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

Bayer Carbon Program
Bayer

Building Appalachian Agricultural Resilience (BAAR)
Accelerating Appalachia, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Carbon by Indigo
Indigo Ag

Cargill RegenConnect
Cargill

Cargill Regeneratively-Sourced Cotton Program
Cargill

Cold Storage Cost Share Program
South Carolina Department of Agriculture

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

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

Family Forest Carbon Program (EFFICACI)
American Forest Foundation, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Farm Aid Hurricane Disaster Fund
Farm Aid

Fields & Forests Program (F&F)
American Forest Foundation

GAP Audit Reimbursement Cost Share
South Carolina Department of Agriculture

GAP On-Farm Improvement Reimbursement Cost Share
South Carolina Department of Agriculture

Leopold Conservation Award
Sand County Foundation

Longleaf Pine Initiative (LLPI)
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Market Development Educational Conference Cost Share
South Carolina Department of Agriculture

SC State 1890 Agriculture Innovation Scholarship Program
South Carolina State University

South Carolina Forest Renewal Program (FRP)
South Carolina Forestry Commission

South Carolina Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Cost-Share
South Carolina Forestry Commission

Southern SARE Education Grants
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education

Southern SARE On-Farm Research Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Due Nov 13

Southern SARE Producer Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Due Nov 6

Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) — South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Agriculture

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

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

Southeast Dairy Business Innovation Farm Infrastructure Improvement Grant
The University of Tennessee · Opens Jan 6

Southeast Dairy Business Innovation Precision Technology and Management Grant
The University of Tennessee · Opens Jan 6

Braiding Seeds Fellowship
Soul Fire Farm · Closed Sep 25

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

Farmers of Color Network Infrastructure Fund Grant
Rural Advancement Foundation International · Closed Mar 24

Increased Processing Capacity and Efficiency for Beef (IPCE)
South Carolina Department of Agriculture · Closed Nov 6

RAFI-USA Disaster Relief and Resilience Grants
Rural Advancement Foundation International · Closed Dec 31

Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) — South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Agriculture · Closed Mar 1

Southeast Dairy Business Innovation Dairy Business Planning Grant
The University of Tennessee · Closed Sep 23

Southeast Dairy Business Innovation Specialty Processing Equipment Grant
The University of Tennessee · Closed Sep 23

Southern SARE Graduate Student Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed May 8

Southern SARE Professional Development Program
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Nov 14

Southern SARE Research and Education Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Nov 21

Specialty Crop Multi-State Program (SCMP) — South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Agriculture · Closed Oct 16

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

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