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32 programs
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)
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
Agricultural Microenterprise Development Program
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
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program
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
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
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
Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP)
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
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
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
Farm Storage Facility Loan Program
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
Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP)
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
Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP)
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.
Institute of Museum and Library Services
IMLS Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA)
Funds library programs and technology initiatives to expand access to information and services. Distributed through state library agencies to public, academic, school, and special libraries.
Institute of Museum and Library Services
IMLS Museums for America
Supports museums in strengthening their operations, care of collections, and community engagement. Open to museums of all types and sizes across the US.
USDA Farm Service Agency
Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP)
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
Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP)
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.
National Endowment for the Arts
NEA Creative Writing Fellowships
NEA Creative Writing Fellowships enable recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and other activities that support the creation of new work. The program alternates annually between prose (fiction and creative nonfiction) and poetry. Fellows receive $25,000 and may pursue their projects for 12 months without restriction on how funds are used.
National Endowment for the Arts
NEA Grants for Arts Projects
NEA Grants for Arts Projects support public engagement with and access to arts, lifelong learning in the arts, and the health of arts sectors. Organizations may apply for projects that feature the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, invite all Americans to participate in and experience the arts, and strengthen the practice of arts learning.