Browse Ambrook’s collection of funding programs by Accelerating Appalachia

Apply online through the application form linked from the "Apply Now" button on Accelerating Appalachia's Farmer Incentives page. Applications are reviewed through a competitive selection process, and selection is not guaranteed.

Applicants approved after August 28, 2025 must complete a CPA-52, a federal environmental evaluation, with their Technical Assistance Specialist before funding is distributed for implementation.

Questions: hello@acceleratingappalachia.org.

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Building Appalachian Agricultural Resilience (BAAR) is Accelerating Appalachia's farmer funding program for regenerative and conservation agriculture across Central/Southern Appalachia and the rural Southeast. It provides cash incentives, technical training in conservation agriculture, and help reaching buyers and markets.


The program began as Building Soil, Building Equity under USDA's Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities and now continues under USDA's Advancing Markets for Producers (AMP) initiative. Applications are taken through an online form.



Building Appalachian Agricultural Resilience (BAAR) is Accelerating Appalachia's farmer funding program for regenerative and conservation agriculture across Central/Southern Appalachia and the rural Southeast. It provides cash incentives, technical training in conservation agriculture, and help reaching buyers and markets.

The program began as Building Soil, Building Equity under USDA's Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities and now continues under USDA's Advancing Markets for Producers (AMP) initiative. Applications are taken through an online form.

- Farms in Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and listed counties of northern Georgia and southern Ohio.
- Projects should be a minimum of 10 acres.
- Eligible commodities: beef, livestock, cotton, fruits, pork, row crops, specialty crops and wool. Rice, hemp and crustacean production cannot be incentivized.
- You must control the land you enroll, as owner or with a 3 to 5 year lease.
- You must have established farm records with USDA and be compliant with highly erodible land (HEL) and wetland requirements to receive funds.
- Farmers already using an approved practice may also apply.

A lump sum of money for a specific purpose that does not need to be paid back.

Grant

Fruits

Vegetables

Row Crops

Beef

Abiu

Achachairu

Antidesma

Apples

Apricots

Bananas

Barbados Cherry

Blueberries

Breadfruit

Cacao

Caimito

Calabaza Melon

Canary Melon

Canary Seed

Caneberries

Canistel

Cantaloupes

Casaba Melon

Cherries

Chinese Bitter Melon

Chokeberry

Citron

Citron Melon

Coconuts

Cranberries

Crenshaw Melon

Custard Apple

Dates

Dragon Fruit

Durian

Elderberries

Figs

Genip

Goji

Gooseberries

Grapefruit

Grapes

Guava

Guavaberry

Honeyberries

Honeydew

Huckleberries

Israel Melons

Jack Fruit

Jujube

Juneberries

Kiwiberry

Kiwifruit

Korean Golden Melon

Kumquats

Langsat

Lemons

Limequats

Limes

Longan

Loquats

Lychee

Mangos

Mangosteen

Mayhaw Berries

Mesple

Mulberries

Nectarines

Oranges

Papaya

Passion Fruits

Pawpaw

Peaches

Pears

Pineapple

Plantain

Plumcots

Plums

Pomegranates

Prunes

Pummelo

Raisins

Rambutan

Sapodilla

Sapote

Schizandra Berries

Soursop

Sprite Melon

Star Fruit

Star Gooseberry

Strawberries

Sugar Apple

Tangelos

Tangerines

Tangors

Wampee

Watermelon

Wax Jamboo Fruit

Winter Melon

Watercress

Winter Cress

Yuca

Alfalfa Sprouts

Aloe Vera

Artichokes

Ground Cherry

Wine

Cilantro

Boston Lettuce

Green Leaf Lettuce

Iceberg Lettuce

Lolla Rossa Lettuce

Oak Leaf Lettuce

Red Leaf Lettuce

Romaine Lettuce

Dry Onions

Green Onions

Bell Peppers

Potato Seeds

Processing Potatoes

Russet Potatoes

Sweet Potatoes

Zucchini

Turnip Top

Malting Barley

Sweet Corn

Grain Corn

Crambe

Sesame

Sunflower Seeds

Industrial Rice

Japonica Rice

Long Grain Rice

Medium Grain Rice

Sweet Rice

Wild Rice

Raw Sugars

Refined Sugars

Sugarcane

Durum Wheat

Hard Red Spring Wheat

Specialty Crops

How it works. Accelerating Appalachia pays incentives for adopting approved regenerative practices. Depending on the practice, you receive either 80% or 50% upfront, with the remaining payments issued upon verification of implementation. No match is required from the farmer.

Participation payment. Enrolled farmers receive $1000 annually for completing the annual report and soil sampling. Participants sign up for the duration of the program incentives (3 to 5 years) and take a yearly soil sample.

Practice rates (implementation incentives).
- 311 Alley Cropping: $1000/acre
- 328 Conservation Crop Rotations: $75/acre
- 340 Cover Crops: $75/acre
- 345 Reduced Tillage: $75/acre
- 379 Forest Farming: $400/acre
- 381 Silvopasture: $1000/acre
- 386 Field Borders: $400/acre
- 391 Riparian Buffers: $1000/acre
- 422 Hedgerow Plantings: $400/acre
- 484 Mulching: $75/acre
- 528 Prescribed Grazing: $300/acre
- 612 Tree & Shrub Establishment: $1000/acre
- 666 Forest Stand Improvement: $1000/acre

Supplemental practices. Fence (382), woody residue treatment (384), wildlife habitat planting (420, $400/acre), microirrigation (441), tree/shrub site preparation (490, $75/acre), nutrient management (590), habitat management (645, $1000/acre) and tree/shrub pruning (660, $75/acre) can be added once you are enrolled in at least one primary practice.

List of Accelerating Appalachia Funding Opportunities