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

Aggie Bond Beginning Farmer Loan Program (Aggie Bond)
Minnesota Rural Finance Authority

Agricultural Improvement Loan Program
Minnesota Rural Finance Authority

Agricultural Microloan Program
Minnesota Rural Finance Authority

Agriculture Best Management Practices Loan Program (AgBMP)
Minnesota Department of Agriculture

Agroforestry Loan Program
Minnesota Rural Finance Authority

Bayer Carbon Program
Bayer

Beginning with Compeer Financial Grant Program
Compeer Financial

Camp Ripley Army Compatible Use Buffer Easements (ACUB)
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources

Carbon by Indigo
Indigo Ag

Cargill RegenConnect
Cargill

Compeer Farm Forward Down Payment Loan Program
Compeer Financial

Compeer Organic Bridge Loan
Compeer Financial

Compeer Starter Loans
Compeer Financial

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

Covering America from Coast to Coast
Millborn Seeds, U.S. Department of Agriculture, AgSpire

Disaster Recovery Loan Program
Minnesota Rural Finance Authority

Farm Opportunity Loan Program
Minnesota Rural Finance Authority

Grassland Resilience and Conservation Initiative
Sand County Foundation

Growing, Marketing, and Measuring the Climate-Smart Impacts of Organic Grain & Field Crops
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Marbleseed

Grown Climate Smart (The DeLong Co.)
The DeLong Co, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Leopold Conservation Award
Sand County Foundation

Livestock Equipment Loan Program
Minnesota Rural Finance Authority

Livestock Expansion Loan Program
Minnesota Rural Finance Authority

Make it Minnesota Cost-Share Program
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Due Jul 9

Marbleseed Farmer-to-Farmer Mentorship Program
Marbleseed

Methane Digester Loan Program
Minnesota Rural Finance Authority

Minnesota AGRI Livestock Investment Grant (AGRI)
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Due Nov 17

Minnesota Class 2c Managed Forest Land Property Tax Classification
Minnesota Department of Revenue · Due May 1

Minnesota Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (MN CREP)
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources

Minnesota Dairy Business Planning Grant
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Due Jun 30

Minnesota Field to Forest Cost Share
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources · Due Dec 1

Minnesota Forest Legacy Program
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Minnesota Native Prairie Bank
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Minnesota Native Prairie Tax Exemption
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Minnesota RIM Drinking Water Easements
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources

Minnesota RIM Grassland Reserve Easements
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources

Minnesota RIM Reforestation Easements
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources

Minnesota RIM Riparian Protection Easements – Kettle and Snake Rivers
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources

Minnesota RIM Wild Rice Conservation Easements
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources

Minnesota Rural Finance Authority Beginning Farmer Loan Program
Minnesota Rural Finance Authority, Minnesota Department of Agriculture

Minnesota Sustainable Forest Incentive Act (SFIA)
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources · Due Oct 31

Minnesota SWCD Conservation Contracts Program (State Cost-Share)
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources

Minnesota Tree for Tree Cost Share
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Minnesota Walk-In Access (WIA) Program
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Minnesota Wetland Tax Exemption Program
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Minnesota What a Match Tree Planting Cost Share
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources · Due May 31

Minnesota Wildlife Damage Management Program
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Minnesota Woodland Improvement Cost Share
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor Program
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources

Monarch Butterfly Conservation
Natural Resources Conservation Service

National ROPS Rebate Program (ROPS Rebate)
New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health

North Central SARE Youth Educator Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Due Dec 3

Practical Farmers of Iowa Cost-Share for Extended Rotations
Practical Farmers of Iowa · Due Apr 30

Practical Farmers of Iowa Cover Crop Business Accelerator
Practical Farmers of Iowa

Practical Farmers of Iowa N Rate Risk Protection Program
Practical Farmers of Iowa · Due Apr 30

Practical Farmers of Iowa Precision Conservation Analysis
Practical Farmers of Iowa

Ranching for the Future
AgSpire

Restructure II Loan Program
Minnesota Rural Finance Authority

SecondCrop
Loam Bio

Seed A Legacy Program
Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund

Seller Assisted Loan Participation Program
Minnesota Rural Finance Authority

The Grass is Greener on the Other Side
South Dakota State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, AgSpire

Transform Ag Dairy Manure Management Incentive
Carbon A List

Transform Ag: Traceable Food- and Feed-Grade Crop Incentives
Carbon A List, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Value Added Stock Loan Program
Minnesota Rural Finance Authority

Compeer Financial High School Senior Scholarship
Compeer Financial · Opens Dec 15

Lakewinds Organic Field Fund (LOFF)
Lakewinds Food Co-op · Opens Jan 1

Beginning Farmer Equipment and Infrastructure Grant (BFEI)
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Mar 26

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

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative Scholarships
Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative · Closed Apr 17

Expanding Agroforestry Production and Markets - Upper Midwest
U.S. Department of Agriculture, The Nature Conservancy · Closed Aug 11

Farmers for Soil Health
Farmers for Soil Health · Closed Aug 31

Local Economic Accelerator For Farmers (LEAFF) (GA-LEAFF)
The Good Acre · Closed Feb 1

Minnesota AGRI Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grant
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Oct 29

Minnesota AGRI Urban Agriculture Grant
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Feb 26

Minnesota AGRI Value-Added Grant Program
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Jun 17

Minnesota Beginning Farmer Tax Credit (MN-BFTC)
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Nov 1

Minnesota Down Payment Assistance Grant Program
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Aug 31

Minnesota Meat, Poultry, and Milk Processing Grant
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Jun 17

Minnesota Nutrient Management Initiative (NMI)
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Mar 15

Minnesota RIM 1W1P Easements (Integrating Clean Water and Habitat) (RIM 1W1P)
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources · Closed Aug 14

Minnesota RIM Riparian & Floodplain Restoration Easements
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources · Closed Aug 14

Minnesota RIM Wetlands & Peatlands Easements (RIM Wetlands)
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources · Closed Aug 14

Minnesota Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Feb 11

Minnesota Wolf-Livestock Conflict Prevention Grants
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Jan 3

North Central SARE Farmer Rancher Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Dec 1

North Central SARE Graduate Student Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed May 18

North Central SARE Partnership Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Oct 17

North Central SARE Professional Development Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Apr 2

North Central SARE Research and Education Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Dec 4

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

Water Bank Program
Natural Resources Conservation Service · Closed May 15

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Farms · 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

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

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

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