List of Agricultural Funding in California
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Advancing U.S. Pork Sustainability and Market Value Grant
National Pork Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture

AgriCapture Climate-Friendly Rice
AgriCapture, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Irrigation Pump Engine Repower Program
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District

AgVision™: Financing for Young, Beginning and Small Farmers (AgVision)
AgWest Farm Credit

Bayer Carbon Program
Bayer

Blue Diamond Orchard Stewardship Incentive Program (OSIP)
Blue Diamond Growers

California Beginning Farmer and Farmworker Training Program (BFFTP)
California Department of Food and Agriculture

California Ecosystem Restoration on Agricultural Lands Program (ERAL)
California Wildlife Conservation Board

California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program (F2S)
California Department of Food and Agriculture

California Farmland Conservancy Program (CFCP)
California Department of Conservation

California Forest Legacy Program
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

California Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission Reductions Program (FARMER)
California Air Resources Board

California Healthy Soils Program Block Grant (HSP Block Grant)
California Department of Food and Agriculture

California IBank Disaster Relief Loan Guarantee Program
California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank

California IBank Farm Loan Program (IBank)
California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank

California IBank Small Business Loan Guarantee Program
California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank

California Inland Wetlands Conservation Program
California Wildlife Conservation Board

California Nutrition Incentive Program (CNIP)
California Department of Food and Agriculture

California Oak Woodlands Conservation Program
California Wildlife Conservation Board

California Organic Transition Grant
California Certified Organic Farmers

California Rangeland, Grazing Land and Grassland Protection Program
California Wildlife Conservation Board

California Riparian Habitat Conservation Program
California Wildlife Conservation Board

California San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Burn Alternatives Grant Program
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District

California State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP)
California Department of Food and Agriculture

California Stream Flow Enhancement Program
California Wildlife Conservation Board

California Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program (CA-SALC)
California Department of Conservation

California SWEEP Block Grant (SWEEP Block Grant)
California Department of Food and Agriculture

California Underserved and Small Producers Program (CA-CUSP)
California Department of Food and Agriculture

Carbon by Indigo
Indigo Ag

Climate Smart Land Management Program (CSLMP)
California Department of Conservation

Community Enhancement Grant Program (Proposition 68)
Delta Conservancy

Community, Environment, and Climate Grant Program (Proposition 4)
Delta Conservancy

Connected Ag Project
Farm Journal, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Delta Rice Conversion Program
Delta Conservancy

Ecosystem Restoration and Water Quality Grant Program (Proposition 1)
Delta Conservancy

Electrified Dairy Feed Mixing Program
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District

Elevated Foods Advancing Markets for Producers (AMP)
Elevated Foods, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Farm and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement Grant Program
California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery · Due Jan 6

Feed The Hunger Fund
Feed The Hunger Fund

Foodshed Verification Incentive Program
Foodshed, U.S. Department of Agriculture · Due Sep 30

Grassland Resilience and Conservation Initiative
Sand County Foundation

Hardship Assistance Fund
California Certified Organic Farmers · Due Dec 11

IFPA Advancing Markets for Producers (AMP) Grant Program
International Fresh Produce Association, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Launching The North Valley Food Hub for Climate-Smart Agriculture
Chico State Enterprises, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Leopold Conservation Award
Sand County Foundation

Low-Dust Nut Harvester Replacement Program
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District

Monarchs and More Western Habitat Program
The Monarch Joint Venture

Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program (MLRP)
California Department of Conservation

Nature-Based Solutions: Wetland Restoration Funding
Delta Conservancy

Oakville Bluegrass California Soil Restoration Project
Oakville Bluegrass Cooperative

Off-Road Mobile Equipment Repowers
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District

Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program (RFFCP)
California Department of Conservation

Resource Conservation District (RCD) Financial Assistance Program
California Department of Conservation

Rice Levee, Road Edge, and Ag Corridor Program
California Waterfowl Foundation · Due Nov 29

Sage Grouse Initiative (SGI)
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Sonoma County Ag + Open Space Conservation Easements
County of Sonoma

Sonoma County Buy-Protect-Sell Farmland Pilot
County of Sonoma

Sonoma County Riparian Conservation Program
County of Sonoma

Traceable Reforestation for America’s Carbon and Timber Program (TRACT)
The Climate Trust, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Transform Ag Dairy Manure Management Incentive
Carbon A List

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program
Fish and Wildlife Service

WaterSMART Initiative (WSI)
Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Wool Quality Improvement Program
National Center for Appropriate Technology, U.S. Department of Agriculture · Due Mar 31

Zero Foodprint Compost Connector
Zero Foodprint · Due Dec 31

AgWest New Producer Grant
AgWest Farm Credit · Closed May 31

BirdReturns Late Summer Farmlands Habitat Program
The Migratory Bird Conservation Partnership · Closed Jun 22

BirdReturns Sandhill Crane Program
The Migratory Bird Conservation Partnership · Closed Sep 11

BirdReturns Summer Wetland Program
The Migratory Bird Conservation Partnership · Closed Feb 1

Blue Diamond Growers Foundation Scholarship
Blue Diamond Growers · Closed Mar 31

California Alternative Manure Management Practices Program (AMMP)
California Department of Food and Agriculture · Closed Oct 18

California Biologically Integrated Farming Systems Program (BIFS)
California Department of Food and Agriculture · Closed Jun 30

California Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP)
California Department of Food and Agriculture · Closed Oct 18

California Healthy Soils Program
California Department of Food and Agriculture · Closed Aug 2

California Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI)
California Department of Food and Agriculture · Closed Jul 17

California Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP)
California Department of Food and Agriculture · Closed Sep 21

California Urban Agriculture Grant Program (UAGP)
California Department of Food and Agriculture · Closed Oct 23

Conservation Partners Program (CPP)
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Closed Jul 22

Delayed Cereal Grain Harvest Program
California Waterfowl Foundation · Closed Mar 29

Fallow Agriculture Program
California Waterfowl Foundation · Closed Mar 29

Grants for Organic Transition
California Certified Organic Farmers · Closed Dec 10

Measuring the Climate Benefits and Emissions of Prescribed Sheep Grazing, and Promoting the Consumption of Climate-Smart Lamb
American Lamb Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture · Closed May 1

Nesting Bird Habitat Incentive Program (NBHIP)
California Waterfowl Foundation · Closed Mar 29

Oakville Bluegrass Advancing Markets for Producers (AMP) Perennial Cover Crop Seed Incentive
Oakville Bluegrass Cooperative, U.S. Department of Agriculture · Closed Aug 28

Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP)
Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture · Closed Sep 30

Upland Management Agreements (UMA)
California Waterfowl Foundation · Closed Mar 29

Western SARE Farmer/Rancher Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Oct 28

Western SARE Graduate Student Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Oct 28

Western SARE Local Education and Demonstration Grants
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Oct 28

Western SARE Professional + Producer Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Oct 28

Western SARE Professional Development Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Oct 28

Western SARE Research and Education Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Jun 15

Western SARE Visiting Research and Education Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Oct 5

Zero Foodprint Restore Grants
Zero Foodprint · Closed Nov 4

ADM re:generations
ADM

Agoro Carbon Alliance Carbon Program
Agoro Carbon Alliance

AgriCapture Climate-Friendly Agriculture Program
AgriCapture

AgriCapture Grassland Carbon Credits
AgriCapture

Agricultural Conservation Easement Program: Agricultural Land Easements (ACEP-ALE)
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Agricultural Conservation Easement Program: Wetland Reserve Easements
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Foundational and Applied Science Program
National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Due Dec 31

Agriculture Innovation Center Program
Rural Development · Due Jan 31

Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs (ARC/PLC)
Farm Service Agency · Due Dec 11

Air Quality Initiative (NAQI)
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Akiptan General Loan
Akiptan

Akiptan Land Mortgage and Down Payment Assistance
Akiptan

Akiptan Operating Loan and Line of Credit
Akiptan

Akiptan Youth Loan
Akiptan

ALB New Industry Sponsorship Funding
American Lamb Board

ALB Promotional Funding Opportunity
American Lamb Board

Amber Grant for Women
WomensNet

APHIS Producer Indemnity and Compensation
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Arva Natural Carbon Program
Arva Intelligence

Athian Livestock Carbon Program
Athian

Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Loans
Farm Service Agency

Child and Adult Care Food Program
Food and Nutrition Administration

Commodity Loans
Farm Service Agency

Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Conservation Stewardship Program: Grasslands Conservation Initiative (CSP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Contour Lines Tree Planting Grant
Contour Lines Corp

Cultivo Grasslands Carbon Program
Cultivo

Dairy Indemnity Payment Program (DIPP)
Farm Service Agency

Direct Farm Operating Loan
Farm Service Agency

Disaster Assistance Recovery Tool
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ducks Unlimited Carbon Program
Ducks Unlimited

EcoHarvest
Ecosystem Services Market Consortium

Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish (ELAP)
Farm Service Agency

Emergency Conservation Program (ECP)
Farm Service Agency

Emergency Farm Loans
Farm Service Agency

Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP)
Farm Service Agency

Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service

EQIP Conservation Incentive Contracts (EQIP-CIC)
Natural Resources Conservation Service

EQIP High Tunnel System Initiative
Natural Resources Conservation Service

EQIP On-Farm Energy Initiative
Natural Resources Conservation Service

EQIP Organic Initiative
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Farm Aid Annual Grants for Nonprofit Organizations
Farm Aid

Farm Ownership Down Payment Loan
Farm Service Agency

Farm Ownership Loans
Farm Service Agency

Farm Storage Facility Loan Program (FSFL)
Farm Service Agency

Farmable Wetlands Program
Farm Service Agency

Fisheries Finance Program
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Food Animal Concerns Trust Conference Scholarships (FACT)
Food Animal Concerns Trust

Forest Legacy Program (FLP)
Forest Service

Grass Fed Small & Very Small Producer Program (SVS)
Agricultural Marketing Service

Grassroots Carbon Soil Carbon Program
Grassroots Carbon

Graze to Gains
AgSpire

Growing GRASS Value-Added U.S. Commodity Markets Project
American Sustainable Business Institute, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Guaranteed Farm Loans
Farm Service Agency

Harvest Returns
Harvest Returns

Healthy Food Financing Initiative
U.S. Department of Agriculture · Due Sep 30

Healthy Forests Reserve Program
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Heir's Property Relending Program
Farm Service Agency

Highly Fractionated Indian Land Loan Program
Farm Service Agency

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Biosecurity Assessments
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Humane Farming Mentorship Program
Food Animal Concerns Trust

Indian Tribal Land Acquisition Loan Program
Farm Service Agency

Innovative Finance Initiative (IFI)
Field to Market, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership (JCLRP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service, Forest Service

Kiva Loans
Kiva

Livestock Conservancy Emergency Response Fund
The Livestock Conservancy

Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP)
Farm Service Agency

Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP)
Farm Service Agency

Lois Britt Memorial Pork Industry Scholarship
National Pork Producers Council · Due Dec 11

Low Carbon Technologies - Advancing Markets for Producers (AMP)
Low Carbon Beef, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Mad Agriculture Perennial Fund
Mad Agriculture

Mad Capital
Mad Agriculture

Margin Protection for Federal Crop Insurance
Risk Management Agency · Due Sep 30

Marketing Assistance Loans
Farm Service Agency

Microloan Programs
Farm Service Agency

Milk Donation Reimbursement Program
Agricultural Marketing Service

Milk Donation Reimbursement Program
Agricultural Marketing Service

National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI)
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Neil Dierks Pork Industry Scholarship
National Pork Producers Council · Due Dec 18

Noninsured Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)
Farm Service Agency

Nursery Value Select Coverage
Risk Management Agency

On-Farm Labor Housing Loans
Rural Development

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

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

Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (PFW)
Fish and Wildlife Service

Pasture, Rangeland, Forage Pilot Insurance Program
Risk Management Agency

Regenerative Pilot Program
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP)
Rural Development

Small Business Administration Disaster Assistance
Small Business Administration

Small Business Association Loans
Small Business Administration

Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase 2 (SBIR-2)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Due Nov 17

Source by Indigo (Market+ Source)
Indigo Ag

Steward Loans
Steward

Strengthening Processing for US Ranchers Guaranteed Loan Program (SPUR)
Rural Development, Rural Business-Cooperative Service

Sugar Storage Facility Loan Program (SSFL)
Farm Service Agency

The Good Farmer Award (U.S.)
Rodale Institute

Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP)
Agricultural Marketing Service

Tree Assistance Program (TAP)
Farm Service Agency

USPCE Swine Legacy Scholarship
National Pork Producers Council · Due Dec 4

Veterans Affair's Loans for Farms
Department of Veterans Affairs

Water Conservation Field Services Program
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Water Well Trust Water Access Program
Water Well Trust

Wetland Reserve Easement (WREP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP)
Risk Management Agency

Whole Foods Local Producer Loan Program
Whole Foods Market

Wilding (Mad Agriculture)
Mad Agriculture

Wildseeds Fund Capacity Grants
Wildseeds Fund

Women in Agrifoodtech Directory
From Farms to Incubators

Working Lands for Wildlife
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Youth Loans
Farm Service Agency

Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow Student Scholarship
Center for Dairy Excellence · Opens Mar 1

Farm to Stay Grant Program
American Farmland Trust, Brighter Future Fund, Airbnb · Opens Nov 30

Fruit Guys Community Fund
The Fruit Guys · Opens Dec 14

Future Organic Farmers
California Certified Organic Farmers · Opens Mar 22

Agricultural Leadership Development Initiative (ALDI)
Future Harvest · Closed Jan 21

Akiptan Okhíčhaŋye Scholarship
Akiptan · Closed Mar 31

ALB Research Request for Proposals (ALB Research RFP)
American Lamb Board · Closed Nov 15

Community Connect Grants
Rural Development · Closed Jun 29

Composting and Food Waste Reduction Pilot Project
Natural Resources Conservation Service · Closed Sep 4

Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)
Natural Resources Conservation Service · Closed Jul 27

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Farm Service Agency · Closed May 1

Conservation Reserve Program - Grasslands (CRP Grasslands)
Farm Service Agency · Closed May 29

Dairy Margin Coverage Program (DMC)
Farm Service Agency · Closed Feb 26

Emergency Commodity Assistance (ECAP)
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency · Closed Aug 15

Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP)
Farm Service Agency · Closed Nov 21

Emergency Resilience Grant
American Farmland Trust · Closed Apr 26

Emerging Markets Program (EMP)
Foreign Agricultural Service · Closed Aug 14

Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge
Farm Bureau · Closed Jun 5

Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection (FLSP)
U.S. Department of Agriculture · Closed Jan 3

Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA)
Farm Service Agency · Closed Apr 17

Farmer Veteran Coalition Fellowship Fund
Farmer Veteran Coalition · Closed Feb 17

Farmers Advocating For Organic Grant
Cooperative Regions of Organic Producer Pools · Closed Sep 15

Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP)
Agricultural Marketing Service · Closed Jun 5

Fertilizer Investment & Expansion for Long-term Domestic Supply Program (FIELDS)
Rural Development · Closed Aug 17

First Draw Paycheck Protection Program Loan (PPP)
Small Business Administration · Closed May 31

Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC)
Farm Service Agency · Closed Jan 31

Forest Landowner Support (IRA)
Forest Service · Closed Dec 31

Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI)
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service · Closed May 26

Livestock Conservancy Heritage Livestock Microgrant Program
The Livestock Conservancy · Closed Aug 15

Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP)
Agricultural Marketing Service · Closed Jun 5

Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP)
Agricultural Marketing Service · Closed Jun 5

Marbleseed Organic Farming Conference Scholarship
Marbleseed · Closed Feb 16

Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC)
U.S. Department of Agriculture · Closed Jan 10

Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant
U.S. Department of Agriculture · Closed May 24

Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program
Rural Development · Closed Aug 7

Milk Loss Program (MLP)
U.S. Department of Agriculture · Closed Jan 23

National Bison Production & Marketing Grant (NBPMG)
Mad Agriculture · Closed Aug 24

Native Agriculture & Food Systems Scholarship
First Nations Development Institute · Closed Jun 16

Off-Farm Labor Housing Direct Loans and Grants
Rural Development · Closed Jul 3

OFRF Farmer-Led Trials Program (FLT)
Organic Farming Research Foundation · Closed Aug 24

Open Data Framework
National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Closed Jun 26

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

Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP)
Farm Service Agency · Closed Dec 13

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

Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program
Food and Nutrition Administration · Closed Dec 5

Potato Breeding Research Program
National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Closed Aug 14

RAFI-USA Grassroots Farm Policy Grant
Rural Advancement Foundation International · Closed Dec 31

Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service · Closed Aug 24

Regional Food System Partnerships (RFSP)
Agricultural Marketing Service · Closed Jun 5

Rice Production Program (RPP)
Farm Service Agency · Closed Jul 10

Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG)
U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Closed Jul 24

Rural Decentralized Water Systems Grant Program
Rural Development · Closed Sep 30

Second Draw Paycheck Protection Program Loan (PPP)
Small Business Administration · Closed May 31

Sheep Production and Marketing Grant Program
Agricultural Marketing Service · Closed Oct 2

Sky High Farm Grant
Sky High Farm · Closed Jan 20

Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI)
U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Closed Jun 15

Transition Incentives Program (TIP)
Farm Service Agency · Closed Aug 3

Urban, Indoor, and Emerging Agriculture (UIE) Program
National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Closed Jul 27

Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG)
Rural Development · Closed Apr 15