List of Agricultural Funding for Water Management
Direct Farm Operating Loan
Farm Service Agency
- LoanGeneralEquipmentAnimal PurchaseDiversificationMarketingProcessingFeedSeedFertilizerCash RentHousingConstructionInfrastructureRepairsPest ManagementStorageLegal & FinanceWater ManagementWaterway ProtectionWater QualityConservationTrainingImmigrantsCSARefinancingReduced TillageNationalAny
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
ACRE3 Agricultural Energy Efficiency
Colorado Department of Agriculture
- GrantCost ShareLoanAlternative EnergyConservationIrrigationStorageGreenhouseCOAny
ACRE3 Irrigation Hydropower Programs
Colorado Department of Agriculture
- GrantCost ShareLoanHydro PowerAlternative EnergyIrrigationConservationWater ManagementEquipmentCOAny
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program: Agricultural Land Easements (ACEP-ALE)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- EasementCost ShareConservationWaterway ProtectionWater QualityWildlife & Pollinator HabitatEducationRecreationWetland ConservationNationalAny
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program: Wetland Reserve Easements
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- EasementCost ShareConservationWaterway ProtectionWater QualityWildlife & Pollinator HabitatEducationRecreationWetland ConservationNationalAny
Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- GrantCost ShareConservationDiversificationMarketingSoil HealthCertified OrganicWater QualityIrrigationForest ManagementInfrastructureWaterway ProtectionTransitionFertilizerWetland ConservationPest ManagementTreesCTDEHIMEMDMANVNHNJNYPARIUTVTWVWYAny
Capital Equipment Assistance Program (CEAP)
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets · Due Jul 15
- GrantEquipmentWaste & Manure ManagementWater ManagementWater QualityWaste & CompostVTAny
Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)
Natural Resources Conservation Service · Due Jul 27
- GrantConservationResearchWater QualityAir QualitySoil HealthWildlife & Pollinator HabitatTrialsCarbon CaptureNationalAny
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- EasementConservationSoil HealthPlant HealthWildlife & Pollinator HabitatAlternative EnergyAnimal HealthWater QualityAir QualityCertified OrganicWeatherGreenhouseStewardshipCarbon CaptureNationalCornCottonDairyLivestockPigsPoultryRiceSorghumSoybeansWheatForestry
Conservation Stewardship Program: Grasslands Conservation Initiative (CSP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- EasementConservationWildlife & Pollinator HabitatAgroforestrySoil HealthWater QualityWaterway ProtectionStewardshipNationalAny
Delaware Irrigation Electrification Grant Program
Delaware Electric Cooperative
- GrantAlternative EnergyTechnical AssistanceIrrigationDEAny
Emergency Conservation Program (ECP)
Farm Service Agency
- Cost ShareGrantConservationRepairsDisaster ReliefEmergencyWater ManagementDroughtLand DamageFence or Structure DamageHurricaneNationalAny
Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP)
Farm Service Agency
- Cost ShareGrantEmergencyForest ManagementConservationDisaster ReliefWildlife & Pollinator HabitatSoil HealthWater QualityTreesNutrient ManagementForest DamageHurricaneNationalForestry
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Cost ShareGrantDisaster ReliefWaterway ProtectionWater QualityWildfireHurricaneNationalAny
EQIP Conservation Incentive Contracts (EQIP-CIC)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- GrantConservationRegenerativeWater QualitySoil HealthReduced TillageReduced InputsNationalAny
EQIP High Tunnel System Initiative
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- GrantCost ShareHigh TunnelConservationSoil HealthAlternative EnergyPlant HealthAir QualityIrrigationPest ManagementWeedsLocal FoodWaterway ProtectionCover CropsNutrient ManagementNationalAny
EQIP On-Farm Energy Initiative
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- GrantCost ShareAlternative EnergyConservationEquipmentIrrigationGreenhouseHVACLightingCover CropsEnergy EfficiencyNationalAny
EQIP Organic Initiative
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- GrantCost ShareCertified OrganicConservationIrrigationSoil HealthCover CropsHigh TunnelCertificationNutrient ManagementPest ManagementNationalAny
Farm Ownership Loans
Farm Service Agency
- LoanLand & OwnershipInfrastructureConservationWater QualitySoil HealthConstructionBuildingsWaterway ProtectionLegal & FinanceWomenNationalAny
Farmable Wetlands Program
Farm Service Agency
- EasementWaterway ProtectionWetland ConservationConservationWater ManagementWater QualityFloodWildlife & Pollinator HabitatWaste & CompostNationalAny
Farmstead Best Management Practices Program (BMP)
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Cost ShareGrantWaterway ProtectionWater QualityWaste & CompostWaste & Manure ManagementWater ManagementVTAny
Forest Legacy Program (FLP)
Forest Service
- EasementGrantCost ShareConservationForest ManagementWaterway ProtectionNationalForestry
Guaranteed Farm Loans
Farm Service Agency
- LoanBeginning FarmersLand & OwnershipAnimal PurchaseInfrastructureConstructionRepairsWater QualitySoil HealthConservationLegal & FinanceEquipmentSeedWater ManagementHousingInputsPest ManagementFeedRefinancingNationalAny
Hawaii Qualified Farmer Loan
Hawaii Department of Agriculture & Biosecurity
- LoanFood SystemsTrainingTransitionMicroloanDisaster ReliefSoil HealthWater QualityConservationLand & OwnershipConstructionBuildingsRepairsAnimal PurchaseMarketingLaborHIAny
Iowa Incentive Payments for Conservation Practices
Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
- Cost ShareConservationSoil HealthWater QualityWaterway ProtectionIAAny
Iowa State Revolving Loan Fund
Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
- LoanWaterway ProtectionIAAny
Iowa Stormwater Best Management Practice Loans
Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
- LoanWater QualityWaterway ProtectionSoil HealthLandscapeIAAny
Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership (JCLRP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service, Forest Service
- GrantCost ShareConservationForest ManagementLandscapeWildfireWater QualityWildlife & Pollinator HabitatNationalAny
Kentucky Small Scale Farm Grant
Kentucky State University
- GrantTrainingEducationMarketingProcessingCertified OrganicEquipmentEventsDistributionSmall ProducersIrrigationStorageKYAny
Mad Agriculture Perennial Fund
Mad Agriculture
- LoanCertified OrganicTransitionStewardshipEquipmentProcessingInfrastructureSeedFertilizerWaste & CompostWeedsStorageRepairsCertificationInputsWaste & Manure ManagementLaborIrrigationHousingAnimal PurchaseNationalAny
Maine Agricultural Marketing Loan Fund
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry
- LoanMarketingEquipmentLand & OwnershipIrrigationDiversificationCertified GrassfedConstructionBuildingsInfrastructureStorageDistributionMEAny
Maryland Urban Agriculture Commercial Lending Incentive Grant
Maryland Agriculture & Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation
- GrantLegal & FinanceUrbanBeginning FarmersInputsSeedFertilizerWaste & CompostEquipmentGreenhouseHigh TunnelIrrigationLaborMDAny
Microloan Programs
Farm Service Agency
- LoanMicroloanInfrastructureConstructionConservationSoil HealthWater QualityEquipmentSeedFertilizerHousingCash RentCertified OrganicIrrigationMarketingDistributionFarmers MarketCSAComplianceCertificationSmall ProducersBeginning FarmersRepairsPest ManagementAnimal PurchaseFencingNationalAny
Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (MRBI)
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
- GrantWater QualityWaterway ProtectionMSAny
Montana Rural Assistance Loans
Montana Department of Agriculture
- LoanLegal & FinanceAnimal PurchaseEquipmentInfrastructureBuildingsIrrigationLand & OwnershipMTAny
National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- GrantCost ShareWater QualityWaterway ProtectionWater ManagementSoil HealthConservationNationalAny
Nebraska Investment Finance Authority: Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program (NIFA)
Nebraska Investment Finance Authority
- DiscountLoanBeginning FarmersLand & OwnershipWater ManagementBuildingsInfrastructureEquipmentAnimal PurchaseNEAny
New York Watershed Micro Grants Program
New York City Watershed Agricultural Council
- GrantWater QualityWater ManagementWaterway ProtectionNYAny
North Dakota Soil Health Cover Crop Grant Program
North Dakota Department of Agriculture
- Cost ShareCover CropsWater QualitySoil HealthConservationNDAny
Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board Small Grant
Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board · Due Apr 15
- GrantWater QualityWaterway ProtectionWildlife & Pollinator HabitatWetland ConservationWater ManagementIrrigationORAny
Plank Stewardship Initiative Short Notice Grant
Plank Stewardship Initiative
- GrantStewardshipLand & OwnershipTrainingSuccessionConservationWaterway ProtectionWater QualityCover CropsHistorically UnderservedWomenWildlife & Pollinator HabitatSoil HealthMTWYAny
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service · Due Aug 24
- EasementGrantCost ShareConservationLand & OwnershipWater QualityCertified GrassfedWaterway ProtectionWeatherForest ManagementCarbon CaptureWildfireSoil HealthWildlife & Pollinator HabitatWetland ConservationNationalAny
Steward Loans
Steward
- LoanFundraisingRegenerativeDigital TechnologyCrowdfundingConservationSocially DisadvantagedFood SystemsSoil HealthWaterway ProtectionCarbon CaptureNationalAny
Utah Salinity and Groundwater Program
Utah Department of Agriculture and Food · Due Sep 1
- GrantCost ShareConservationWater QualityWaterway ProtectionUTAny
Vermont Farm Agronomic Practices Grant (FAP)
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets · Due Aug 1
- GrantSoil HealthWaste & Manure ManagementWater QualityVTAny
Vermont Pasture and Surface Water Fencing Program (PSWF)
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- GrantCost ShareWater ManagementWaterway ProtectionFencingFence or Structure DamageRecreationVTAnyLivestock
Water Conservation Field Services Program
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
- Cost ShareGrantConservationWater QualityWaterway ProtectionWetland ConservationWater ManagementIrrigationEquipmentGreenhouseNationalAny
Water Well Trust Water Access Program
Water Well Trust
- LoanWater ManagementWater QualityNationalAny
WaterSMART Initiative (WSI)
Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
- GrantDroughtWater ManagementWAORCANVIDMTWYUTAZCONMNEKSOKTXHI
Wetland Reserve Easement (WREP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- EasementGrantCost ShareConservationWaterway ProtectionWildlife & Pollinator HabitatWater QualityEducationRecreationWetland ConservationNationalAny
Colorado Boulder County Sustainable Food and Agriculture Fund
Boulder County Department of the Environment · Closed Jan 7
- GrantConservationSoil HealthWater QualityMarketingFarmers MarketLocal FoodBeginning FarmersCOAny
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Farm Service Agency · Closed May 1
- EasementCost ShareConservationWater QualitySoil HealthWildlife & Pollinator HabitatWaterway ProtectionLandscapeWetland ConservationTreesNationalAny
Delaware Chesapeake Bay Implementation Grant Program
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control · Closed Mar 6
- GrantCost ShareWater QualityWaterway ProtectionWater ManagementConservationDEAny
Delaware Section 319 Grants
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control · Closed Mar 6
- GrantCost ShareWater QualityWaterway ProtectionWater ManagementConservationPest ManagementConstructionDEAny
Fruit Guys Community Fund
The Fruit Guys · Closed Jan 30
- GrantBeginning FarmersSmall ProducersWater ManagementWater QualitySoil HealthEnergy EfficiencyFood SystemsSocially DisadvantagedCommunity GardensLocal FoodNationalAny
Illinois Cover Crop Premium Discount Program
Illinois Department of Agriculture · Closed Jan 15
- DiscountCover CropsWater ManagementWaterway ProtectionWater QualityFertilizerRegenerativeILCover Crops
Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network (IADN)
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative · Closed May 6
- GrantWaterway ProtectionMINYAny
Iowa Urban Conservation Projects Grant
Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship · Closed May 22
- GrantCost ShareWater QualityWaterway ProtectionWater ManagementIAAny
Long Island Aquaculture Infrastructure Grant Round 2
New York Department of Agriculture and Markets · Closed Jan 5
- GrantWater ManagementWater QualityNYAquaculture
Minnesota Nutrient Management Initiative (NMI)
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Mar 15
- GrantWaste & CompostWater ManagementFertilizerWater QualityTrialsWaste & Manure ManagementNutrient ManagementMNCorn
New York Farm Viability Grant Program
New York Farm Viability Institute · Closed Oct 24
- GrantCarbon CaptureFood SystemsPest ManagementSoil HealthWater QualityNYAny
North Central SARE Research and Education Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Dec 4
- GrantFood SystemsConservationResearchEducationPest ManagementWeedsMarketingLocal FoodWater QualityFertilizerHigh TunnelDiversificationSoil HealthRegenerativeCertified GrassfedUrbanILINIAKSMIMNMONENDOHSDWIAny
Oregon Noxious Weed Grant Program
Oregon State Weed Board · Closed Dec 19
- GrantWater QualityWaterway ProtectionWildlife & Pollinator HabitatWeedsWetland ConservationORAny
Pennsylvania Small Business Advantage Grant
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection · Closed Mar 13
- GrantCost ShareSmall ProducersAir QualityWaste & CompostWater QualityAlternative EnergyPAAny
Utah Grazing Improvement Program
Utah Department of Agriculture and Food · Closed Dec 31
- Cost ShareGrazing ManagementWaterway ProtectionSoil HealthPredator ControlUTAny
Vermont Farm and Forest Water Quality Grant
Vermont Housing and Conservation Board · Closed Jan 14
- GrantWater QualityConservationForest ManagementVTAny
Washington State Organic and Sustainable Farming Fund
Tilth Alliance · Closed Feb 9
- GrantConservationSoil HealthWater QualityWaterway ProtectionCover CropsWildlife & Pollinator HabitatCertified OrganicRegenerativeCarbon CaptureWetland ConservationWAAny