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Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- GrantCost ShareConservationCover CropsForest ManagementCertified GrassfedIrrigationHigh TunnelCertified OrganicAir QualityAlternative EnergySoil HealthWildlife & Pollinator HabitatWater QualityWeatherResearchLandscapePrecision AgDroughtNutrient ManagementCarbon CaptureFencingAgroforestryGrazing ManagementReduced InputsNationalAny

Acequia and Community Ditch Fund (New Mexico)
New Mexico Department of Agriculture
- GrantWater ManagementConservationLegal & FinanceResearchNM

Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- GrantCost ShareConservationDiversificationMarketingSoil HealthCertified OrganicWater QualityIrrigationForest ManagementInfrastructureWaterway ProtectionTransitionFertilizerWetland ConservationPest ManagementTreesCTDEHIMEMDMANVNHNJNYPARIUTVTWVWYAny

Agricultural Products Utilization Commission (APUC) Grants (APUC)
North Dakota Department of Agriculture · Due Oct 1
- GrantValue-Added ProductsResearchMarketingDiversificationAgritourismND

Appalachian Grown Cost Share Program
ASAP Connections
- Cost ShareMarketingLocal FoodCertificationNC

California Organic Transition Grant
California Certified Organic Farms
- GrantTransitionCertified OrganicMarketingTechnical AssistanceRisk ManagementCAAny

Climate Smart Land Management Program (CSLMP) (CSLMP)
California Department of Conservation
- GrantClimate-SmartConservationResearchTechnical AssistanceCA

Colorado Saving Tomorrow’s Agricultural Resources Program
Colorado Department of Agriculture
- EducationSoil HealthCertificationCO

Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- EasementConservationSoil HealthPlant HealthWildlife & Pollinator HabitatAlternative EnergyAnimal HealthWater QualityAir QualityCertified OrganicWeatherGreenhouseStewardshipCarbon CaptureNationalCornCottonDairyLivestockPigsPoultryRiceSorghumSoybeansWheatForestry

EQIP Organic Initiative
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- GrantCost ShareCertified OrganicConservationIrrigationSoil HealthCover CropsHigh TunnelCertificationNutrient ManagementPest ManagementNationalAny

Farmers Advocating For Organic Grant
Organic Valley · Due Sep 15
- GrantCertified OrganicCooperativesMarketingNationalAny

GAP Audit Reimbursement Cost Share
South Carolina Department of Agriculture
- Cost ShareCertificationGAP CertifiedSC

GAP Certification Assistance Program
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Cost ShareGAP CertifiedCertificationNutrition & Food SafetyNC

GAP On-Farm Improvement Reimbursement Cost Share
South Carolina Department of Agriculture
- Cost ShareGAP CertifiedCertificationNutrition & Food SafetySC

GAP/GHP Certification Cost-Share Program
Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce
- Cost ShareCertificationGAP CertifiedNutrition & Food SafetyMS

Grass Fed Small & Very Small Producer Program (SVS)
Agricultural Marketing Service
- DiscountSmall ProducersCertificationCertified GrassfedNationalCattleLambsEwes

Hardship Assistance Fund
California Certified Organic Farms · Due Sep 25
- GrantCertified OrganicDroughtDisaster ReliefCAOrganic CropsAny

Indiana Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Indiana State Department of Agriculture
- GrantMarketingResearchIN

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program Grants (IPM)
New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food
- GrantPest ManagementResearchEducationNH

Kentucky Small Scale Farm Grant
Kentucky State University · Due Oct 1
- GrantTrainingEducationMarketingProcessingCertified OrganicEquipmentEventsDistributionSmall ProducersIrrigationStorageKYAny

Kentucky Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP)
Kentucky Department of Agriculture
- GrantMarketingEducationResearchKY

Mad Agriculture Perennial Fund
Mad Agriculture
- LoanCertified OrganicTransitionStewardshipEquipmentProcessingInfrastructureSeedFertilizerWaste & CompostWeedsStorageRepairsCertificationInputsWaste & Manure ManagementLaborIrrigationHousingAnimal PurchaseNationalAny

Mad Capital
Mad Agriculture
- LoanRegenerativeTransitionCertified OrganicNationalAny

Maine Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP)
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry
- GrantResearchMarketingPest ManagementNutrition & Food SafetyME

Marbleseed Farmer-to-Farmer Mentorship Program
Marbleseed
- DiscountEducationCertified OrganicTransitionDiversificationWIMNIAILINMINDSDAny

Maryland Horse Board Grants Program
Maryland Department of Agriculture · Due Oct 5
- GrantResearchEducationMarketingMD

Massachusetts Society For Promoting Agriculture Grant
The Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture
- GrantResearchMarketingEducationPest ManagementA Greener WorldMAAny

Michigan Craft Beverage Council Research Grants (MCBC)
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development · Due Oct 9
- GrantResearchEducationValue-Added ProductsRegenerativeMIHopsGrapes

Microloan Programs
Farm Service Agency
- LoanMicroloanInfrastructureConstructionConservationSoil HealthWater QualityEquipmentSeedFertilizerHousingCash RentCertified OrganicIrrigationMarketingDistributionFarmers MarketCSAComplianceCertificationSmall ProducersBeginning FarmersRepairsPest ManagementAnimal PurchaseFencingNationalAny

National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program (Mississippi)
Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce
- Cost ShareCertified OrganicCertificationMS

New Jersey Specialty Crop Multi-State Program (SCMP) (SCMP)
New Jersey Department of Agriculture · Due Oct 16
- GrantResearchMarketingPest ManagementNutrition & Food SafetyNJ

New York Dairy Promotion Order Research Grant
New York Department of Agriculture and Markets · Due Sep 18
- GrantMarketingResearchNYDairy

New York Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBG) (SCBG)
New York Farm Viability Institute
- GrantResearchEducationPest ManagementNon-ProfitNY

New York State Grown & Certified Infrastructure and Technology Grant (GC ITG)
New York Department of Agriculture and Markets, New York Farm Viability Institute
- GrantInfrastructureProcessingDistributionCertificationNY

New York State Grown & Certified Research and Development Grant (GCRD)
New York Department of Agriculture and Markets, New York Farm Viability Institute · Due Oct 25
- GrantValue-Added ProductsResearchCertificationMarketingNY

North Carolina Agriculture Innovations & Research (NCAIR)
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services · Due Oct 16
- GrantResearchBiofuelValue-Added ProductsDiversificationNC

North Dakota Agriculture Diversification and Development Fund
North Dakota Department of Agriculture, Bank of North Dakota
- GrantLoanValue-Added ProductsMarketingResearchNDAny

North Dakota Organic Education and Transition Cost Share Program
North Dakota Department of Agriculture
- Cost ShareGrantTransitionCertified OrganicFood SystemsCertificationEducationNDAny

Northeast SARE Farming Community Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Due Oct 26
- GrantResearchRegenerativePublic HealthAnimal HealthCTDEMEMDMANHNJNYPARIVTWVDC

Oklahoma Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
- GrantFood SystemsResearchDiversificationProcessingAgritourismOKAny

Oregon Organic Cost Share Reimbursement Program (OCCSP)
Oregon Department of Agriculture
- Cost ShareCertified OrganicCertificationOR

Organic Certification Cost Share (NC OCCSP)
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Cost ShareCertified OrganicCertificationComplianceNC

Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)
Farm Service Agency · Due Dec 31
- Cost ShareGrantCertified OrganicCertificationNationalAny

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

Pennsylvania Agricultural Research Grant Program
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
- GrantResearchPlant HealthAnimal HealthRegenerativePA

Rhode Island Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
- Cost ShareCertified OrganicCertificationTechnical AssistanceRI

Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (Louisiana)
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
- GrantMarketingResearchLA

Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (Mississippi)
Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce
- GrantMarketingLocal FoodResearchMS

Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (New Mexico)
New Mexico Department of Agriculture
- GrantMarketingResearchNM

Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) — Georgia
Georgia Department of Agriculture
- GrantResearchEducationMarketingNutrition & Food SafetyGA

Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) — Nebraska
Nebraska Department of Agriculture
- GrantMarketingLocal FoodResearchNE

Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) — North Carolina
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- GrantMarketingLocal FoodResearchNC

Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) — South Dakota
South Dakota Department of Agriculture & Natural Resources
- GrantMarketingResearchPest ManagementNutrition & Food SafetySD

Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) — West Virginia
West Virginia Department of Agriculture
- GrantMarketingLocal FoodResearchWV

Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) — Wyoming
Wyoming Department of Agriculture
- GrantMarketingLocal FoodResearchWY

Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) - Washington
Washington State Department of Agriculture · Due Oct 30
- GrantMarketingLocal FoodResearchWA

Specialty Crop Multi-State Program (Louisiana)
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
- GrantResearchMarketingPest ManagementNutrition & Food SafetyLA

Specialty Crop Multi-State Program (SCMP) — South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Agriculture · Due Oct 16
- GrantNutrition & Food SafetyPlant HealthResearchMarketingSC

Specialty Crop Multi-State Program (SCMP) — Washington
Washington State Department of Agriculture
- GrantNutrition & Food SafetyPlant HealthResearchMarketingWA

Texas Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP)
Texas Department of Agriculture
- GrantMarketingResearchTX

Texas Specialty Crop Multi-State Program (SCMP) (SCMP)
Texas Department of Agriculture · Due Oct 16
- GrantResearchMarketingPest ManagementNutrition & Food SafetyTX

The Carrot Project Farm and Food Loan Fund
The Carrot Project, Franklin County Community Development Corporation
- LoanFood SystemsConservationSmall ProducersDistributionCertified OrganicStorageMARICTNHMEAny

Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP)
Agricultural Marketing Service
- EducationDiscountCertified OrganicTransitionTrainingEventsCertificationConservationBusiness PlanFood Supply ChainMarketingEducationNationalAny

Vermont Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Cost ShareCertified OrganicCertificationComplianceVT

Veterans and Heroes to Agriculture Scholarship
West Virginia Department of Agriculture
- Cost ShareVeteransTrainingEducationCertificationWV

Virginia Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Cost ShareCertified OrganicCertificationVA

Western SARE Farmer/Rancher Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Due Oct 28
- GrantTrainingResearchConservationAKAZCACOHIIDMTNVNMORUTWAWYASFMGUMPPWMHAny

Western SARE Professional + Producer Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Due Oct 28
- GrantResearchEducationTrainingConservationAKAZCACOHIIDMTNVNMORUTWAWYASFMGUMPPWMHAny

Wisconsin Commercial Nitrogen Optimization Pilot Grant Program
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
- GrantNutrient ManagementFertilizerResearchTrialsWI

Wisconsin Organic Cost Share Certification Rebate Program (OCCSP)
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
- Cost ShareCertified OrganicCertificationTransitionWI

Working Lands Enterprise Initiative (WLEI)
State of Vermont
- GrantMarketingResearchInfrastructureTrainingVTAny

Future Organic Farmers
California Certified Organic Farms · Opens Mar 22
- GrantEducationCertified OrganicYouthNational

Lakewinds Organic Field Fund (LOFF)
Lakewinds Food Co-op · Opens Jan 1
- GrantCertified OrganicLocal FoodConservationFood SystemsSoil HealthSmall ProducersEventsCertificationMNIAWINDSDAny

ALB Research Request for Proposals (ALB Research RFP)
American Lamb Board · Closed Nov 15
- GrantResearchAnimal HealthGrazing ManagementMarketingNationalLambsSheep

California Biologically Integrated Farming Systems Program (BIFS)
California Department of Food and Agriculture · Closed Jun 30
- GrantPest ManagementReduced InputsResearchTrialsCA

Colorado Agrivoltaics Research and Demonstration Grant Program (AgPV)
Colorado Department of Agriculture · Closed Jun 15
- GrantSolar PowerAlternative EnergyResearchConstructionCO

Commonwealth Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture · Closed Dec 19
- GrantMarketingSeedCertificationPA

Connecticut Organic Certification Cost Share Program
Connecticut Department of Agriculture · Closed Sep 30
- Cost ShareGrantCertified OrganicCertificationCTAny

Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)
Natural Resources Conservation Service · Closed Jul 27
- GrantConservationResearchWater QualityAir QualitySoil HealthWildlife & Pollinator HabitatTrialsCarbon CaptureNationalAny

Dairy Food Safety & Certification Grant
Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center · Closed Apr 24
- GrantNutrition & Food SafetyCertificationTechnical AssistanceTrainingCTDEMEMDMANHNJNYPARIVTDairy

Emerging Markets Program (EMP)
Foreign Agricultural Service · Closed Aug 14
- GrantTrade ReliefNon-ProfitTrainingResearchEmergencyNationalAny

Equine Grant Program
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development · Closed Feb 27
- GrantMarketingResearchEventsMIHorses

Farm Innovation Grants
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development · Closed Sep 30
- GrantResearchGeneralMI

Frontera Farmer Foundation: Chicago Area Farms
Frontera · Closed Mar 5
- GrantConservationCertified OrganicLocal FoodFarmers MarketILINMIWIAny

Grants for Organic Transition
California Certified Organic Farms · Closed Dec 10
- GrantCertified OrganicCAAny

Horticulture Fund Grants
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development · Closed Nov 21
- GrantResearchPlant HealthPest ManagementTrainingMI

Illinois Specialty Crop Block Grant
Illinois Department of Agriculture · Closed Jun 5
- GrantResearchNutrition & Food SafetyPest ManagementEducationIL

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Research Grant
Washington State Department of Agriculture · Closed Dec 15
- GrantResearchPest ManagementWA

Iowa Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (IA-SCBGP)
Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship · Closed Mar 6
- GrantMarketingFarmers MarketDiversificationResearchEducationIASpecialty Crops

Kentucky Horticulture Council Research Grant Program
Kentucky Horticulture Council · Closed Dec 1
- GrantResearchPlant HealthKY

Kentucky Horticulture Council Third Party GAPs Audit Cost-Share Grant
Kentucky Horticulture Council · Closed Dec 15
- Cost ShareCertificationKYAny

Maine PFAS Research Grants (PFAS Research Grants)
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry · Closed Feb 13
- GrantResearchLand DamageAnimal HealthME

Michigan Specialty Crop Block Grants (SCBG)
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development · Closed Feb 5
- GrantMarketingResearchEducationNutrition & Food SafetyPlant HealthMIFruitsVegetablesTree NutsHorticultureNursery CropsFloriculture

Minnesota AGRI Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grant
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Dec 17
- GrantConservationRegenerativeEnergy EfficiencyNon-ProfitResearchEducationReduced InputsDiversificationCover CropsMNAny

Minnesota Nutrient Management Initiative (NMI)
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Mar 15
- GrantWaste & CompostWater ManagementFertilizerWater QualityTrialsWaste & Manure ManagementNutrient ManagementMNCorn

Missouri Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP)
Missouri Department of Agriculture · Closed May 28
- GrantMarketingResearchDistributionPest ManagementMO

Montana Pulse Crop Market Development Program
Montana Department of Agriculture · Closed Feb 16
- GrantMarketingEquipmentEducationResearchDigital TechnologyEventsTravelMTDried BeansLentilsPeasChickpeas

Montana Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Montana Department of Agriculture · Closed Feb 27
- GrantLocal FoodResearchMarketingNutrition & Food SafetyDistributionMTSpecialty Crops

North Central SARE Farmer Rancher Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Dec 1
- GrantSoil HealthResearchAlternative EnergyEducationMarketingConservationFertilizerPest ManagementILINIAKSMIMNMONENDOHSDWIAny

North Central SARE Partnership Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Oct 17
- GrantResearchTrainingConservationStorageTrialsILINIAKSMIMNMONENDOHSDWIAny

North Central SARE Research and Education Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Dec 4
- GrantFood SystemsConservationResearchEducationPest ManagementWeedsMarketingLocal FoodWater QualityFertilizerHigh TunnelDiversificationSoil HealthRegenerativeCertified GrassfedUrbanILINIAKSMIMNMONENDOHSDWIAny

North Dakota Grape and Wine Research, Promotion and Marketing Grant
North Dakota Department of Agriculture · Closed Jun 29
- GrantResearchMarketingValue-Added ProductsND

North Dakota Organic Certification Cost Share Program
North Dakota Department of Agriculture · Closed Nov 15
- Cost ShareCertified OrganicNDAny

North Dakota Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP)
North Dakota Department of Agriculture · Closed Jan 31
- GrantMarketingLocal FoodResearchND

Northeast SARE Farmer Grant Program
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed May 1
- GrantMarketingStewardshipTrialsConservationCTMEMDMANHNJNYPARIVTWVDCAny

Northeast SARE Graduate Student Research Grant Program
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Apr 16
- GrantStudentsCSAAlternative EnergyLocal FoodUrbanConservationResearchEducationFertilizerAnimal HealthPest ManagementLaborCTMEMDMANHNJNYPARIVTWVDCDEAny

Northeast SARE Research and Education Grant Program
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Feb 2
- GrantResearchEducationTrainingConservationCTMEMDMANHNJNYPARIVTWVDCAny

Northeast SARE Research for Novel Approaches in Sustainable Agriculture Grant Program
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Feb 2
- GrantResearchMarketingConservationTrialsCTMEMDMANHNYNJPARIVTWVDCDEAny

Northern New York Agricultural Development Small Grants Program (NNYADP-SGP)
New York Department of Agriculture and Markets · Closed Oct 31
- GrantEducationResearchLocal FoodNYAny

Oklahoma Viticulture and Enology Fund
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry · Closed Aug 20
- GrantMarketingResearchOKWine

Open Data Framework
National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Closed Jun 26
- GrantResearchNationalAny

Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Closed May 14
- GrantResearchCertified OrganicExtensionNationalAny

Organic Market Development Grant (OMDG)
Agricultural Marketing Service · Closed Aug 8
- GrantCertified OrganicMarketingNationalAny

Potato Breeding Research Program
National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Closed Aug 14
- GrantResearchNationalPotatoes

Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase 2 (SBIR-2)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Closed Sep 23
- GrantResearchWomenSocially DisadvantagedNationalAny

Southern SARE Graduate Student Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed May 8
- GrantResearchStudentsEducationConservationPRVITXOKARLAMSALGAFLTNKYSCNCVAAny

Southern SARE On-Farm Research Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Nov 22
- GrantTrainingConservationResearchPRVITXOKARLAMSALGAFLTNKYSCNCVAAny

Southern SARE Producer Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Dec 5
- GrantResearchConservationMarketingCooperativesPRVITXOKARLAMSALGAFLTNKYSCNCVAAny

Southern SARE Research and Education Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Nov 21
- GrantStudentsEducationResearchStewardshipFood SystemsConservationPRVITXOKARLAMSALGAFLTNKYSCNCVAAny

Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI)
U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Closed Jun 15
- GrantResearchNationalSpecialty Crops

Vermont Working Lands Business Enhancement Grants
State of Vermont, Vermont Working Lands Enterprise Initiative · Closed Dec 11
- GrantCost ShareMarketingResearchTrainingAgroforestryValue-Added ProductsInfrastructureDigital TechnologyEquipmentVTAny

Warner Grants for Sustainable Agriculture
The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences · Closed Mar 1
- GrantResearchConservationFood SystemsLocal FoodNutrition & Food SafetyNutrient ManagementStorageOHAny

Washington State Organic and Sustainable Farming Fund
Tilth Alliance · Closed Feb 23
- GrantConservationSoil HealthWater QualityWaterway ProtectionCover CropsWildlife & Pollinator HabitatCertified OrganicRegenerativeCarbon CaptureWetland ConservationWAAny

Western SARE Graduate Student Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Mar 6
- GrantStudentsEducationResearchConservationAKAZCACOHIIDMTNVNMORUTWAWYASFMGUMPPWMHAny

Western SARE Local Education and Demonstration Grants
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Nov 6
- GrantResearchTrainingConservationEducationAKAZCACOHIIDMTNVNMORUTWAWYASFMGUMPPWMHAny

Western SARE Research and Education Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Jun 15
- GrantResearchTrainingEducationConservationAKAZCACOHIIDMTNVNMORUTWAWYASFMGUMPPWMHAny

Western SARE Visiting Research and Education Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Nov 1
- GrantResearchEducationConservationAKAZCACOHIIDMTNVNMORUTWAWYASFMGUMPPWMHAny