

Composting and Food Waste Reduction Pilot Project
Natural Resources Conservation Service · Closed Sep 4

Farmers of Color Network Infrastructure Fund Grant
Rural Advancement Foundation International · Closed Mar 24

Forest Landowner Support (IRA)
Forest Service · Closed Dec 31

Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI)
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service · Closed May 26

Marbleseed Organic Farming Conference Scholarship
Marbleseed · Closed Feb 16

Massachusetts Food Ventures Program (MFVP)
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources · Closed May 28

Massachusetts Urban Agriculture Program
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources · Closed May 18

Minnesota Down Payment Assistance Grant Program
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Aug 31

Native Agriculture & Food Systems Scholarship
First Nations Development Institute · Closed Jun 16

New York Urban Farms and Community Gardens Grant Program
New York Department of Agriculture and Markets · Closed Sep 5

Plank Stewardship Initiative
Plank Stewardship Initiative · Closed Feb 16

Practical Farmers of Iowa Empower Farmers Program
Practical Farmers of Iowa · Closed Oct 15

RAFI-USA Grassroots Farm Policy Grant
Rural Advancement Foundation International · Closed Dec 31

Rhode Island Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI)
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management · Closed Jan 15

Service Eligibility Partners Grant (SEP)
University of Arizona · Closed Apr 30

Sky High Farm Grant
Sky High Farm · Closed Jan 20

Transition Incentives Program (TIP)
Farm Service Agency · Closed Aug 3

Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG)
Rural Development · Closed Apr 15

Virginia Food Access Investment Fund Grants (VFAIF)
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services · Closed Apr 1