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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.
WomensNet
Monthly and annual grants awarded to women entrepreneurs to start or grow their businesses. Monthly winners are eligible for a larger year-end award. Open to women-owned businesses at any stage.
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.
Cartier
International program supporting women entrepreneurs running businesses with strong social or environmental impact. Finalists receive funding, mentoring, and access to the Cartier global network.
U.S. Department of the Treasury
The CDFI Fund Technical Assistance component helps Community Development Financial Institutions build organizational capacity to better serve low-income communities. Grants fund staff training, technology upgrades, strategic planning, and new product development to strengthen CDFI operations and mission impact.
Comcast
Funds small businesses owned by people of color with marketing, media, and technology resources. Open to businesses that have been operating for at least three years.
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.
U.S. Department of Energy
The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program assists eligible entities in implementing strategies to reduce fossil fuel emissions, reduce total energy use, and improve energy efficiency in the transportation, building, and other sectors. The program provides formula-based grants to states, territories, local governments, and Indian tribes.
Department of Energy
Full-scale R&D funding for energy-focused small businesses that completed DOE SBIR Phase I. Awards fund up to two years of continued research to advance the technology toward commercial deployment. Applicants must have demonstrated satisfactory Phase I technical results.
U.S. Department of Energy
The State Energy Program (SEP) provides funding and technical assistance to states and territories for developing and implementing state-specific energy initiatives. SEP funds a wide range of activities including renewable energy deployment, energy efficiency improvements, transportation sector initiatives, and energy planning. Grants flow from DOE to states, who then issue sub-grants to businesses and organizations.
U.S. Department of Transportation
DOT's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program provides contracting opportunities and technical assistance to small businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in federally funded transportation projects. Certified DBEs receive bid preference and set-aside opportunities on highway, transit, and aviation contracts.
Department of Transportation
Funds transportation-related R&D by small businesses with strong commercial potential. Topics cover safety, efficiency, and innovation across all transportation modes including road, rail, aviation, and maritime. Phase I awards test feasibility; Phase II awards fund full R&D.
Economic Development Administration
EDA grants fund infrastructure, planning, and technical assistance projects that create and retain jobs and attract private investment in economically distressed communities. Awards support a wide range of projects from industrial parks to broadband infrastructure. Eligible applicants include states, cities, counties, and nonprofits in qualifying distressed areas.
Economic Development Administration
Funds entrepreneurs and startups through competitions and accelerators run by regional innovation organizations. Awards support capacity-building for regional entrepreneurial ecosystems and direct assistance to high-growth startups.