List of Agricultural Funding for Small Producers
Arizona Friends of the Farm Program
Arizona Food Bank Network
- ChannelLocal FoodPublic HealthSmall ProducersAZAny
Contour Lines Tree Planting Grant
Contour Lines Corp
- GrantAgroforestryConservationTechnical AssistanceSmall ProducersNationalAny
General Needs Loan
Hebrew Free Loan Society
- LoanCoronavirusSmall ProducersUrbanNYAny
Grass Fed Small & Very Small Producer Program (SVS)
Agricultural Marketing Service
- DiscountSmall ProducersCertificationCertified GrassfedNationalCattleLambsEwes
Grow Maine Small Business Loan & Capital Direct Loan Program
Finance Authority of Maine
- LoanNon-ProfitSmall ProducersEquipmentMEAny
Kentucky Small Scale Farm Grant
Kentucky State University
- GrantTrainingEducationMarketingProcessingCertified OrganicEquipmentEventsDistributionSmall ProducersIrrigationStorageKYAny
Micro-Loan Program for New Mexico Farmers
New Mexico Farmers' Marketing Association
- LoanLocal FoodSmall ProducersMicroloanFarmers MarketDistributionMarketingNMAny
Microloan Programs
Farm Service Agency
- LoanMicroloanInfrastructureConstructionConservationSoil HealthWater QualityEquipmentSeedFertilizerHousingCash RentCertified OrganicIrrigationMarketingDistributionFarmers MarketCSAComplianceCertificationSmall ProducersBeginning FarmersRepairsPest ManagementAnimal PurchaseFencingNationalAny
Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP)
Rural Development
- LoanTrainingNon-ProfitEducationSocially DisadvantagedMicroloanSmall ProducersNationalAny
Small Business Association Loans
Small Business Association
- LoanGeneralBeginning FarmersMicroloanSmall ProducersNationalAny
The Carrot Project Farm and Food Loan Fund
The Carrot Project
- LoanFood SystemsConservationSmall ProducersDistributionCertified OrganicStorageMARICTNHMEAny
Vermont Farm and Forest Program Business Advising
Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
- DiscountBusiness PlanSmall ProducersBeginning FarmersValue-Added ProductsSuccessionMarketingDistributionProcessingVTForestryAny
Lakewinds Organic Field Fund (LOFF)
Lakewinds Food Co-op · Opens Jan 1
- GrantCertified OrganicLocal FoodConservationFood SystemsSoil HealthSmall ProducersEventsCertificationMNIAWINDSDAny
North Carolina AgVentures Grant Program
North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission · Opens Oct 15
- GrantSmall ProducersTransitionTrainingMarketingExtensionNCAny
Braiding Seeds Fellowship
Soul Fire Farm · Closed Oct 15
- GrantAfrican AmericanNative AmericansPeople Of ColorBeginning FarmersSmall ProducersEducationMENHMARICTNYNJDEMDVANCSCGAFLDCMSALLAPAWVVTAny
Building Markets and Resiliency
North Jersey RC&D Area, U.S. Department of Agriculture · Closed Dec 31
- GrantClimate-SmartSmall ProducersHistorically UnderservedNJLivestock
Fruit Guys Community Fund
The Fruit Guys · Closed Jan 30
- GrantBeginning FarmersSmall ProducersWater ManagementWater QualitySoil HealthEnergy EfficiencyFood SystemsSocially DisadvantagedCommunity GardensLocal FoodNationalAny
Greg Steltenpohl Pragmatic Visionary Award
Community Foundation Sonoma County · Closed Jan 18
- GrantFood SystemsPlant HealthLocal FoodSmall ProducersBeginning FarmersAny
Michigan Crosshatch Microloan
Crosshatch Center for Art and Ecology · Closed Feb 17
- LoanLocal FoodFood SystemsSmall ProducersBeginning FarmersUrbanMIAny
Missouri Urban Agriculture Cost-Share Grant Program
Missouri Department of Agriculture · Closed Sep 15
- GrantSmall ProducersUrbanConservationMOAny
Pennsylvania Small Business Advantage Grant
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection · Closed Mar 13
- GrantCost ShareSmall ProducersAir QualityWaste & CompostWater QualityAlternative EnergyPAAny
Producer Led Collaborative Effort to Fundamentally Transition the U.S. Beef Supply Chain to Carbon Neutral
U.S. Department of Agriculture, American Farmland Trust · Closed Apr 14
- GrantSmall ProducersClimate-SmartALGAMDMSOKPATXVABeef Cattle
Tennessee Agricultural Enterprise Fund (TAEP)
Tennessee Department of Agriculture · Closed Jul 10
- GrantValue-Added ProductsProcessingMeat ProcessingSmall ProducersForest ManagementTNAny
The Brighter Future Fund’s New England Regenerative Livestock Farming Grant (NE-RLF)
American Farmland Trust, Brighter Future Fund · Closed Nov 24
- GrantRegenerativeStewardshipGrazing ManagementBeginning FarmersSmall ProducersLocal FoodCTMANHVTLivestock
Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG)
Rural Development · Closed Apr 15
- GrantSmall ProducersFood SystemsBeginning FarmersWomenSocially DisadvantagedConservationProcessingValue-Added ProductsNationalAny
Venmo Small Business Grant
Venmo · Closed Aug 7
- GrantSmall ProducersBeginning FarmersNationalAny
Vermont Farm and Forest Business Plan Implementation Grant
Vermont Housing and Conservation Board · Closed May 1
- GrantLocal FoodBusiness PlanConstructionEnergy EfficiencyEquipmentSmall ProducersConservationCarbon CaptureVTAny