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USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
ACEP helps landowners, land trusts, and other entities protect, restore, and enhance wetlands and preserve working agricultural lands through conservation easements. The program pays landowners fair market value for voluntarily limiting development and other uses that are incompatible with agricultural production or wetland conservation. Easements are permanent and run with the land regardless of future ownership.
USDA Rural Development
This program provides grants to microenterprise development organizations that support small agricultural businesses and farms with 10 or fewer employees in rural areas. Funds support technical assistance, training, and microloans for small farm operations and food-related rural microenterprises. Recipients must serve rural areas and demonstrate experience assisting agricultural microenterprises.
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
BFRDP funds organizations to develop and offer education, mentoring, and technical assistance programs for beginning farmers and ranchers with 10 or fewer years of experience. Programs help new agricultural producers develop the skills, knowledge, and networks needed to establish and grow successful farm operations. Priority is given to programs serving veterans, socially disadvantaged, and immigrant farmers.
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
CSP rewards farmers and ranchers who maintain high levels of conservation performance and take on additional stewardship activities across their entire operation. Annual payments compensate producers for maintaining existing conservation systems and adopting new activities that address priority resource concerns. Contracts run for five years and are renewed based on continued performance.
USDA Farm Service Agency
ELAP provides emergency assistance to eligible livestock, honeybee, and farm-raised fish producers who suffer losses due to disasters not covered by other FSA programs. Covered losses include feed and grazing losses, livestock death losses, and costs associated with transporting water during drought. Producers must report losses to their local FSA office within 30 days of the disaster.
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
EQIP provides financial and technical assistance to farmers and ranchers to implement conservation practices that improve soil health, water quality, and wildlife habitat on working agricultural land. Payments cover a portion of the costs for installing conservation systems such as cover crops, nutrient management plans, and irrigation efficiency. Priority is given to projects addressing resource concerns in high-priority watersheds.
USDA Farm Service Agency
The Farm Storage Facility Loan Program provides low-interest financing to build or upgrade on-farm storage and handling facilities for eligible commodities including grains, hay, fruits, vegetables, and aquaculture products. Loans help farmers reduce post-harvest losses and improve marketing flexibility by storing crops until prices improve. Terms range from 3 to 12 years depending on facility type.
USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
FMPP provides competitive grants to support the development, improvement, and expansion of direct producer-to-consumer markets such as farmers markets, roadside stands, community supported agriculture programs, agritourism activities, and online sales. Projects must directly benefit agricultural producers and help them access new markets. Grants are capped at $500,000 and do not require matching funds.
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
GusNIP funds nutrition incentive programs that increase the purchase and consumption of fruits and vegetables by low-income consumers at the point of sale in grocery stores, farmers markets, and other retail food locations. Produce prescription programs that provide fresh produce to patients with diet-related diseases are also funded. Projects must leverage SNAP or other federal nutrition benefits.
USDA Farm Service Agency
LFP provides compensation to eligible livestock producers who suffer grazing losses due to drought or fire on federally managed lands. Payments help ranchers offset the cost of purchasing supplemental feed when drought reduces normal grazing capacity on their land. Eligible producers must have suffered qualifying losses during a program year with a drought intensity of D2 or higher on the drought monitor.
USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
LFPP funds projects that develop, improve, and expand intermediary supply chain infrastructure and capacity that connects local and regional food producers to wholesale, retail, institutional, or other markets. Grants support food hubs, aggregation facilities, and distribution networks that increase regional food system capacity. Projects must benefit local agricultural producers.
USDA Farm Service Agency
NAP provides financial assistance to producers of non-insurable crops — those not eligible for federal crop insurance — when low yields, loss of inventory, or prevented planting occur due to natural disasters. Coverage is available for crops grown for food, fiber, livestock feed, and specialty crops. Producers must apply for coverage at their local FSA office before the application closing date.
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
OREI funds research, extension, and education projects that advance organic farming systems, including organic production, marketing, and processing. Projects must address critical organic farmer and rancher needs and contribute to the development of a robust, science-based organic sector. Applicants must include a certified organic operation or operation transitioning to organic.
USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
RFSP funds partnerships that connect local and regional food producers with markets, supply chain partners, and consumers to build more resilient food systems. Grants support activities such as aggregation, distribution, food hubs, and market development that increase access to locally and regionally produced food. Projects must demonstrate collaboration between multiple food system stakeholders.
USDA Rural Development
REAP provides grants and loan guarantees to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to purchase and install renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements. Eligible renewable energy systems include solar, wind, small hydropower, and biomass. Grants cover up to 25% of eligible project costs and loan guarantees cover up to 75%.