The Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program - Phase 2 is a grant program that provides funding to meat and poultry processors for new facilities and for the renovation and expansion of existing facilities. The program aims to increase meat and poultry processing capacity, promote competition, and improve supply chain resiliency. With funds starting at $250,000 and up to $10,000,000. County governments, Native American tribal governments, State governments, for profit organizations other than small businesses, City or township governments, Native American tribal organizations, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, small businesses.

NOAA's Ocean Acidification Program (OAP) Education Mini-Grant Program is a competitively-based initiative that supports coastal and ocean acidification education programs aligned with the goals of the NOAA Ocean Acidification Education Implementation Plan and the 2021-2040 NOAA Education Strategic Plan. The program prioritizes engaging diverse audiences in ocean acidification education and outreach, coordinating communication efforts with existing research, education, and outreach activities, and fostering innovative approaches for community involvement. Eligibility: United States institutions of higher education, other nonprofits, commercial organizations, state, local, and Indian tribal governments, and Federal agencies. The program offers funds starting at $50,000 and goes up to $400,000.

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) Coastal Program is a voluntary, community-based program that provides technical and financial assistance through cooperative agreements to coastal communities, conservation partners, and landowners to restore and protect fish and wildlife habitats on public and private lands. The Coastal Program takes an adaptive approach to designing and implementing coastal habitat protection and restoration strategies that anticipate and ameliorate the impacts of climate change and other environmental stressors. Coastal Program habitat improvement projects strive to increase coastal resiliency by improving the ability of coastal ecosystems to adapt to environmental changes and supporting natural and nature-based infrastructure projects to protect and enhance coastal habitats. Eligibility: Native American tribal organizations and governments, For-profit organizations, Nonprofits, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Individuals, Independent school districts, Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, State, County, City, or township governments, Small businesses,Special district governments.

The Emergent Fund supports strategies that help communities respond to rapidly changing conditions. They look to fund projects that support community development through long-term economic or social justice.

This program provides funding towards technology projects that determine a chick’s sex before it hatches to prevent male chick culling.

Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program provides loans and grants to Microenterprise Development Organizations (MDOs) to:
•Help microenterprises startup and growth through a Rural Microloan Revolving Fund.
•Provide training and technical assistance to microloan borrowers and micro entrepreneurs.
Funds can be used for:
•Working capital
•Debt refinancing
•Purchasing equipment and supplies
•Improving real estate

The Biodynamic Scholarship Fund serves farmers, aspiring farmers, and those interested in learning and developing skills in biodynamics but lack the financial resources to participate in educational opportunities. By providing scholarships to individuals to attend the North American Biodynamic Conference and other events organized by the Biodynamic Association as well as biodynamic workshops or coursework at participating education centers in North America, the Biodynamic Association is making education more accessible for all.

This program deploys urgent funding to support research and outreach in response to emerging or unanticipated threats to the nation’s food supply or agricultural systems. FFAR makes rapid grants through ROAR for research related to response, prevention or mitigation of new pests and pathogens. ROAR’s one-year funding fills urgent research gaps until traditional, longer-term funding can be secured.

The purpose of the Landscape Scale Restoration competitive grant program is to encourage collaborative, science-based restoration of priority rural forest landscapes. This program supports high impact projects that lead to measurable outcomes on the landscape, leverage public and private resources, and further priorities identified in a State Forest Action Plan or equivalent science-based restoration strategy. Eligibility: Private institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Special district governments, State governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, City or township governments, County governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)With funds starting at $25,000 and up to $300,000.

The FY 2023 Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program Phase 1 is a government initiative aimed at addressing economic challenges in distressed areas. This program involves a competitive phase that seeks proposals and solutions to uplift these areas through various strategies such as job creation, infrastructure development, and community revitalization. Eligibility: A unit of local government; the District of Columbia; a territory of the United States; a Tribal government; political subdivisions of a State or other entity, including a special-purpose entity engaged in economic development activities; a public entity or nonprofit organization, acting in cooperation with the officials of a political subdivision of a State or other entity described in (v); an economic development district; and a coalition of any of the above entities that serve or are contained within an eligible geographic area. Some institutes of higher education will also be eligible if they fall within one of the above categories. The funds available for this program start at $250,000 and $500,000 each, with exceptions of up to $750,000 in rare circumstances.

Western SARE Sabbatical Grants provide an opportunity for faculty around the world to partner with farmers, ranchers, agricultural professionals, and researchers of the Western U.S. region for conducting research, education, and Extension activities. Projects focused on unexplored topics in underserved communities and understudied geographic locations are of special interest. With funds up to $75,000 limit/one year in scope.

McInerny Foundation grants are given to organizations benefiting the people of Hawaii. Program and Project grants are awarded in six major fields: arts and culture, community, education, environment, health and rehabilitation, and human services. The Mcleenary Foundation offers grants for Program support, General operating support, Major capital support, and Tuition aid to Hawai'i nonprofits.

Food Sovereignty Tours offers $50-$600 scholarships to individuals based on need, interest and available funds to provide educational travel opportunities to people from diverse backgrounds and income levels. The goal of the program is to allow recipients build alliances and learn new innovations and strategies from people around the world working to build food justice and food sovereignty.

Western SARE Sabbatical Grants provide an opportunity for faculty around the world to partner with farmers, ranchers, agricultural professionals, and researchers of the Western U.S. region for conducting research, education, and Extension activities. Projects focused on unexplored topics in underserved communities and understudied geographic locations are of special interest.

RMAP provides loans and grants to Microenterprise Development Organizations to help micro enterprises start and grow through training and technical assistance and a rural micro loan revolving fund. Nonprofits and institutes of higher education are eligible to become a MDO.

The Nestle Foundation supports a variety of research. Their training and small research grant program supports smaller research projects; their pilot grant supports high potential pilot research; and their large research grant supports bigger research projects. Interested scientists should submit a letter of intent describing their project and estimated budget, and will be invited to submit a full proposal should their project align with the Foundation’s funding strategy. LOI are accepted year-round while full grant applications should be submitted by January 10th for funding in May and by May 10th for funding in October.

The Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections program helps cultural institutions meet the complex challenge of preserving large and diverse holdings of humanities materials for future generations by supporting environmentally sustainable preventive care measures that mitigate deterioration, prolong the useful life of collections, reduce energy consumption, and strengthen institutional resilience to disasters resulting from current and future effects of climate change or human activity. Eligibility: State governments, City or township governments, County governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Private institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education. With funds up to $350,000.

The objective of this NOFO is to encourage eligible non-Federal entities to collaborate with Reclamation on applied science projects aimed at enhancing hydro logic data access, water management tools, and forecasting capabilities. The outcomes of these projects will benefit water managers by improving water supply reliability, operational flexibility, and overall water management, while also supporting nature-based solutions and addressing various water management objectives. Eligibility: A: States, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts; state, regional, or local authorities whose members include one or more organizations with water or power delivery authority; and other organizations with water or power delivery authority. B: Universities, nonprofit research institutions, nonprofit organizations, and federally-funded research and development centers that are acting in partnership and with the agreement of an entity described in Category A. The funds available for this program are up to $400,000.

The Partners for Fish and Wildlife (PFW) Program is a voluntary, incentive-based program that provides direct technical assistance and financial assistance in the form of cooperative and grant agreements to private landowners to restore and conserve fish and wildlife habitats for the benefit of federal trust resources. Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program staff coordinate with project partners, stakeholders, and other Service programs to identify geographic focus areas and develop habitat conservation priorities within these focus areas. Geographic focus areas define where the program directs resources to conserve habitat for federal trust species. Project selection will seek to align or support the Secretary’s priorities. It also advances the Department of the Interior’s mission, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s mission, and PFW’s mission, promoting biological diversity, and based upon sound scientific biological principles. Eligibility: Nonprofits, Private institutions of higher education, City or township governments, Nonprofits, Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, For-profit organizations, Independent school districts, Native American tribal governments, and organizations, State governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Individuals, Small businesses, County governments.

This program provides twenty $5000 awards to Native Hawaiian students in 2-year and 4-year institutions pursuing a bachelors or graduate degree. The goal of this program is to help Native students with financial need conduct research in an agricultural related area. Proposals will be ranked on their potential to contribute to Native Hawaiian communities in farming and ranching. Applicants must be a current American Indian Science and Engineering Society member at the time of application (AISES membership is free for all students)! Applications will be accepted and rewarded on a rolling basis until funds are no longer available.

This program provides student fellowship scholarships of up to $1,000 to fund professional development opportunities for future integrated pest management professionals such as costs associated with internships or registration. Applications will be accepted year-round on a rolling basis. Approximately $20,000 of funding will be available in 2020-2021.

There are two programs that applicants can receive funding from under the EDA Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Program:
1) The EDA’s Public Works program, which helps distressed communities build, design, or engineer critical infrastructure and facilities to promote economic development and regional prosperity.
2) The EDA’s Economic Adjustment Assistance program accepts applications for projects in rural and urban areas that support construction, non-construction, technical assistance, and revolving loan fund projects.

The National FFA Foundation supports multiple scholarships to students pursuing higher education and career goals. Click here to find out more.

College students interested in a future career in agriculture may apply for an internship opportunity to learn about how Bayer works and how science is shaping the future of agriculture. Interns must be currently enrolled at an accredited college or university and pursuing a degree in agriculture business or another agriculture-related major.