Question 1

Who is eligible?

Accepted Answer

These grants are available to farmers of all races and gender identities. To ensure that the grants are contributing to ending inequity in access to agricultural careers, NYFC commits to providing a minimum of 50% of our grants to Black, Indigenous, and other people of color, and 50% of grants to female-identifying, non-binary, and trans farmers. These are not mutually exclusive identity categories and should not be understood as adding up to 100% of available grants.

This program seeks to support “livelihood farmers and rancher” or those seeking long term careers that financially support them through agriculture. At this time NYFC are not able to offer funding to farmers who are not currently, or working toward making an income farming through long term careers in agriculture.
- Applicant must be the operation owner or plan to start their own operation in 2021.
- For non-profit farms without “owners” applicant must be the lead farmer/farm manager.
- Farmer part-owners of cooperative or collective farms are qualified to apply. Please choose just one owner to represent the operation in the application.
Young farmers and ranchers between 18-40 years of age as of April 1, 2021.
Applicant must use farm practices that protect natural resources for future generations.
Applicant must be farming or ranching in one of the 50 U.S. states, in Puerto Rico, or in the Virgin Islands.
There are no preferences for what applicants produce on their operations or for current scale of farm.
NYFC strongly encourages farmers of color, indigenous farmers, and farmers who are facing significant structural barriers to accessing other funding opportunities and success in agriculture to apply.
Staff and Board members of the National Young Farmers Coalition are not eligible to apply.
Recipients of the 2020 Young Farmer Grants are not eligible to apply.

Question 2

When do applications close?

Accepted Answer

January 13, 2023

Question 3

When do applications open?

Accepted Answer

December 9, 2022

National Young Farmers Coalition Young Farmer Grant

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