List of Agricultural Funding for Compliance
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Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- GrantCost ShareConservationCover CropsForest ManagementCertified GrassfedIrrigationHigh TunnelCertified OrganicAir QualityAlternative EnergySoil HealthWildlife & Pollinator HabitatWater QualityWeatherResearchLandscapePrecision AgDroughtNutrient ManagementCarbon CaptureFencingAgroforestryGrazing ManagementReduced InputsNationalAny

Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- GrantCost ShareConservationDiversificationMarketingSoil HealthCertified OrganicWater QualityIrrigationForest ManagementInfrastructureWaterway ProtectionTransitionFertilizerWetland ConservationPest ManagementTreesCTDEHIMEMDMANVNHNJNYPARIUTVTWVWYAny

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Foundational and Applied Science Program
National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Due Dec 31
- GrantPlant HealthAnimal HealthNutrition & Food SafetyEnergy EfficiencyBiofuelRuralDigital TechnologyNationalAny

Appalachian Grown Cost Share Program
ASAP Connections
- Cost ShareMarketingLocal FoodCertificationNC

California Nutrition Incentive Program (CNIP)
California Department of Food and Agriculture
- GrantFarmers MarketNutrition & Food SafetyLocal FoodCSACA

California Organic Transition Grant
California Certified Organic Farms
- GrantTransitionCertified OrganicMarketingTechnical AssistanceRisk ManagementCAAny

Child and Adult Care Food Program
Food and Nutrition Administration
- GrantEducationYouthNutrition & Food SafetyNationalAny

Cold Storage Cost Share Program
South Carolina Department of Agriculture
- Cost ShareStorageEquipmentHVACNutrition & Food SafetySC

Colorado Saving Tomorrow’s Agricultural Resources Program
Colorado Department of Agriculture
- EducationSoil HealthCertificationCO

Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- EasementConservationSoil HealthPlant HealthWildlife & Pollinator HabitatAlternative EnergyAnimal HealthWater QualityAir QualityCertified OrganicWeatherGreenhouseStewardshipCarbon CaptureNationalCornCottonDairyLivestockPigsPoultryRiceSorghumSoybeansWheatForestry

EQIP Organic Initiative
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- GrantCost ShareCertified OrganicConservationIrrigationSoil HealthCover CropsHigh TunnelCertificationNutrient ManagementPest ManagementNationalAny

GAP Audit Reimbursement Cost Share
South Carolina Department of Agriculture
- Cost ShareCertificationGAP CertifiedSC

GAP Certification Assistance Program
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Cost ShareGAP CertifiedCertificationNutrition & Food SafetyNC

GAP On-Farm Improvement Reimbursement Cost Share
South Carolina Department of Agriculture
- Cost ShareGAP CertifiedCertificationNutrition & Food SafetySC

GAP/GHP Certification Cost-Share Program
Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce
- Cost ShareCertificationGAP CertifiedNutrition & Food SafetyMS

Grass Fed Small & Very Small Producer Program (SVS)
Agricultural Marketing Service
- DiscountSmall ProducersCertificationCertified GrassfedNationalCattleLambsEwes

Hardship Assistance Fund
California Certified Organic Farms · Due Sep 25
- GrantCertified OrganicDroughtDisaster ReliefCAOrganic CropsAny

Heir's Property Relending Program
Farm Service Agency
- LoanSocially DisadvantagedLand & OwnershipComplianceNationalAny

Kentucky Small Scale Farm Grant
Kentucky State University · Due Oct 1
- GrantTrainingEducationMarketingProcessingCertified OrganicEquipmentEventsDistributionSmall ProducersIrrigationStorageKYAny

Mad Agriculture Perennial Fund
Mad Agriculture
- LoanCertified OrganicTransitionStewardshipEquipmentProcessingInfrastructureSeedFertilizerWaste & CompostWeedsStorageRepairsCertificationInputsWaste & Manure ManagementLaborIrrigationHousingAnimal PurchaseNationalAny

Mad Capital
Mad Agriculture
- LoanRegenerativeTransitionCertified OrganicNationalAny

Maine PFAS Farm Testing Reimbursement Payment Program
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry
- GrantNutrition & Food SafetyWater QualitySoil HealthME

Maine PFAS Farm Water Treatment Program
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry
- Cost ShareWater QualityNutrition & Food SafetyEquipmentME

Maine Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP)
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry
- GrantResearchMarketingPest ManagementNutrition & Food SafetyME

Marbleseed Farmer-to-Farmer Mentorship Program
Marbleseed
- DiscountEducationCertified OrganicTransitionDiversificationWIMNIAILINMINDSDAny

Microloan Programs
Farm Service Agency
- LoanMicroloanInfrastructureConstructionConservationSoil HealthWater QualityEquipmentSeedFertilizerHousingCash RentCertified OrganicIrrigationMarketingDistributionFarmers MarketCSAComplianceCertificationSmall ProducersBeginning FarmersRepairsPest ManagementAnimal PurchaseFencingNationalAny

Milk Donation Reimbursement Program
Agricultural Marketing Service
- GrantNutrition & Food SafetyFood SystemsNationalMilk

National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program (Mississippi)
Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce
- Cost ShareCertified OrganicCertificationMS

New Jersey Specialty Crop Multi-State Program (SCMP) (SCMP)
New Jersey Department of Agriculture · Due Oct 16
- GrantResearchMarketingPest ManagementNutrition & Food SafetyNJ

New York State Grown & Certified Infrastructure and Technology Grant (GC ITG)
New York Department of Agriculture and Markets, New York Farm Viability Institute
- GrantInfrastructureProcessingDistributionCertificationNY

New York State Grown & Certified Research and Development Grant (GCRD)
New York Department of Agriculture and Markets, New York Farm Viability Institute · Due Oct 25
- GrantValue-Added ProductsResearchCertificationMarketingNY

North Dakota Organic Education and Transition Cost Share Program
North Dakota Department of Agriculture
- Cost ShareGrantTransitionCertified OrganicFood SystemsCertificationEducationNDAny

Oregon Organic Cost Share Reimbursement Program (OCCSP)
Oregon Department of Agriculture
- Cost ShareCertified OrganicCertificationOR

Organic Certification Cost Share (NC OCCSP)
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Cost ShareCertified OrganicCertificationComplianceNC

Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)
Farm Service Agency · Due Dec 31
- Cost ShareGrantCertified OrganicCertificationNationalAny

Organic Transition Initiative Direct Farmer Assistance (OTI)
Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- GrantCertified OrganicEducationSocially DisadvantagedBeginning FarmersVeteransNationalAny

Practical Farmers of Iowa Produce Safety Cost-Share
Practical Farmers of Iowa
- Cost ShareNutrition & Food SafetyIASpecialty Crops

Rhode Island Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
- Cost ShareCertified OrganicCertificationTechnical AssistanceRI

Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) — Georgia
Georgia Department of Agriculture
- GrantResearchEducationMarketingNutrition & Food SafetyGA

Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) — South Dakota
South Dakota Department of Agriculture & Natural Resources
- GrantMarketingResearchPest ManagementNutrition & Food SafetySD

Specialty Crop Multi-State Program (Louisiana)
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
- GrantResearchMarketingPest ManagementNutrition & Food SafetyLA

Specialty Crop Multi-State Program (SCMP) — South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Agriculture · Due Oct 16
- GrantNutrition & Food SafetyPlant HealthResearchMarketingSC

Specialty Crop Multi-State Program (SCMP) — Washington
Washington State Department of Agriculture
- GrantNutrition & Food SafetyPlant HealthResearchMarketingWA

Texas Specialty Crop Multi-State Program (SCMP) (SCMP)
Texas Department of Agriculture · Due Oct 16
- GrantResearchMarketingPest ManagementNutrition & Food SafetyTX

The Carrot Project Farm and Food Loan Fund
The Carrot Project, Franklin County Community Development Corporation
- LoanFood SystemsConservationSmall ProducersDistributionCertified OrganicStorageMARICTNHMEAny

Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP)
Agricultural Marketing Service
- EducationDiscountCertified OrganicTransitionTrainingEventsCertificationConservationBusiness PlanFood Supply ChainMarketingEducationNationalAny

Vermont Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Cost ShareCertified OrganicCertificationComplianceVT

Veterans and Heroes to Agriculture Scholarship
West Virginia Department of Agriculture
- Cost ShareVeteransTrainingEducationCertificationWV

Virginia Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Cost ShareCertified OrganicCertificationVA

Water Analysis Cost Share Program
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Cost ShareNutrition & Food SafetyWater QualityIrrigationNC

Wisconsin Farmland Preservation Program Tax Credits
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
- DiscountLand & OwnershipConservationComplianceWI

Wisconsin Organic Cost Share Certification Rebate Program (OCCSP)
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
- Cost ShareCertified OrganicCertificationTransitionWI

Future Organic Farmers
California Certified Organic Farms · Opens Mar 22
- GrantEducationCertified OrganicYouthNational

Lakewinds Organic Field Fund (LOFF)
Lakewinds Food Co-op · Opens Jan 1
- GrantCertified OrganicLocal FoodConservationFood SystemsSoil HealthSmall ProducersEventsCertificationMNIAWINDSDAny

Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program
Tennessee Department of Agriculture · Opens Oct 1
- Cost ShareGrantFood SystemsNutrition & Food SafetyEquipmentInfrastructureDiversificationTNDairyRow CropsHayLivestockPoultry

Agricultural Produce Safety Improvement Program
National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Closed Dec 31
- GrantNutrition & Food SafetyNationalAny

Arizona Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Arizona Department of Agriculture · Closed Mar 6
- GrantFood SystemsNutrition & Food SafetyTechnical AssistanceLocal FoodAZSpecialty Crops

Commonwealth Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture · Closed Dec 19
- GrantMarketingSeedCertificationPA

Connecticut Organic Certification Cost Share Program
Connecticut Department of Agriculture · Closed Sep 30
- Cost ShareGrantCertified OrganicCertificationCTAny

Dairy Food Safety & Certification Grant
Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center · Closed Apr 24
- GrantNutrition & Food SafetyCertificationTechnical AssistanceTrainingCTDEMEMDMANHNJNYPARIVTDairy

Delaware First State Food System Grant Program
Delaware Council on Farm & Food Policy · Closed May 30
- GrantProcessingLocal FoodFood SystemsNutrition & Food SafetyDEAny

Farmers Advocating For Organic Grant
Organic Valley · Closed Sep 15
- GrantCertified OrganicCooperativesMarketingNationalAny

Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC)
Farm Service Agency · Closed Jan 31
- GrantNutrition & Food SafetyProcessingProduce ProcessingNationalAny

Food Safety Education Fund Grants (FSEF)
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development · Closed Jun 16
- GrantNutrition & Food SafetyEducationTrainingNon-ProfitMI

Frontera Farmer Foundation: Chicago Area Farms
Frontera · Closed Mar 5
- GrantConservationCertified OrganicLocal FoodFarmers MarketILINMIWIAny

Grants for Organic Transition
California Certified Organic Farms · Closed Dec 10
- GrantCertified OrganicCAAny

Illinois Specialty Crop Block Grant
Illinois Department of Agriculture · Closed Jun 5
- GrantResearchNutrition & Food SafetyPest ManagementEducationIL

Kentucky Horticulture Council Third Party GAPs Audit Cost-Share Grant
Kentucky Horticulture Council · Closed Dec 15
- Cost ShareCertificationKYAny

Massachusetts Agricultural Climate Resiliency & Efficiencies Program
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources · Closed May 7
- GrantLocal FoodNutrition & Food SafetySoil HealthWaterway ProtectionWater QualityEnergy EfficiencyAlternative EnergyMAAny

Massachusetts Agricultural Food Safety Improvement Program (AFSIP)
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources · Closed Jun 18
- GrantCost ShareNutrition & Food SafetyPublic HealthFencingDistributionStorageMAAny

Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program
Rural Development · Closed Aug 7
- GrantMeat ProcessingLocal FoodFood SystemsNutrition & Food SafetyNationalLivestock

Michigan Specialty Crop Block Grants (SCBG)
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development · Closed Feb 5
- GrantMarketingResearchEducationNutrition & Food SafetyPlant HealthMIFruitsVegetablesTree NutsHorticultureNursery CropsFloriculture

Montana Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Montana Department of Agriculture · Closed Feb 27
- GrantLocal FoodResearchMarketingNutrition & Food SafetyDistributionMTSpecialty Crops

New York State Farm-to-School Grant Program (Farm-to-School)
New York Department of Agriculture and Markets · Closed Mar 12
- GrantLocal FoodEducationStudentsNutrition & Food SafetyNY

North Dakota Organic Certification Cost Share Program
North Dakota Department of Agriculture · Closed Nov 15
- Cost ShareCertified OrganicNDAny

Ohio Specialty Crop Producer Block Grant
Ohio Department of Agriculture · Closed May 1
- GrantMarketingNutrition & Food SafetyLocal FoodFood SystemsNon-ProfitOHSpecialty Crops

Oklahoma Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry · Closed Feb 27
- GrantMarketingLocal FoodProcessingNutrition & Food SafetyNon-ProfitPest ManagementOKSpecialty Crops

Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Closed May 14
- GrantResearchCertified OrganicExtensionNationalAny

Organic Market Development Grant (OMDG)
Agricultural Marketing Service · Closed Aug 8
- GrantCertified OrganicMarketingNationalAny

Pennsylvania Farm to School Grant Program
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture · Closed Nov 14
- GrantLocal FoodEducationYouthNutrition & Food SafetyPA

Promoting Specialty Crops in Missouri Schools Reimbursement Grant
Missouri Department of Agriculture · Closed Nov 22
- GrantLocal FoodEducationNutrition & Food SafetyMO

Vermont Produce Safety Improvement Grants (PSIG)
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets · Closed Apr 9
- GrantNutrition & Food SafetyProduce ProcessingStorageEquipmentVT

Very Small Meat and Poultry Processor Reimbursement Grant
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture · Closed May 8
- GrantMeat ProcessingEquipmentComplianceSmall ProducersPA

Virginia Food Access Investment Fund Grants (VFAIF)
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services · Closed Apr 1
- GrantFood SystemsNutrition & Food SafetySocially DisadvantagedDigital TechnologyVAAny

Warner Grants for Sustainable Agriculture
The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences · Closed Mar 1
- GrantResearchConservationFood SystemsLocal FoodNutrition & Food SafetyNutrient ManagementStorageOHAny

Washington State Organic and Sustainable Farming Fund
Tilth Alliance · Closed Feb 23
- GrantConservationSoil HealthWater QualityWaterway ProtectionCover CropsWildlife & Pollinator HabitatCertified OrganicRegenerativeCarbon CaptureWetland ConservationWAAny