List of Agricultural Funding for Education
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Ag Educator Scholarships (CASE)
Farm Credit East

Agricultural Conservation Easement Program: Agricultural Land Easements (ACEP-ALE)
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Agricultural Conservation Easement Program: Wetland Reserve Easements
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchase Program
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture

ALB New Industry Sponsorship Funding
American Lamb Board

Black Farmer Fund
Black Farmer Fund

California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program (F2S)
California Department of Food and Agriculture

Child and Adult Care Food Program
Food and Nutrition Administration

Colorado Urban Agriculture Microgrant Program
Colorado Department of Agriculture

Community Enhancement Grant Program (Proposition 68)
Delta Conservancy

Connecticut Milk Promotion Board Farmer Engagement Grant
Connecticut Department of Agriculture

Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Conservation Stewardship Program: Grasslands Conservation Initiative (CSP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Farm Credit East FFA SAE Scholarship
Farm Credit East · Due Dec 31

Farm to School Garden Kits
North Dakota Department of Agriculture

Food Animal Concerns Trust Conference Scholarships (FACT)
Food Animal Concerns Trust

Future Harvest Regional Conservation Partnership Program (Million Acre Challenge) (RCPP)
Future Harvest

Georgia Veterinary Education Loan Repayment Program (GVELRP)
Georgia Department of Agriculture

Hydroponic Garden Grant (Patrick Leahy Farm to School)
North Dakota Department of Agriculture

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

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

Leopold Conservation Award
Sand County Foundation

Lois Britt Memorial Pork Industry Scholarship
National Pork Producers Council · Due Dec 11

Louisiana Agricultural Workforce Development Program
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry

Mad Agriculture Perennial Fund
Mad Agriculture

Marbleseed Farmer-to-Farmer Mentorship Program
Marbleseed

Market Development Educational Conference Cost Share
South Carolina Department of Agriculture

Massachusetts Society For Promoting Agriculture Grant
The Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture

Montana Junior Agriculture Loan Program
Montana Department of Agriculture

Montana Noxious Weed Trust Fund Grant Program (NWTF)
Montana Department of Agriculture · Due Jan 6

Neil Dierks Pork Industry Scholarship
National Pork Producers Council · Due Dec 18

New Jersey Farmland Preservation Program – Sale of Development Easements
New Jersey Department of Agriculture

New York Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBG)
New York Farm Viability Institute

North Central SARE Youth Educator Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Due Dec 3

North Dakota Organic Education and Transition Cost Share Program
North Dakota Department of Agriculture

Northeast AgEnhancement Grant
Farm Credit East

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

Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (PFW)
Fish and Wildlife Service

Pennsylvania Dairy Discussion Group Grants
Center for Dairy Excellence

Plank Stewardship Initiative Short Notice Grant
Plank Stewardship Initiative

Regenerative Agriculture Education and Outreach Grants
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Resource Conservation District (RCD) Financial Assistance Program
California Department of Conservation

Rice Levee, Road Edge, and Ag Corridor Program
California Waterfowl Foundation · Due Nov 29

Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP)
Rural Development

SMADC Scholarships
Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission

SMADC Sponsorships
Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission

Southern SARE Education Grants
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education

Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) — Georgia
Georgia Department of Agriculture

Specialty Crop Community Orchard Grants
North Dakota Department of Agriculture

State of Delaware Forestry Cost Share Program
Delaware Department of Agriculture

Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP)
Agricultural Marketing Service

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program
Fish and Wildlife Service

USPCE Swine Legacy Scholarship
National Pork Producers Council · Due Dec 4

Vermont Agricultural Credit Corporation Loans
Vermont Economic Development Authority

Vermont Farm to School Service Provider Grant
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets

Veterans and Heroes to Agriculture Scholarship
West Virginia Department of Agriculture

Wetland Reserve Easement (WREP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Youth Loans
Farm Service Agency

Center for Dairy Excellence Student Leader Scholarship
Center for Dairy Excellence · Opens Mar 1

Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow Student Scholarship
Center for Dairy Excellence · Opens Mar 1

Future Organic Farmers
California Certified Organic Farmers · Opens Mar 22

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

Agricultural Workforce Development (AWD) Program - New Mexico
New Mexico Department of Agriculture · Closed Oct 5

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

Colorado Natural Resources Matching Grants Program
Colorado Department of Agriculture · Closed Jun 1

Colorado Next Gen Ag Leadership Grant Program
Colorado Department of Agriculture · Closed Apr 24

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

Florida Rural and Family Lands Protection Program (RFLPP)
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services · Closed Jan 23

Food Safety Education Fund Grants (FSEF)
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development · Closed Jun 16

Future Harvest Beginner Farmer Training Program (BFTP)
Future Harvest · Closed Nov 14

Higher Education Scholarship Program
Farm Credit East · Closed Mar 16

Illinois Specialty Crop Block Grant
Illinois Department of Agriculture · Closed Jun 5

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

Kentucky Small Scale Farm Grant
Kentucky State University · Closed Oct 1

Kentucky Women in Agriculture College Scholarship
Kentucky Women In Agriculture · Closed Jun 30

Large Animal Healthcare Enhancement Fund
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services · Closed Oct 14

Livestock and Commodity Exposition Competitive Grants
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development · Closed Mar 18

Maine Community Greenhouse Grant (Community Greenhouse Grant)
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry · Closed May 22

Marbleseed Organic Farming Conference Scholarship
Marbleseed · Closed Feb 16

Maryland Horse Board Grants Program
Maryland Department of Agriculture · Closed Oct 5

Michigan Craft Beverage Council Research Grants (MCBC)
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development · Closed Oct 9

Michigan Specialty Crop Block Grants (SCBG)
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development · Closed Feb 5

Minnesota AGRI Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grant
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Oct 29

Minnesota AGRI Urban Agriculture Grant
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Feb 26

Missouri Food Insecure Cost-Share Grant Program
Missouri Department of Agriculture · Closed Aug 26

Montana Agriculture Student Loan Assistance Program (SLAP)
Montana Department of Agriculture · Closed May 18

Montana Pulse Crop Market Development Program
Montana Department of Agriculture · Closed Feb 16

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

New York State Farm-to-School Grant Program (Farm-to-School)
New York Department of Agriculture and Markets · Closed Mar 12

North Central SARE Farmer Rancher Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Dec 1

North Central SARE Graduate Student Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed May 18

North Central SARE Professional Development Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Apr 2

North Central SARE Research and Education Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Dec 4

Northeast SARE Farmer Grant Program
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Dec 9

Northeast SARE Graduate Student Research Grant Program
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Sep 29

Northeast SARE Research and Education Grant Program
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Oct 26

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

Ohio Farm Bureau Growing Tomorrow Grant
Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation · Closed Jul 31

Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program
Food and Nutrition Administration · Closed Dec 5

Pennsylvania Agricultural Promotion Matching Grant Program
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture · Closed Apr 10

Pennsylvania Agriculture and Youth Program Grant
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture · Closed Oct 2

Pennsylvania Farm to School Grant Program
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture · Closed Nov 14

Plank Stewardship Initiative
Plank Stewardship Initiative · Closed Feb 16

Promoting Specialty Crops in Missouri Schools Reimbursement Grant
Missouri Department of Agriculture · Closed Nov 22

Regenerate Virginia Healthy Soils Grant
Brighter Future Fund · Closed Dec 19

Regenerative Farmer Network Grant (RFNG)
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development · Closed Feb 27

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

Southern SARE Professional Development Program
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Nov 14

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

Stewardship Assistance and Restoration on APRs (SARA)
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources · Closed Apr 14

Tennessee Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Tennessee Department of Agriculture · Closed May 15

The Brighter Future Fund’s New England Regenerative Livestock Farming Grant (NE-RLF)
American Farmland Trust, Brighter Future Fund · Closed Oct 24

Vermont Agricultural Clean Water Initiative Program (AgCWIP)
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets · Closed Jan 9

Vermont Farm to School and Early Childhood Grant
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets · Closed Oct 21

Vermont Farmer Ecosystem Stewardship Program (VFESP)
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets · Closed Jul 1

Western SARE Graduate Student Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Oct 28

Western SARE Local Education and Demonstration Grants
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Oct 28

Western SARE Professional + Producer Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Oct 28

Western SARE Professional Development Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Oct 28

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

Western SARE Visiting Research and Education Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Oct 5