List of Agricultural Funding for Diversification
Direct Farm Operating Loan
Farm Service Agency
- LoanGeneralEquipmentAnimal PurchaseDiversificationMarketingProcessingFeedSeedFertilizerCash RentHousingConstructionInfrastructureRepairsPest ManagementStorageLegal & FinanceWater ManagementWaterway ProtectionWater QualityConservationTrainingImmigrantsCSARefinancingReduced TillageNationalAny
Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- GrantCost ShareConservationDiversificationMarketingSoil HealthCertified OrganicWater QualityIrrigationForest ManagementInfrastructureWaterway ProtectionTransitionFertilizerWetland ConservationPest ManagementTreesCTDEHIMEMDMANVNHNJNYPARIUTVTWVWYAny
California Organic Transition Grant
California Certified Organic Farms
- GrantTransitionCertified OrganicMarketingTechnical AssistanceRisk ManagementCAAny
Colorado Agricultural Future Loans Program
Colorado Department of Agriculture
- LoanValue-Added ProductsTransitionConstructionMarketingProcessingYouthLand & OwnershipEquipmentConservationCOAny
Farmers Advocating For Organic Grant
Organic Valley
- GrantCertified OrganicCooperativesMarketingNationalAny
Feed The Hunger Fund
Feed The Hunger Fund
- LoanPeople Of ColorWomenFood SystemsBeginning FarmersMarketingTrainingSocially DisadvantagedImmigrantsHICAAny
Food Animal Concerns Trust Conference Scholarships (FACT)
Food Animals Concerns Trust
- GrantCertified HumaneValue-Added ProductsBusiness PlanMarketingEducationTravelTrainingNational
Great Lakes Midwest USDA Regional Food Business Center (RFBC)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
- GrantMarketingDigital TechnologyTechnical AssistanceBusiness PlanFood Supply ChainILINMIWIAny
Hawaii Aquaculture Loans
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
- LoanProcessingLand & OwnershipEquipmentMarketingHousingInfrastructureBuildingsLaborHIAquaculture
Hawaii Food Manufacturing Loans
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
- LoanProcessingLand & OwnershipBuildingsEquipmentInfrastructureMarketingDistributionHIDairyGuavaPapayaMacadamia NutsFruitsCoffee
Hawaii New Farmer Loan
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
- LoanBeginning FarmersTrainingLand & OwnershipConservationRepairsLegal & FinanceAnimal PurchaseMarketingLaborHousingMicroloanHIAny
Hawaii Part-Time Farmer Loan
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
- LoanInfrastructureBuildingsConstructionRepairsEquipmentAnimal PurchaseMarketingLaborHIAny
Hawaii Qualified Farmer Loan
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
- LoanFood SystemsTrainingTransitionMicroloanDisaster ReliefSoil HealthWater QualityConservationLand & OwnershipConstructionBuildingsRepairsAnimal PurchaseMarketingLaborHIAny
Kentucky Proud Promotional Grant
Kentucky Department of Agriculture
- GrantCost ShareMarketingLocal FoodKYAny
Kentucky Small Scale Farm Grant
Kentucky State University
- GrantTrainingEducationMarketingProcessingCertified OrganicEquipmentEventsDistributionSmall ProducersIrrigationStorageKYAny
Maine Agricultural Marketing Loan Fund
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry
- LoanMarketingEquipmentLand & OwnershipIrrigationDiversificationCertified GrassfedConstructionBuildingsInfrastructureStorageDistributionMEAny
Maine Dairy Improvement Fund
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry
- LoanMarketingConstructionInfrastructureEquipmentStorageRepairsMEDairyCow Milk
Maine Potato Marketing Improvement Fund
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry
- LoanFood SystemsMarketingConstructionStorageDistributionEquipmentMEPotatoes
Marketing Assistance Loans
Farm Service Agency
- LoanDistributionHarvestLegal & FinanceMarketingStorageNationalWheatCornBarleyUpland CottonLong Grain RiceMedium Grain RiceSoybeansRapeseedCanolaSafflowerFlaxMustardDry PeasLentilsChickpeasWoolMohairHoneyPeanutsSorghum
Massachusetts Society For Promoting Agriculture Grant
The Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture
- GrantResearchMarketingEducationPest ManagementA Greener WorldMAAny
Microloan Programs
Farm Service Agency
- LoanMicroloanInfrastructureConstructionConservationSoil HealthWater QualityEquipmentSeedFertilizerHousingCash RentCertified OrganicIrrigationMarketingDistributionFarmers MarketCSAComplianceCertificationSmall ProducersBeginning FarmersRepairsPest ManagementAnimal PurchaseFencingNationalAny
National Intertribal Food Business Center (rfbc)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
- GrantMarketingDigital TechnologyTechnical AssistanceBusiness PlanFood Supply ChainAny
North Dakota Agriculture Diversification and Development Fund
Bank of North Dakota
- GrantLoanValue-Added ProductsMarketingResearchNDAny
Oklahoma Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program
Oklahoma Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
- GrantFood SystemsResearchDiversificationProcessingAgritourismOKAny
Prairie View A&M Urban Agriculture Programs
Prairie View A&M University
- EducationBeginning FarmersUrbanBusiness PlanMarketingFarmers MarketTXNationalAny
The Working Farms Fund
The Conservation Fund
- Land & OwnershipBeginning FarmersRegenerativeMarketingGAILAny
Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP)
Agricultural Marketing Service
- EducationDiscountCertified OrganicTransitionTrainingEventsCertificationConservationBusiness PlanFood Supply ChainMarketingEducationNationalAny
Vermont Agricultural Credit Corporation Loans
Vermont Economic Development Authority
- LoanDiversificationBeginning FarmersMarketingLocal FoodEducationVTAny
Vermont Farm and Forest Program Business Advising
Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
- DiscountBusiness PlanSmall ProducersBeginning FarmersValue-Added ProductsSuccessionMarketingDistributionProcessingVTForestryAny
Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP)
Risk Management Agency
- InsuranceRisk ManagementDiversificationNationalAny
Working Lands Enterprise Initiative (WLEI)
State of Vermont
- GrantMarketingResearchInfrastructureTrainingVTAny
Business Builder Award Program (RFBC)
U.S. Department of Agriculture · Closed Jun 20
- GrantBusiness PlanFood Supply ChainMarketingNationalAny
Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin Grants
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection · Closed Sep 15
- GrantCost ShareDistributionFood SystemsProcessingLocal FoodMarketingWIAny
Colorado Boulder County Sustainable Food and Agriculture Fund
Boulder County Department of the Environment · Closed Jan 7
- GrantConservationSoil HealthWater QualityMarketingFarmers MarketLocal FoodBeginning FarmersCOAny
Colorado Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Colorado Department of Agriculture · Closed Feb 13
- GrantMarketingCOSpecialty Crops
Connecticut Farm Enterprise Transition Grant
Connecticut Department of Agriculture · Closed Jan 12
- GrantCost ShareCooperativesDiversificationFarmers MarketCTAny
Connecticut Farm Reinvestment Grant
Connecticut Department of Agriculture · Closed Dec 31
- GrantExtensionDiversificationConstructionInfrastructureNutrition & Food SafetyConservationCTAny
Conservation Reserve Program - Grasslands (CRP Grasslands)
Farm Service Agency · Closed Aug 8
- EasementCost ShareGrantConservationDiversificationNational
Dairy Margin Coverage Program (DMC)
Farm Service Agency · Closed Feb 26
- InsuranceMarketingNationalDairy
Delta Regional Food Business Center Business Builder Award (RFBC)
U.S. Department of Agriculture · Closed Jun 20
- GrantBusiness PlanFood Supply ChainMarketingDigital TechnologyMSARLATXALAny
Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge
Farm Bureau · Closed Jun 9
- GrantBusiness PlanDiversificationReduced InputsLaborNationalAny
Idaho Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Idaho State Department of Agriculture · Closed Mar 8
- GrantPest ManagementMarketingLocal FoodDistributionConservationIDSpecialty Crops
Iowa Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (IA-SCBGP)
Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship · Closed Mar 6
- GrantMarketingFarmers MarketDiversificationResearchEducationIASpecialty Crops
Marbleseed Farmer-to-Farmer Mentorship Program
Marbleseed · Closed Nov 15
- DiscountEducationCertified OrganicTransitionDiversificationWIMNIAILINMINDSDAny
Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC)
U.S. Department of Agriculture · Closed Jan 10
- GrantMarketingNationalSpecialty Crops
Maryland Certified Local Farm Enterprise Food Aggregation Grant Fund Program
Maryland Agriculture & Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation · Closed Oct 15
- GrantFood SystemsLocal FoodMarketingValue-Added ProductsEducationSmall ProducersMDAny
Minnesota AGRI Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grant
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Dec 17
- GrantConservationRegenerativeEnergy EfficiencyNon-ProfitResearchEducationReduced InputsDiversificationCover CropsMNAny
Minnesota AGRI Value-Added Grant Program
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Aug 7
- GrantEquipmentMarketingDiversificationProcessingMNAny
Minnesota Meat, Poultry, and Milk Processing Grant
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Aug 7
- GrantProcessingMeat ProcessingMarketingLocal FoodFarmers MarketDiversificationEquipmentMNLivestockEggsDairy
Minnesota New Markets Cost-Share Program
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Jun 30
- Cost ShareMarketingTechnical AssistanceDigital TechnologyWholesaleMNAny
Minnesota Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Feb 11
- GrantMarketingLocal FoodPublic HealthMNSpecialty Crops
Missouri Value-Added Agriculture Grant Program
Missouri Department of Agriculture · Closed May 1
- GrantMarketingLegal & FinanceProcessingBusiness PlanMOAny
Montana Alfalfa Seed Committee Research & Marketing Program
Montana Department of Agriculture · Closed Feb 2
- GrantResearchMarketingTrade ShowMTAlfalfa
Montana Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Montana Department of Agriculture · Closed Feb 27
- GrantLocal FoodResearchMarketingNutrition & Food SafetyDistributionMTSpecialty Crops
Nevada Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Nevada Department of Agriculture · Closed Feb 1
- GrantFood SystemsMarketingNVSpecialty Crops
New York Dairy Promotion Order Research Grant
New York Department of Agriculture and Markets · Closed Aug 15
- GrantMarketingResearchNYDairy
North Carolina AgVentures Grant Program
North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission · Closed Dec 19
- GrantSmall ProducersTransitionTrainingMarketingExtensionNCAny
North Central SARE Farmer Rancher Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Dec 1
- GrantSoil HealthResearchAlternative EnergyEducationMarketingConservationFertilizerPest ManagementILINIAKSMIMNMONENDOHSDWIAny
North Central SARE Research and Education Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Dec 4
- GrantFood SystemsConservationResearchEducationPest ManagementWeedsMarketingLocal FoodWater QualityFertilizerHigh TunnelDiversificationSoil HealthRegenerativeCertified GrassfedUrbanILINIAKSMIMNMONENDOHSDWIAny
Northeast SARE Farmer Grant Program
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed May 1
- GrantMarketingStewardshipTrialsConservationCTMEMDMANHNJNYPARIVTWVDCAny
Northeast SARE Research for Novel Approaches in Sustainable Agriculture Grant Program
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Feb 2
- GrantResearchMarketingConservationTrialsCTMEMDMANHNYNJPARIVTWVDCAny
Northwest and Rocky Mountain USDA Regional Food Business Center (RFBC)
U.S. Department of Agriculture · Closed Apr 1
- GrantMarketingDigital TechnologyTechnical AssistanceBusiness PlanFood Supply ChainCOIDMTWYWAORAny
Ohio Agriculture Growing Tomorrow Grants
Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation · Closed Jul 31
- GrantEducationConservationAnimal HealthMarketingTransitionTrainingFood SystemsOHAny
Ohio Specialty Crop Producer Block Grant
Ohio Department of Agriculture · Closed Mar 3
- GrantMarketingNutrition & Food SafetyLocal FoodFood SystemsNon-ProfitOHSpecialty Crops
Oklahoma Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Oklahoma Agriculture, Food, and Forestry · Closed Feb 27
- GrantMarketingLocal FoodProcessingNutrition & Food SafetyNon-ProfitPest ManagementOKSpecialty Crops
Oklahoma Viticulture and Enology Fund
Oklahoma Agriculture, Food, and Forestry · Closed Aug 20
- GrantMarketingResearchOKWine
Organic Market Development Grant (OMDG)
Agricultural Marketing Service · Closed Aug 8
- GrantCertified OrganicMarketingNationalAny
Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities (CSC)
Natural Resources Conservation Service · Closed Jun 10
- GrantRegenerativeMarketingCarbon CaptureFood SystemsNationalAny
Rhode Island Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management · Closed Feb 28
- GrantMarketingLocal FoodRegenerativeConservationRISpecialty Crops
Rio Grande Colonias USDA Regional Food Business Center (RFBC)
U.S. Department of Agriculture · Closed Apr 3
- GrantBusiness PlanFood Supply ChainMarketingDigital TechnologyTXNMAny
Sheep Production and Marketing Grant Program
Agricultural Marketing Service · Closed Sep 15
- GrantMarketingTrainingNationalSheepRamsEwesLambs
Southern SARE Producer Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Nov 4
- GrantResearchConservationMarketingCooperativesPRVITXOKARLAMSALGAFLTNKYSCNCVAAny
Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program
Tennessee Department of Agriculture · Closed Oct 7
- Cost ShareGrantFood SystemsNutrition & Food SafetyEquipmentInfrastructureDiversificationTNDairyRow CropsHayLivestockPoultry
Vermont Working Lands Business Enhancement Grants
Vermont Working Lands Enterprise Initiative · Closed Dec 11
- GrantMarketingBusiness PlanResearchDigital TechnologyTechnical AssistanceBuildingsEquipmentConstructionEnergy EfficiencyLightingWater ManagementSolar PowerHVACWind EnergyAlternative EnergyTrainingSuccessionVTAny
Vermont Working Lands Business Enhancement Grants
State of Vermont, Vermont Working Lands Enterprise Initiative · Closed Dec 11
- GrantCost ShareMarketingResearchTrainingAgroforestryValue-Added ProductsInfrastructureDigital TechnologyEquipmentVTAny
Vermont Working Lands Meat Slaughter and Processing Development Grants
Vermont Working Lands Enterprise Initiative · Closed Nov 1
- GrantBusiness PlanTrainingMarketingMeat ProcessingVTMeat
Vermont Working Lands Service Provider & Producer Association Grants
Vermont Working Lands Enterprise Initiative · Closed Nov 5
- GrantBusiness PlanNon-ProfitMarketingProcessingVTAny
Vermont Working Lands Supply Chain Impact Grants
State of Vermont, Vermont Working Lands Enterprise Initiative · Closed Mar 25
- GrantCost ShareMarketingResearchTrainingInfrastructureVTAny
Vermont Working Lands Trade Show Assistance Grants (TSAG)
State of Vermont, Vermont Working Lands Enterprise Initiative · Closed Jan 21
- GrantCost ShareTrade ShowMarketingVTAny
Western North Carolina Agricultural Options Program (AgOptions)
North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission · Closed Jan 15
- GrantCost ShareConservationLocal FoodLand & OwnershipFood SystemsAgritourismSeedFertilizerTrainingMarketingDistributionFencingInfrastructureEquipmentAnimal PurchaseProcessingNCAny