List of Agricultural Funding for Diversification
Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Grant
- Cost Share
- Conservation
- Diversification
- Marketing
- Soil Health
- Certified Organic
- Water Quality
- Irrigation
- Forest Management
- Infrastructure
- Waterway Protection
- Transition
- Fertilizer
- Wetland Conservation
- Pest Management
- Trees
- CT
- DE
- HI
- ME
- MD
- MA
- NV
- NH
- NJ
- NY
- PA
- RI
- UT
- VT
- WV
- WY
- Any
California Organic Transition Grant
California Certified Organic Farms
- Grant
- Transition
- Certified Organic
- Marketing
- Technical Assistance
- Risk Management
- CA
- Any
Colorado Agricultural Future Loans Program
Colorado Department of Agriculture
- Loan
- Value-Added Products
- Transition
- Construction
- Marketing
- Processing
- Youth
- Land & Ownership
- Equipment
- Conservation
- CO
- Any
Farmers Advocating For Organic Grant
Organic Valley
- Grant
- Certified Organic
- Cooperatives
- Marketing
- National
- Any
Feed The Hunger Fund
Feed The Hunger Fund
- Loan
- People Of Color
- Women
- Food Systems
- Beginning Farmers
- Marketing
- Training
- Socially Disadvantaged
- Immigrants
- HI
- CA
- Any
Food Animal Concerns Trust Conference Scholarships (FACT)
Food Animals Concerns Trust
- Grant
- Certified Humane
- Value-Added Products
- Business Plan
- Marketing
- Education
- Travel
- Training
- National
Great Lakes Midwest USDA Regional Food Business Center (RFBC)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Grant
- Marketing
- Digital Technology
- Technical Assistance
- Business Plan
- Food Supply Chain
- IL
- IN
- MI
- WI
- Any
Hawaii Aquaculture Loans
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
- Loan
- Processing
- Land & Ownership
- Equipment
- Marketing
- Housing
- Infrastructure
- Buildings
- Labor
- HI
- Aquaculture
Hawaii Food Manufacturing Loans
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
- Loan
- Processing
- Land & Ownership
- Buildings
- Equipment
- Infrastructure
- Marketing
- Distribution
- HI
- Dairy
- Guava
- Papaya
- Macadamia Nuts
- Fruits
- Coffee
Hawaii New Farmer Loan
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
- Loan
- Beginning Farmers
- Training
- Land & Ownership
- Conservation
- Repairs
- Legal & Finance
- Animal Purchase
- Marketing
- Labor
- Housing
- Microloan
- HI
- Any
Hawaii Part-Time Farmer Loan
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
- Loan
- Infrastructure
- Buildings
- Construction
- Repairs
- Equipment
- Animal Purchase
- Marketing
- Labor
- HI
- Any
Hawaii Qualified Farmer Loan
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
- Loan
- Food Systems
- Training
- Transition
- Microloan
- Disaster Relief
- Soil Health
- Water Quality
- Conservation
- Land & Ownership
- Construction
- Buildings
- Repairs
- Animal Purchase
- Marketing
- Labor
- HI
- Any
Kentucky Proud Promotional Grant
Kentucky Department of Agriculture
- Grant
- Cost Share
- Marketing
- Local Food
- KY
- Any
Kentucky Small Scale Farm Grant
Kentucky State University
- Grant
- Training
- Education
- Marketing
- Processing
- Certified Organic
- Equipment
- Events
- Distribution
- Small Producers
- Irrigation
- Storage
- KY
- Any
Maine Agricultural Marketing Loan Fund
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry
- Loan
- Marketing
- Equipment
- Land & Ownership
- Irrigation
- Diversification
- Certified Grassfed
- Construction
- Buildings
- Infrastructure
- Storage
- Distribution
- ME
- Any
Maine Dairy Improvement Fund
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry
- Loan
- Marketing
- Construction
- Infrastructure
- Equipment
- Storage
- Repairs
- ME
- Dairy
- Cow Milk
Maine Potato Marketing Improvement Fund
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry
- Loan
- Food Systems
- Marketing
- Construction
- Storage
- Distribution
- Equipment
- ME
- Potatoes
Marbleseed Farmer-to-Farmer Mentorship Program
Marbleseed · Due Nov 15
- Discount
- Education
- Certified Organic
- Transition
- Diversification
- WI
- MN
- IA
- IL
- IN
- MI
- ND
- SD
- Any
Marketing Assistance Loans
Farm Service Agency
- Loan
- Distribution
- Harvest
- Legal & Finance
- Marketing
- Storage
- National
- Wheat
- Corn
- Barley
- Upland Cotton
- Long Grain Rice
- Medium Grain Rice
- Soybeans
- Rapeseed
- Canola
- Safflower
- Flax
- Mustard
- Dry Peas
- Lentils
- Chickpeas
- Wool
- Mohair
- Honey
- Peanuts
- Sorghum
Massachusetts Society For Promoting Agriculture Grant
The Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture
- Grant
- Research
- Marketing
- Education
- Pest Management
- A Greener World
- MA
- Any
Microloan Programs
Farm Service Agency
- Loan
- Microloan
- Infrastructure
- Construction
- Conservation
- Soil Health
- Water Quality
- Equipment
- Seed
- Fertilizer
- Housing
- Cash Rent
- Certified Organic
- Irrigation
- Marketing
- Distribution
- Farmers Market
- CSA
- Compliance
- Certification
- Small Producers
- Beginning Farmers
- Repairs
- Pest Management
- Animal Purchase
- Fencing
- National
- Any
National Intertribal Food Business Center (rfbc)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Grant
- Marketing
- Digital Technology
- Technical Assistance
- Business Plan
- Food Supply Chain
- Any
North Carolina AgVentures Grant Program
North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission
- Grant
- Small Producers
- Transition
- Training
- Marketing
- Extension
- NC
- Any
North Central SARE Research and Education Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Due Dec 4
- Grant
- Food Systems
- Conservation
- Research
- Education
- Pest Management
- Weeds
- Marketing
- Local Food
- Water Quality
- Fertilizer
- High Tunnel
- Diversification
- Soil Health
- Regenerative
- Certified Grassfed
- Urban
- IL
- IN
- IA
- KS
- MI
- MN
- MO
- NE
- ND
- OH
- SD
- WI
- Any
North Dakota Agriculture Diversification and Development Fund
Bank of North Dakota
- Grant
- Loan
- Value-Added Products
- Marketing
- Research
- ND
- Any
Oklahoma Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program
Oklahoma Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
- Grant
- Food Systems
- Research
- Diversification
- Processing
- Agritourism
- OK
- Any
Prairie View A&M Urban Agriculture Programs
Prairie View A&M University
- Education
- Beginning Farmers
- Urban
- Business Plan
- Marketing
- Farmers Market
- TX
- National
- Any
The Working Farms Fund
The Conservation Fund
- Land & Ownership
- Beginning Farmers
- Regenerative
- Marketing
- GA
- IL
- Any
Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP)
Agricultural Marketing Service
- Education
- Discount
- Certified Organic
- Transition
- Training
- Events
- Certification
- Conservation
- Business Plan
- Food Supply Chain
- Marketing
- Education
- National
- Any
Vermont Agricultural Credit Corporation Loans
Vermont Economic Development Authority
- Loan
- Diversification
- Beginning Farmers
- Marketing
- Local Food
- Education
- VT
- Any
Vermont Farm and Forest Program Business Advising
Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
- Discount
- Business Plan
- Small Producers
- Beginning Farmers
- Value-Added Products
- Succession
- Marketing
- Distribution
- Processing
- VT
- Forestry
- Any
Vermont Working Lands Business Enhancement Grants
Vermont Working Lands Enterprise Initiative
- Grant
- Marketing
- Business Plan
- Research
- Digital Technology
- Technical Assistance
- Buildings
- Equipment
- Construction
- Energy Efficiency
- Lighting
- Water Management
- Solar Power
- HVAC
- Wind Energy
- Alternative Energy
- Training
- Succession
- VT
- Any
Vermont Working Lands Business Enhancement Grants
State of Vermont, Vermont Working Lands Enterprise Initiative · Due Dec 11
- Grant
- Cost Share
- Marketing
- Research
- Training
- Agroforestry
- Value-Added Products
- Infrastructure
- Digital Technology
- Equipment
- VT
- Any
Vermont Working Lands Service Provider & Producer Association Grants
Vermont Working Lands Enterprise Initiative · Due Nov 5
- Grant
- Business Plan
- Non-Profit
- Marketing
- Processing
- VT
- Any
Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP)
Risk Management Agency
- Insurance
- Risk Management
- Diversification
- National
- Any
Connecticut Farm Enterprise Transition Grant
Connecticut Department of Agriculture · Opens Nov 1
- Grant
- Cost Share
- Cooperatives
- Diversification
- Farmers Market
- CT
- Any
Idaho Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Idaho State Department of Agriculture · Opens Feb 10
- Grant
- Pest Management
- Marketing
- Local Food
- Distribution
- Conservation
- ID
- Specialty Crops
Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC)
U.S. Department of Agriculture · Opens Dec 10
- Grant
- Marketing
- National
- Specialty Crops
Minnesota Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Opens Feb 10
- Grant
- Marketing
- Local Food
- Public Health
- MN
- Specialty Crops
Rhode Island Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management · Opens Feb 1
- Grant
- Marketing
- Local Food
- Regenerative
- Conservation
- RI
- Specialty Crops
Vermont Working Lands Trade Show Assistance Grants (TSAG)
State of Vermont, Vermont Working Lands Enterprise Initiative · Opens Dec 5
- Grant
- Cost Share
- Trade Show
- Marketing
- VT
- Any
Working Lands Enterprise Initiative (WLEI)
State of Vermont · Opens Nov 1
- Grant
- Marketing
- Research
- Infrastructure
- Training
- VT
- Any
Appalachia Business Builder Award Program (RFBC)
U.S. Department of Agriculture · Closed May 7
- Grant
- Business Plan
- Food Supply Chain
- Marketing
- OH
- KY
- TN
- PA
- MD
- VA
- WV
- Any
Business Builder Award Program (RFBC)
U.S. Department of Agriculture · Closed Jun 20
- Grant
- Business Plan
- Food Supply Chain
- Marketing
- National
- Any
Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin Grants
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection · Closed Sep 15
- Grant
- Cost Share
- Distribution
- Food Systems
- Processing
- Local Food
- Marketing
- WI
- Any
Colorado Boulder County Sustainable Food and Agricultural Grant Program
Boulder County Department of the Environment · Closed Jan 8
- Grant
- Conservation
- Soil Health
- Water Quality
- Marketing
- Farmers Market
- Local Food
- Beginning Farmers
- CO
- Any
Colorado Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Colorado Department of Agriculture · Closed Feb 17
- Grant
- Marketing
- CO
- Specialty Crops
Connecticut Farm Reinvestment Grant
Connecticut Department of Agriculture · Closed Dec 31
- Grant
- Extension
- Diversification
- Construction
- Infrastructure
- Nutrition & Food Safety
- Conservation
- CT
- Any
Conservation Reserve Program - Grasslands (CRP Grasslands)
Farm Service Agency · Closed Aug 8
- Easement
- Cost Share
- Grant
- Conservation
- Diversification
- National
Dairy Margin Coverage Program (DMC)
Farm Service Agency · Closed Mar 31
- Insurance
- Marketing
- National
- Dairy
Delta Regional Food Business Center (RFBC)
U.S. Department of Agriculture · Closed Jun 20
- Grant
- Business Plan
- Food Supply Chain
- Marketing
- Digital Technology
- MS
- AR
- LA
- TX
- AL
- Any
Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge
Farm Bureau · Closed Jun 9
- Grant
- Business Plan
- Diversification
- Reduced Inputs
- Labor
- National
- Any
Iowa Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (IA-SCBGP)
Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship · Closed Mar 17
- Grant
- Marketing
- Farmers Market
- Diversification
- Research
- Education
- IA
- Specialty Crops
Maryland Certified Local Farm Enterprise Food Aggregation Grant Fund Program
Maryland Agriculture & Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation · Closed Oct 15
- Grant
- Food Systems
- Local Food
- Marketing
- Value-Added Products
- Education
- Small Producers
- MD
- Any
Minnesota AGRI Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grant
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Apr 1
- Grant
- Conservation
- Regenerative
- Energy Efficiency
- Non-Profit
- Research
- Education
- Reduced Inputs
- Diversification
- Cover Crops
- MN
- Any
Minnesota AGRI Value-Added Grant Program
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Aug 7
- Grant
- Equipment
- Marketing
- Diversification
- Processing
- MN
- Any
Minnesota Meat, Poultry, and Milk Processing Grant
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Aug 7
- Grant
- Processing
- Meat Processing
- Marketing
- Local Food
- Farmers Market
- Diversification
- Equipment
- MN
- Livestock
- Eggs
- Dairy
Minnesota New Markets Cost-Share Program
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Jun 30
- Cost Share
- Marketing
- Technical Assistance
- Digital Technology
- Wholesale
- MN
- Any
Missouri Value-Added Agriculture Grant Program
Missouri Department of Agriculture · Closed May 1
- Grant
- Marketing
- Legal & Finance
- Processing
- Business Plan
- MO
- Any
Montana Alfalfa Seed Committee Research & Marketing Program
Montana Department of Agriculture · Closed Feb 3
- Grant
- Research
- Marketing
- Trade Show
- MT
- Alfalfa
Montana Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Montana Department of Agriculture · Closed Feb 28
- Grant
- Local Food
- Research
- Marketing
- Nutrition & Food Safety
- Distribution
- MT
- Specialty Crops
Nevada Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Nevada Department of Agriculture · Closed Feb 1
- Grant
- Food Systems
- Marketing
- NV
- Specialty Crops
New York Concord Grape Innovation Award
New York State Center of Excellence for Food and Agriculture · Closed Aug 1
- Grant
- Marketing
- Local Food
- NY
- Grapes
New York Dairy Promotion Order Research Grant
New York Department of Agriculture and Markets · Closed Aug 20
- Grant
- Marketing
- Research
- NY
- Dairy
North Central SARE Farmer Rancher Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Dec 1
- Grant
- Soil Health
- Research
- Alternative Energy
- Education
- Marketing
- Conservation
- Fertilizer
- Pest Management
- IL
- IN
- IA
- KS
- MI
- MN
- MO
- NE
- ND
- OH
- SD
- WI
- Any
Northeast Business Builder Award Program (RFBC)
U.S. Department of Agriculture · Closed Apr 7
- Grant
- Business Plan
- Food Supply Chain
- Marketing
- ME
- NH
- VT
- MA
- MD
- PA
- CT
- DE
- NY
- NJ
- RI
- Any
Northeast SARE Farmer Grant Program
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed May 1
- Grant
- Marketing
- Stewardship
- Trials
- Conservation
- CT
- ME
- MD
- MA
- NH
- NJ
- NY
- PA
- RI
- VT
- WV
- DC
- Any
Northeast SARE Research for Novel Approaches in Sustainable Agriculture Grant Program
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Feb 15
- Grant
- Research
- Marketing
- Conservation
- Trials
- CT
- ME
- MD
- MA
- NH
- NY
- NJ
- PA
- RI
- VT
- WV
- DC
- Any
Northwest and Rocky Mountain USDA Regional Food Business Center (RFBC)
U.S. Department of Agriculture · Closed Apr 1
- Grant
- Marketing
- Digital Technology
- Technical Assistance
- Business Plan
- Food Supply Chain
- CO
- ID
- MT
- WY
- WA
- OR
- Any
Ohio Agriculture Growing Tomorrow Grants
Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation · Closed Jul 31
- Grant
- Education
- Conservation
- Animal Health
- Marketing
- Transition
- Training
- Food Systems
- OH
- Any
Ohio Specialty Crop Producer Block Grant
Ohio Department of Agriculture · Closed Mar 3
- Grant
- Marketing
- Nutrition & Food Safety
- Local Food
- Food Systems
- Non-Profit
- OH
- Specialty Crops
Oklahoma Specialty Crop Block Grant
Oklahoma Agriculture, Food, and Forestry · Closed Feb 28
- Grant
- Disaster Relief
- Education
- Marketing
- OK
- Specialty Crops
Oklahoma Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Oklahoma Agriculture, Food, and Forestry · Closed Feb 28
- Grant
- Marketing
- Local Food
- Processing
- Nutrition & Food Safety
- Non-Profit
- Pest Management
- OK
- Specialty Crops
Oklahoma Viticulture and Enology Fund
Oklahoma Agriculture, Food, and Forestry · Closed Aug 20
- Grant
- Marketing
- Research
- OK
- Wine
Organic Market Development Grant (OMDG)
Agricultural Marketing Service · Closed Aug 8
- Grant
- Certified Organic
- Marketing
- National
- Any
Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities (CSC)
Natural Resources Conservation Service · Closed Jun 10
- Grant
- Regenerative
- Marketing
- Carbon Capture
- Food Systems
- National
- Any
Rio Grande Colonias USDA Regional Food Business Center (RFBC)
U.S. Department of Agriculture · Closed Apr 3
- Grant
- Business Plan
- Food Supply Chain
- Marketing
- Digital Technology
- TX
- NM
- Any
Sheep Production and Marketing Grant Program
Agricultural Marketing Service · Closed Sep 15
- Grant
- Marketing
- Training
- National
- Sheep
- Rams
- Ewes
- Lambs
Southern SARE Producer Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Nov 4
- Grant
- Research
- Conservation
- Marketing
- Cooperatives
- PR
- VI
- TX
- OK
- AR
- LA
- MS
- AL
- GA
- FL
- TN
- KY
- SC
- NC
- VA
- Any
Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program
Tennessee Department of Agriculture · Closed Oct 7
- Cost Share
- Grant
- Food Systems
- Nutrition & Food Safety
- Equipment
- Infrastructure
- Diversification
- TN
- Dairy
- Row Crops
- Hay
- Livestock
- Poultry
Vermont Working Lands Meat Slaughter and Processing Development Grants
Vermont Working Lands Enterprise Initiative · Closed Nov 1
- Grant
- Business Plan
- Training
- Marketing
- Meat Processing
- VT
- Meat
Vermont Working Lands Supply Chain Impact Grants
State of Vermont, Vermont Working Lands Enterprise Initiative · Closed Mar 25
- Grant
- Cost Share
- Marketing
- Research
- Training
- Infrastructure
- VT
- Any
Western North Carolina Agricultural Options Program (AgOptions)
North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission · Closed Sep 26
- Grant
- Cost Share
- Conservation
- Local Food
- Land & Ownership
- Food Systems
- Agritourism
- Seed
- Fertilizer
- Training
- Marketing
- Distribution
- Fencing
- Infrastructure
- Equipment
- Animal Purchase
- Processing
- NC
- Any