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Tennessee Local Food

If you are a farmer who has experienced a natural disaster and are in need of financial assistance, apply using the link below. Disbursement of funds is needs-based. There is no guarantee that we will be able to respond to all requests. 100% of donations made to the [Farmer Relief Fund](https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=PJQ4SG48SQRRG) will be distributed to farmers who apply. 



If you are a farmer who has experienced a natural disaster and are in need of financial assistance, apply using the link below. Disbursement of funds is needs-based. There is no guarantee that we will be able to respond to all requests. 100% of donations made to the Farmer Relief Fund will be distributed to farmers who apply. 

Regenerative farmers based in Tennessee who have experienced hardship and/ or farm damage from a natural disaster. 

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

Grant

Coronavirus

Fencing

Trade Relief

Trees

Weather

Wildfire

Carbon Capture

Certified Grassfed

Cover Crops

Soil Health

Drought

Flood

Hurricane

Tornado

Reduced Tillage

Emergency

Conservation

No award ceiling, floor, rate, or cost-share percentage is published for this fund. Payouts are discretionary and sized to need: "Disbursement of funds is needs-based. There is no guarantee that we will be able to respond to all requests."

What is published:
- All donated money reaches farmers: "100% of donations made to the Farmer Relief Fund will be distributed to farmers who apply" (elsewhere "100% of proceeds will go to farmers").
- It is a rolling fund, not a grant round: "This rolling fund supports growers after they experience natural disasters that devastate their farm and business."
- No match, no repayment, no cost-share is mentioned — this reads as a straight relief grant, not a loan.
- Scale, for expectation-setting: "Over $27,000 has been DISTRIBUTED to farmers across Tennessee in times of need" since inception. That is a cumulative program total across all recipients, so individual awards are small.
- Trigger: infrastructure damage from extreme weather — the page cites windstorms, fires and tornadoes, with examples of Tennessee farms damaged in a March 2023 wind storm.

Ask before you plan around it: email tennesseelocalfood@gmail.com.

Online application linked from https://www.tnlocalfood.org/scholarships (2026 round closed October 12, 2026). Questions: info@tnlocalfood.org.

Deadline text on the page: DEADLINE TO APPLY: October 12, 2026. / Application is closed. (16th Annual TN Local Food Summit, December 4-6, 2026, Nashville)

General office

Tennessee Local Food offers scholarships that cover registration (including two meals) for its annual Tennessee Local Food Summit in Nashville. Funding is prioritized for new and beginning producers, BIPOC producers, veterans, women and agricultural students. Travel and lodging are not covered. The 2026 application closed October 12, 2026; the program runs each year ahead of the summit.



- Producers and agricultural students attending the TN Local Food Summit
- Priority: producers who are new and beginning, Black, Indigenous, Latino/a, and persons of color, Veterans, women, and agricultural students

Covers conference registration including 2 meals; does not include travel or lodging expenses.

Published amounts: Scholarships are now available to cover the cost of conference registration (includes 2 meals). Scholarships do not include travel or lodging expenses.

List of Tennessee Local Food Funding Opportunities