List of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Funding Opportunities

A Climate-Smart Strategy for the Michigan Foodshed

Star of the West Milling Company, U.S. Department of Agriculture

A Comprehensive Evaluation of the Impact of Industrial Hemp and Soil Microalgae Consortium as High-Efficiency Carbon Sequestration Model Plants

Florida A&M University, U.S. Department of Agriculture

A Multi-Faceted Approach to Incentivizing Woody Perennial Growers to Establish Cover Crops in Orchards in Four Diverse Regions of the United States

Agoro Carbon Alliance US, U.S. Department of Agriculture

A Vibrant Future

International Fresh Produce Association, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Activating Food Hub Networks for Climate-Smart Agriculture and Rural Revitalization

Working Landscapes, U.S. Department of Agriculture

ADM and Partners' Climate-Smart Solutions

ADM, U.S. Department of Agriculture

AGriCapture Climate-Friendly Rice

AgriCapture, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Alliance to Catalyze Transition Incentives through Open Networks for Climate-Smart Agriculture (ACTION)

The Wolfe's Neck Farm Foundation, U.S. Department of Agriculture

An Integrated Approach to Scaling-Up Climate-Smart Practices for Crop, Livestock, and Agroforestry Production

The Curators of the University of Missouri, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Appalachia Business Builder Award Program (RFBC)

U.S. Department of Agriculture · Due May 7

Arizona Partnership for Climate-Smart Food Crops

University of Arizona, U.S. Department of Agriculture

BEACON Pilot

Florida A&M University, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Loans

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biochar for Climate-Smart Farms in Missouri

Missouri Organic Association, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Blue Carbon, Green Fields

University of Washington, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Building a Climate-Smart Domestic Rubber Industry and a Solution for Growers to a Water Crisis

U.S. Department of Agriculture, University of Arizona

Building a Regenerative Ranching Economy in the West

Sustainable Northwest, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Building Profitability for Underserved Producers with a Pipeline of Land Access, Regenerative Agriculture, and Market Development

Dalla Terra Ranch Foundation, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Building the Climate-Smart Wood Economy

Sustainable Northwest, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Building Whole-Farm Designs and Market Infrastructure to Provide Premiums for Climate-Smart Farming among Mid-Sized Agricultural Enterprises in the Ohio River Valley

Mt. Folly Enterprises, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Climate Beneficial Fiber

National Center for Appropriate Technology, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Climate Resiliency for the Farm and Market Development

University of Texas at Arlington, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Climate Smart Goods

Up in Farms, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Climate-Smart Agriculture that is Profitable, Regenerative, Actionable, and Trustworthy (CARAT)

Pennsylvania State University - University Park, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Climate-Smart Camelina

Global Clean Energy Holdings, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Climate-Smart Chicken and Feed

Regeneration International/Regenerative Agriculture Alliance, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Climate-Smart Commodities and Market Development within the Chickasaw Nation

Chicksaw Nation, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Climate-Smart Commodities for Idaho

Regents of the University of Idaho, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Climate-Smart Cotton through a Sustainable and Innovative Supply Chain Approach

Ecom USA, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Climate-Smart Farming and Marketing

Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Climate-Smart Grasslands

The University of Tennessee, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Climate-Smart Organic Egg Project

Handsome Brook Farms, LLC, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Climate-Smart Sustainability Certificate

Prairie View A&M University, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Colorado Hub of the Western Working Lands Climate-Smart Network

Western Landowners Alliance, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Connected Ag Climate-Smart Commodities Pilot Project

Farm Journal, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Cover Crop Seed Production Grown with Climate-Smart Wheat

Grassland Oregon, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Cover Crop Utilization to Boost Anaerobic Digestion, Transform Chicken Litter, Enhance Soil Health, and Create Climate-Smart Commodity Pathways for Small Farms on the Delmarva Peninsula

University of Maryland Eastern Shore, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Creating Climate-Smart Commodities through Enhanced Rock Weathering in Agricultural Settings

Yale University, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Demonstration, Expansion, and Quantification of the Benefits of a Climate-Smart Commodity: Verified Regenerative Bison Products

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Developing and Harnessing Climate-Smart Commodities from Hardwood Restoration for Small and Underserved Landowners in the Southern Bottomland Region

University of Arkansas System, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Developing Capacity to Quantify Climate-Smart Practices in Cool Season Specialty Crops

University Corporation at Monterey Bay, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Developing Climate-Smart Agriculture and Markets Amongst Socially-Disadvantaged, Limited-Resource, and Urban Farmers in Ohio and Michigan

Central State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Developing Climate-Smart Grain Markets in the Mid-South through Diverse Partnerships and a Farming-Systems Approach to Practice Integration to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Mississippi State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Disaster Assistance Recovery Tool

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative Farmer-Led Climate-Smart Commodities Initiative

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Elevated Foods Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities

Elevated Foods, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Emergency Commodity Assistance (ECAP)

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency · Due Aug 1

Engaging Family Forests to Improve Climate-Smart Commodities (EFFICACI)

American Forest Foundation, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Establishing Climate-Smart Commodities with Reduced Greenhouse Gas Footprints to Enhance Environmental and Economic Sustainability in the Texas High Plains

Texas Tech University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Expanding Agroforestry Production and Markets - Southeast

The Nature Conservancy, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Expanding Opportunities for Evidence-Based, Climate-Smart Grassfed Beef by Enhancing Income Streams through Retail Food Channels and Carbon Markets for a Producer Network Spanning the Rockies to NE US

TH Cattle Company, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Expanding the Participation of Marginal Producers and Landowners to Promote Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry Practices

Tuskegee University, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Expanding the STAR Program Across Colorado and the West

Colorado Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Farmer Cooperative-Led, Partnership-Driven Project for Implementing Novel Perennial Cover Crop Species in Specialty Crop Systems and Integrating with Innovative MRV and Carbon Market

Oakville Bluegrass Cooperative, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Foodshed Small Farm Distro and Resource Hub Climate-Smart Incentive Pilot

Foodshed, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Grazing Regeneratively for Appalachian Sustainable Solutions

West Virginia University Research Corporation, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Great Lakes Midwest USDA Regional Food Business Center (RFBC)

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Greenhouse Gas Reduction Incentive Program

Organic Association of Kentucky, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Growing the Impossible

Piikani Lodge Health Institute, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Growing the Supply and Market for Climate-Smart Grass-Fed Organic Dairy via Maple Hill Creamery

Maple Hill Creamery, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Growing, Marketing, and Measuring the Climate-Smart Impacts of Organic Grain & Field Crops

Marbleseed, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Healthy Food Financing Initiative

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Hispanic Climate-Smart Commodities Initiative

Victus Puerto Rico, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Horizon II

Roeslein Alternative Energy, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Implementing Precision Ag Tech to Expand the Participation of Small Grazing Dairy Farms in Climate-Smart Commodities

Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Improving Access to Grazing Resources for Native American Farmers and Ranchers

Farm Journal Agricultural Foundation, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Improving Forest Carbon Sequestration and Storage by Establishing Supply Chains for Low-Quality Wood Material and Incentivizing Sustainable Forestry Practices

AMRO United Corporation, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Incentivizing Climate-Smart Growing Practices, Expanding Climate-Smart Markets and Developing Brand Awareness

The DeLong Co, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Increasing Farm Resource Efficiency by Utilizing On-Site Post-Production Food Byproducts into Innovative Fertilizers and Climate-Smart Commodities

Re-Nuble, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Industrial Hemp for Fiber and Grain

Iconoclast Industries, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Innovative Beef Cattle Management in Utah’s Semi-arid Rangelands for Climate-Smart Outcomes and Commodity Market Development

Multiplier, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Innovative Cover-crop Opportunity, Verification and Economy stimulating technology for underserved farmers using Robotics (iCOVER)

University of Illinois, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Iowa Tribe Center for Excellence in Regenerative Native Agriculture (CERNA) Innovation Pilot Program

Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Islands and Remote Areas USDA Regional Food Business Center (RFBC)

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Launching The North Valley Food Hub for Climate-Smart Agriculture

Chico State Enterprises, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Minnesota Climate-Smart Seedling Production Network

The Nature Conservancy, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Minority and Women Farmers and Ranchers (Socially Disadvantaged Applicant) Loan (SDA)

Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture

National Intertribal Food Business Center (rfbc)

U.S. Department of Agriculture

National Pork Board's Advancing U.S. Pork Sustainability and Market Value Proposal

National Pork Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture

National Sorghum Producers Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Project

National Sorghum Producers Association, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Native Food Crops for Innovative Climate-Smart Production Models and Supply Chains

White Buffalo Land Trust, U.S. Department of Agriculture

NCBA CLUSA USDA NRCS CSC Proposal Narrative – Puerto Rico

Cooperative League of the United States of America, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Organic Transition Initiative Direct Farmer Assistance (OTI)

Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Permanently Reshaping the National Beef Herd through Grassroots Genetic Selection for Climate-Smart Outcomes

Texas A&M University-Kingsville, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Piloting Agroforestry in the Adirondack North Country

Adirondack North Country Association, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Preparing Wisconsin’s Farmers for a Climate-Smart Market

Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Prince George’s County Climate-Smart Local Producers Pilot Program

Prince Georges, County Government, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Producer Led Collaborative Effort to Fundamentally Transition the U.S. Beef Supply Chain to Carbon Neutral

American Farmland Trust, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Production and Application of Biochar in Agricultural Practices at Small and Underserved Farms

Florida A&M University, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Proximity Climate-Smart Partnership

Proximity Malt, U.S. Department of Agriculture

PVAMU Climate-Smart Farm Planning Program

Prairie View A&M University, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Recognizing the Role of Buffalo Production as a Climate-Smart Commodity

InterTribal Buffalo Council, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Reducing GHG Emissions and Improving Soil Carbon Sequestration Potential through High-Carbon Soil Amendment

The Western Sugar Cooperative, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Regenerative Agriculture and its Potential in Climate-Smart Commodities to Enhance the Sustainability of Underserved and Limited Resources Farmers in South Carolina

South Carolina State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Reviving the Chestnut

Georgia Alabama Land Trust, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Rice Stewardship Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities

USA Rice Federation, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Rural Investment to Protect our Environment Partnership (RIPE)

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Scaling Mechanisms for Agriculture’s Regenerative Transformation (Climate SMART)

Truterra, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Scaling Methane Emissions Reductions and Soil Carbon Sequestration

Dairy Farmers of America, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Scaling Up the Industrial Hemp Supply Chain as Carbon Negative Feedstock for Fuel and Fiber

Lincoln University, U.S. Department of Agriculture

SmartAgGro Pilot Program

Vanguard (OTE) Consortium, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Sonoma Marin Ag and County Climate Coalition

County of Sonoma, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Southeast Arkansas Agricultural Cooperative and Multicultural Education Initiative

Whitaker Grain, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Southern Piedmont Climate-Smart Project

Rodale Institute, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Southwest Hub of the Western Working Lands Climate-Smart Network

Western Landowners Alliance, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Southwest USDA Regional Food Business Center (RFBC)

U.S. Department of Agriculture · Due Aug 15

Specific Management for Arizona Resilience and Transformation Agriculture Best Management Practices (Climate-SMART)

Arizona Association of Conservation Districts, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Sustainable Market Approaches for Regenerating Territories with Agricultural Goods in Puerto Rico

Caribbean Regenerative Community Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Texas Climate-Smart Initiative

Texas A&M Agrilife Research, U.S. Department of Agriculture

The Building Climate Success by Empowering Humans to Care for our Natural Resources

Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts Incorporated, U.S. Department of Agriculture

The Climate-Smart Agriculture Innovative Finance Initiative

Field to Market, U.S. Department of Agriculture

The Coalition for Food Security

Ponix, U.S. Department of Agriculture

The GEVO Climate-Smart Farm-to-Flight Program

Gevo, U.S. Department of Agriculture

The Grass is Greener on the Other Side

South Dakota State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture

The Growing GRASS & Climate-Smart Value-Added U.S. Commodity Markets Project

American Sustainable Business Institute, U.S. Department of Agriculture

The Michigan Climate-Smart Farm Project

Michigan Association of Conservation Districts, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Traceable Reforestation for America’s Carbon and Timber Program (TRACT)

Oregon Climate Trust, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Transforming the Farmer-to-Consumer Supply Chain with Climate-Smart Agriculture Partnerships

Carbon A List, U.S. Department of Agriculture

TSIP Partnership for Impact and Demand

The Meridian Institute, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Tyson Foods Climate-Smart Commodities Project

Tyson Foods, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Unlocking the Benefits of Regenerative Almonds

Blue Diamond Growers, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Urban Ag Climate-Smart Commodities Farm Initiative

MCL JASCO, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Validating Agrivoltaic Technology with Underserved Agricultural Producers

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, U.S. Department of Agriculture

California Dairy Research Foundation Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Project

California Dairy Research Foundation, U.S. Department of Agriculture · Opens Jul 25

Delta Regional Food Business Center (RFBC)

U.S. Department of Agriculture · Opens Jul 1

Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC)

U.S. Department of Agriculture · Opens Dec 10