Browse Ambrook’s collection of funding programs by New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH)

Apply with the following steps:
- Complete Application Form. (Below)
- Provide written consent of building/business owner, if not the applicant.
- Sign/date the application’s Letter of Agreement.
- Provide detailed estimates of the project costs (do not have to be prepared by a professional).
- Submit by email, mail, or hand delivery to the appropriate address below:
Email: 
jmfsf@bassett.org

Regular mail:
John May Farm Safety Fund 
Attn: JMFSF Team 
One Atwell Road
Cooperstown, NY 13326 

Hand delivery:
NYCAMH
6160 State Highway 28
Fly Creek, NY 13337
Attn: JMSF Team

JMFSF Team

The John May Farm Safety Fund has been established for New York farmers needing financial help to improve work-related safety on their farms.



Applicants must meet the following criteria to be eligible for receiving funds under this program: 
- Resident of New York
- Full or part-time active farmers
- Operate a dairy operation OR
- For non-dairy operations, grossing an annual farm income of $10,000-$999,999

A payment that requires some percentage of matching contributions by the recipient.

Cost Share

- Application and Instructions: https://www.nycamh.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/jmfsfapplicationpacket.pdf

- Applications to the program may be submitted at any time. The number of awards and the award amount will be determined by NYCAMH on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Awards may not exceed 50% of the estimated total cost of the project, with a maximum award amount of $5,000.
- For applicants being considered for an award, a site visit will be conducted by one of NYCAMH’s farm safety staff. As part of the site visit documentation, NYCAMH staff will take photographs, which may also be used in our media and promotion. During the pre-project visit, farm safety staff will recommend whether a post-project visit will be necessary or the review of before-and-after photographs will be sufficient to determine completion. However, NYCAMH reserves the right to schedule a post-project visit if photos are deemed insufficient.
- Applicants will not be reimbursed for any project expenses incurred before the project is approved by NYCAMH.
- Funds will be awarded with the stipulation that the project must be completed within one year ofaward notification, unless an extension has been requested and approved. Proof of completion must be submitted within one year after signing the funding agreement.
- After project completion, the award recipient is required to (a) contact a NYCAMH farm safety staff member to schedule a post-project site visit OR, if deemed appropriate, submit photographs of the completed work AND (b) submit an evaluation and expenditure summary form, along with copies of paid receipts. After reviewing the submitted documentation, NYCAMH will send the full award to the recipient.
- NYCAMH staff will take photographs to document pre- and post-site visits and for promotion purposes. Written and verbal testimonials may also be used for promotional purposes.

Enroll by calling (877) ROPS-R4U – (877) 767-7748 or the online form at apply.ropsr4u.org/apply-online.php; program sends sourcing info; once funding is confirmed you are pre-approved and have ten days to order; submit proof of purchase, installation receipts or before/after photos, and a W-9.

Deadline text on the page: Rebates are available on a first come first serve basis .. Financial incentives are dependent on available funding. Enroll anytime; pre-approval then ten days to order.

National ROPS Rebate Program hotline

General office (NYCAMH)

Jen Farley

Finance Coordinator and Hotline Support

Pam Milkovich, PhD

Researcher / National ROPS Rebate Program Coordinator

Rebate program that pays farmers about 70% of the cost of buying, shipping and installing a certified Rollover Protective Structure (rollbar) and seatbelt on an older tractor, with a $500 out-of-pocket cap in most states ($865 rebate cap in MA). Farmers enroll by phone or online, get pre-approved when state funding is available, buy and install the kit, then send receipts for a check within 60 days. New York's arm has installed 2,000+ ROPS since 2006.



To receive a rebate, you must 1) be a resident of the state in which you are applying for a rebate from, and 2) use the retrofitted tractor for agricultural purposes. Only one tractor per farm can be retrofitted at a time in most states. ROPS kits must be purchased new and certified; homemade ROPS and cabs not eligible. State extras: IL and WI require professional installation and limit one tractor/year; MN and NY allow school agricultural programs; NY and MA rebate sun canopies bought with the kit.

Approximately 70% of ROPS kit, shipping and professional installation; $500 out-of-pocket cap (IA, MN, NH, NY, PA, VT, WI); MA capped at $865 rebate; rebate paid by check or direct deposit within 60 days; kits bought before enrollment/pre-approval are not eligible.

Published amounts: IA, MN, NH, NY, PA, VT, and WI offer 70%, with a $500 out-of-pocket cap for the farmer (we increase the rebate amount if your cost is greater than $500!). Massachusetts offers a 70% rebate, up to $865. Rollbar prices run from approximately $150 all the way up to nearly $2,500 plus shipping and installation.

List of New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH) Funding Opportunities