Discover grants for agriculture, farming, and food production in rural communities. Funding supports sustainable practices, equipment, and research. Additional grants fund education, agribusiness, and community agriculture projects.
Use the filters above to narrow this list of agriculture grants by recipient type, location, and funding source to find opportunities for equipment, research, or rural development projects. GrantWatch helps organizations manage the entire funding process, from grant prospecting to post-award reporting, with tools such as the Grant Prospecting Dashboard, Grant Funding Pipeline, GrantWatch Intelligence™, and the AI Grant Writing Tool - built for multi-season agricultural funding.
Grants to California nonprofit organizations in eligible locations for programs, capital projects, and operational support to benefit local residents. Focus areas include health, arts, culture, senior citizens, children, youth, families, animal welfare, agricultur...
Grant to a USA institution of higher education for programs and activities that benefit at-risk and underserved youth. Funding is intended to provide young people with the skills they need to lead productive and positive lives. The goal of the grant program is to ...
Grants to California nonprofit organizations, government and tribal entities, IHEs, businesses, consultants, and commodity groups for projects to promote sustainable practices in managing pests. The purpose of the program is to protect the environment and human he...
Cooperative agreements to USA nonprofit organizations, IHEs, and agricultural trade associations for technical assistance in the agricultural industry. Applicants are advised that the required registrations must be completed prior to applying. Funding is intended ...
Grants to California individuals, for-profits, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations to replace a wide range of equipment in eligible areas. Eligible categories include on- and off- road vehicles, infrastructure, marine vessels, schools buses, agricultu...
Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations in the technology sector to participate in a business development program. The program will include funding and support to improve organizational operations, including networking opportunities,...
Cooperative agreements and grants to USA agencies, nonprofit organizations, utility providers, and tribes in multiple states and territories for water conservation projects. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to finalize. All...
Grants to Israel Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs) and industrial corporations for research projects related to nutrition and food. Funding is intended to support collaborative projects involving an American research partner. Eligible topics include food and nutr...
Grants to California ranchers, farmers, and Tribes for initiatives to improve dairy farms. Funding is intended to address the farm's management of manure. The goal of the program is to manage levels of salt and nitrogen, reduce overall emissions of methane, and ad...
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...
Grants of up to $10,000 to California nonprofit organizations for projects and programs to enhance the quality of life for residents in eligible communities. Programs may fall into one of the following categories: community and family wellbeing, community strength...
Fellowships of $10,000 to USA professionals for projects addressing environmental issues. Project examples include, but are not limited to organization and partnerships, research and publications, and advocacy and communication. Projects should address one of the ...
Grants of up to $20,000 to California nonprofit organizations to enhance the quality of life in eligible locations. Some applicants must contact staff prior to applying. Funding is intended to support programs in the areas of animal welfare, agriculture, conservat...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International PhD students for research studies to improve the quality of life for individuals in low- and middle-income countries. Particular emphasis is placed on research based in Sub-Saharan Africa. Focus areas include climate change...
Grants to USA and Israel researchers affiliated with nonprofit institutions for water and desert food system research. Funding is intended for research projects on the ecological and biological systems related to algae, seafood, and fish. Proposals must be made jo...
Grants to USA and Israel researchers affiliated with nonprofit institutions for agricultural research. Funding is intended for research that demonstrates clear benefits for both participating countries. Eligible research topics tackle solutions to challenges in ag...
Grants to California nonprofit and for-profit organizations, government agencies, tribal governments, and IHEs for projects to enhance the competitiveness of the local agricultural market. Applicants must submit a concept paper prior to submitting a full applicati...
Grants to California farmers operating small to medium sized farms for financial support due to losses incurred as a result of drought. Funds may be used for purposes such as lowering well pumps, emergency upgrades to irrigation systems, increased electricity bill...
Cooperative agreements to USA government agencies, Tribes, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and IHEs for projects related to plant diseases and pests. Funding is intended to protect agriculture across the nation by addressing and mitigating diseases and pes...
Grants to USA and territories IHEs, agencies, and nonprofit and for-profit organizations for agricultural risk management education. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to give agricultural pro...
Cooperative agreement to a USA IHE, agency, individual, nonprofit organization, or contractor to strengthen agriculture against biosecurity risks. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to ensure ...
Grants of up to $4,500 to California 4-H and Future Farmers of America (FFA) programs for agricultural projects in eligible regions. Funding is intended for programs that serve children and youth and that have an educational component. Eligible projects are those ...
Grants of up to $20,000 to USA agricultural producers for disaster relief efforts. Funding is intended to assist organic farm operations that are struggling to recover from natural disasters, such as floods, extreme weather, and wildfires, which can be challenging...
Cooperative agreements to USA nonprofit organizations, government entities, and IHEs to protect and grow the national native seed supply chain. Applicants are advised that the required registrations must be completed before applying. Funding is intended to protect...
Grants to USA colleges, universities, and state cooperative institutions for agricultural trade research. Applicants must complete registrations before applying. Funding is intended for activities that lead to preventing and removing trader barriers for USA agricu...
Grants to California organizations for environmental protection activities in eligible regions. Applicants are required to contact the funding source to receive access to the grant application. The purpose of the grant is to protect the natural resources and land ...
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 California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington nonprofit organizations for community benefit initiatives in the funder's service area. Applicants must take an eligibility quiz before accessing the full application. Funding is intended for programs focused on ...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations, IHEs, businesses, government agencies, and tribes for projects addressing invasive species. Applicants must complete registrations before applying. Funding is intended for projects using scientific ...
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 California nonprofit organizations and private and public schools for initiatives that enrich the quality of life for residents in eligible regions. Funding is intended for projects, programs, and activities in a range of focus areas, including arts and ...
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit and for-profit organizations, IHEs, public agencies, and tribes for projects to improve marketing and production in the domestic sheep industry. Applicants are advised that required applications may take several weeks to com...
Grants of up to $500, grants of up to $750, and one $1,000 award to California K-12 teachers to include agricultural education in their curriculum. Funding is intended to create new projects or to expand existing projects in the areas of science, outreach, nutriti...
Grants of up to $75,000 to USA and territories faculty researchers for projects related to sustainable agriculture. Funding is intended to support collaborative education and research projects of researchers, producers, educators, and students conducted within the...
Grants to California local governments, conservation districts, and tribes to manage waste on ranches and farms. The purpose of this program is to address the disposal of illegally dumped waste material. Grant funds may be requested for cleaning sites that have no...
Grants to USA qualifying IHEs for programs to improve national expertise in sciences related to food and agriculture. Applicants must contact program staff and complete required registrations prior to applying. Funding is intended to support graduate students stud...
Grants to USA colleges and universities to offer quality undergraduate and graduate degree tracks that will strengthen the country's agricultural and food-related professional and scientific workforce. Applicants must complete required registrations and contact th...
Grants to USA and territories government agencies, Tribes, IHEs, and nonprofit organizations for agricultural product promotion. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to address issues related to...
Grants of up to $50,000 to USA and International institutions of higher education for collaborative training and exchange programs. Applicants are required to join the funding source's network prior to applying for a grant. Funding is intended to promote partnersh...
Cooperative agreements to USA nongovernmental organizations, government agencies, colleges and universities, and state experiment stations for the development of clean plant centers. Funding is intended to support pathogen elimination and diagnostic services that ...
Grant to a USA nonprofit or for-profit organization, trade association, or academic institution to devise safe methods of storage and transport for tree nuts for export. Applicants are advised to complete required registrations prior to submitting an application. ...
Fellowships to USA post-graduate students to carry out scientific research in a laboratory. Research areas of interest include but are not limited to robotics, chemistry, computing, electronics, agriculture, transportation, and water. The project or company must s...
Grants of up to $35,000 to USA agricultural producers collaborating with a technical advisor in multiple states and territories to benefit the agriculture industry. Funding is intended to support projects that promote sustainable agriculture. With the support and ...
Grants of up to $85,000 to USA agricultural professionals in multiple states and territories to conduct collaborative projects with qualifying businesses to further agricultural sustainability. Funding is intended to support projects that incorporate both research...
Grants to USA agricultural professionals in multiple states and territories for professional training related to sustainability in agriculture. Funding is intended to support programs that educate these professionals so that they will be able to conduct training p...
Grants of up to $30,000 to USA and territories graduate students for agricultural projects that promote sustainability in eligible regions. Projects must take place in one of the following regions: Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawai...
Grants of up to $60,000 to USA nonprofit and for-profit organizations, tribes, government agencies, and IHEs in multiple states and territories for educational activities that promote sustainable agricultural practices. Funding is intended for a wide range of acti...
Scholarships to Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas students to support the rice industry. Graduating high school students will produce an original video up to three minutes about rice grown in the United States. The grand-prize winne...
In-kind donations and support to California individuals, nonprofits, groups, government agencies, schools, IHEs, and tribes for youth-led urban landscaping projects in eligible regions. This program provides teams with plants and instructions for creating a microf...
Grants to USA faculty at academic institutions for agricultural chemistry research. Funding is intended for a broad range of research topics which will advance the local agriculture industry with a focus on biochemical and chemical projects. The principal investig...