Discover grants for agriculture, farming, and food production. Funding supports sustainable practices, equipment, research, education, agribusiness, and rural development initiatives.
Grants to USA and territories agricultural producers, groups, and cooperatives for activities to expand the agricultural market. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. The goals of this program are to generate new pr...
Grants of up to $75,000 to USA and Canada nonprofit organizations, businesses, and agencies for programs to curb the use of factory farms. Funding will support state, regional, and local efforts that address the harms of industrial animal agriculture. The funder s...
Grants to USA IHEs, land-grant institutions, and Hispanic-serving agricultural IHEs for food research and agricultural initiatives. Applicants must complete required registrations before applying. The goal of this program is to bolster farmers' financial stability...
Grants to Maryland food growers, agricultural businesses, and nonprofit organizations to improve soil health. Funding is intended to support producers in urban areas and those with small-scale farms. The goal of the program is to reimburse growers for less than te...
Grants to Kentucky restaurants, food distributors, and other food service businesses to reimburse the purchase or sale of state-grown agricultural products. Funding is intended to help qualifying participants enhance their products and menus with locally sourced i...
Grants and fellowships to USA nonprofit and for-profit organizations, IHEs, and individuals for agricultural research and educational programs. Applicants are advised that required registrations must be completed prior to applying. The purpose of this program is t...
Grants to USA food producers in multiple states to mitigate the financial damage caused by natural disasters in 2023 and 2024. Funding is intended to provide disaster relief funds to producers who suffered a decline in revenue, production, or quality of their tree...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, educational organizations, tribal governments, and community development financial institutions for projects that benefit the Native American farming and ranching industries. Focus areas include agricultural education, advoca...
Opportunity for USA individuals, teams, and organizations to design small satellites with the capability to inform forestry and agriculture decisions on the ground. Participating researchers and entrepreneurs should offer both hardware and software solutions to ad...
Grants of $25,000 and equipment vouchers to USA nonprofit organizations for community development projects. Past projects supported by the prize money include park improvements, community gardens, sports fields, and agricultural education programs. Eligible projec...
Grants of up to $22,000 to USA Master's and PhD students at IHEs in multiple states and territories for research related to sustainable agriculture. Funding is intended to support projects that address a wide variety of sustainable agriculture production, social s...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, agencies, IHEs, research institutions, and individuals for workshops and symposia related to organic agriculture. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended for ...
Grants to USA IHEs, agencies, laboratories, organizations, and individuals for research and education projects related to organic agriculture. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to improve mul...
Grants to USA IHEs, agencies, laboratories, organizations, and individuals to plan multi-regional organic agriculture research projects. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to assist in the dev...
Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International businesses to participate in a food and agricultural business competition to benefit eligible regions. Successful applicants will receive monetary support, business development support, training, and mentorship. As a ...
Grants of $750 to USA and territories nonprofit and religious organizations, government entities, school districts, IHEs, and Tribes serving under-resourced communities for intergenerational gardening projects. Funding is intended for the installation of a new gar...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International individuals, IHEs, and institutions for research addressing health. Funding is intended for preventative research related to nutrition, healthy food, and complementary and natural medicine. Eligible uses of funds include sa...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International published writers for engaging stories related to the environment. The purpose of funding is to shed light on climate change issues in order to effect policy changes. Eligible topics of interest include extreme weather adap...
Grants to USA researchers for research projects to benefit the horticultural industry. Funding is intended to support studies that address issues in the greenhouse, nursery, landscape, and retail industry, with focus placed on the production, propagation, marketin...
Grants to USA and territories eligible institutions of higher education for disaster preparedness programs. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to support programs to prepare for, respond to, a...
Grants of up to $10,000 to USA nonprofit organizations for events and programs that promote and educate the public about the dairy industry. Funding is intended to support proposals in the following focus areas: building the skills of dairy producers, creating the...
Grants of up to $5,000 to Kentucky agricultural producers, nonprofit organizations, and cooperatives to expand agriculture within the state. Priority funding will be given to BIPOC, female, limited-resource, and small acreage farmers as well as farmers located in ...
Grants of up to $500 to Kentucky agricultural producers for training and educational opportunities. Funding is intended for costs associated with attending conferences and workshops. Funding may also be requested for relevant books. Special consideration will be m...
Competition for USA, Canada, and International entrepreneurs representing any business model, including both nonprofit and for-profit organizations, for ventures that enhance the distribution of poverty interventions in developing countries. Prize winners will be ...
Grants to Kentucky nonprofit organizations, IHEs, government entities, and businesses to increase the competitiveness of specialty crops. Applicants must submit a proposal before applying. Applicants are advised that registrations may take several weeks. Funding p...
Grants of up to $1,000 to USA state and county farm bureaus for K-12 classroom agricultural literacy projects and programs. Funding may be requested to start new or expand existing agricultural literacy programs. The intent is to build capacity by funding items th...
Grants of $20,000 to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, universities, school districts, and faith-based groups to create community gardens in vacant lots. Funding is intended for a wide range of expenses, supplies, and equipment related to program implem...
Grants of up to $30,000 to USA nonprofit organizations to support healthy farms and communities. Funding is intended for programs, projects, and coalitions that address access to nutritious food while investing in farmers. While preference will be given to request...
Credit vouchers valued at $100 to USA K-12 educators to purchase agricultural literacy materials from the funding source. The purpose of the program is to assist educators in acquiring quality resources for classroom use in order to educate teachers and students a...
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, IHEs, and tribes for collaborative projects related to renewable natural resources. Applicants must submit a letter of inquiry prior to applying. Funding is intended for evidence-based research projects that c...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations for operational and project support. Funding is intended to support grassroots organizations that effect positive change in the focus areas of climate justice, healthy food access, pollution reduction, food production workers'...
Grants to USA researchers at IHEs for research that will commercially benefit the floral industry. Funding is intended for projects that will identify challenges within the industry and work to solve them. Funded researchers will be expected to disseminate their f...
Grants of up to $50,000 to USA nonprofit organizations and research and academic institutions for projects that support the organic farming industry. Applicants must submit a letter of interest prior to applying. Funding is intended for advocacy, education, and re...
Award of $1,000 to a Kentucky woman for exceptional contributions to agriculture. The award is intended to honor, recognize, and encourage the achievements of women farmers. The recipient will represent the highest level of professional excellence in agriculture a...
Grants to USA nonprofit and for-profit organizations, IHEs, government agencies, and Tribal Nations for technical education programs. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. The purpose of the program is to produce mo...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International organizations, institutions, and individuals for professional development activities in the field of grain operations. Applicants are required to pre-qualify prior to submitting a full grant application. Funding areas of in...
Grants of up to $500 to Kentucky county Farm Bureaus for PreK-12 and adult agricultural education projects. Funding is intended to support projects that engage target audiences and increase interest in the food and fiber system. Priority will be given to applicant...
Award of $500 to a Kentucky PreK-12 teacher to recognize excellence in presenting agricultural concepts through the core curriculum. In addition to the monetary award, the winner receives an all-expenses paid trip to represent the state in the national competition...
Grants to USA departments of agriculture in California, New Jersey, South Carolina, Texas, and Washington for agricultural product promotion. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to address issu...
Grants of up to $1,250 to Kentucky agricultural producers and farms to offset the cost of audits that assess and ensure good agricultural practices. Funding is intended for evaluation programs that confirm that the audited farm is handling, producing, packaging, a...
Opportunity for Kentucky farmers markets, retailers, and farm stands to participate in a program to provide fresh produce to SNAP and WIC customers. This program is intended to strengthen farmers and the local agricultural industry, while also improving nutrition ...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations for community-based programs related to food and nutrition. Priority is given to organizations with projects that impact and occur in or near communities where the funding source has a business presence. Focus areas include fo...
Indemnity program to USA livestock producers and owners to mitigate losses exceeding normal mortality due to adverse weather events, disease, and attacks by wild animals. Eligible classes of livestock include, but are not limited to, cattle, poultry, and swine. I...
Grants of up to $8,000 to Kentucky food service establishments for advertising and promotional expenses. Funding is intended for the promotion of state-grown agricultural products and processed food. Eligible expenses include radio and television ads; web expenses...
Grants to USA IHEs, research organizations, for-profit organizations, government agencies, and individuals for innovative agricultural research. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Proposals are invited for high-p...
In-kind donations of fruit trees, equipment, volunteer workers, and training to USA nonprofit organizations, public schools, and government entities to create orchards in communal and public places. Funding is intended to improve the surrounding environment and pr...
Emergency assistance to USA and Puerto Rico livestock producers in eligible regions impacted by grazing losses due to weather conditions. Eligible applicants are those located in counties affected by severe or extreme drought. Producers will be compensated for gra...
Grants to USA nursery tree growers and orchardists to restore and replace qualifying vines, bushes, and trees that have been damaged or lost as a result of disease or natural disaster. Funding may be requested to mitigate losses of commercially produced annual cro...
Grants to USA nonprofit and for-profit organizations and public and private IHEs for research addressing dangers to the country's food supply or agricultural sector. Applicants are required to submit a concept note prior to submitting a full proposal. Funding is i...
Grants to Kentucky farmers and agricultural businesses to improve water management efforts. Funding is intended for a range of expenses, including but not limited to contracted labor, project-related equipment, and the construction or renovation of facilities. App...