Urban Agriculture Microgrant — USDA Farm Service Agency funding opportunity
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Urban Agriculture Microgrant

Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF), Agroecology Commons, Food Access Los Angeles, Los Angeles Food Policy Council (LAFPC), Veggielution, and University of California Agriculture & Natural Resources (UC ANR) ha...

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Award $0–$10k Deadline Rolling Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Open
✦ AI Summary
  • Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
  • Funding amount: up to $10,000.
  • Deadline: Rolling — applications accepted any time.
  • Issued by: USDA Farm Service Agency.
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Who can apply — at a glance

  • Eligible applicants: see the Eligibility tab for the criteria from the official announcement.
  • Where: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, District of Columbia.
  • Award: $0–$10k.
  • Matching funds: not required.
  • Deadline type: Rolling.

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About the funder

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Award amount
$0–$10k
Deadline
Rolling

About this opportunity

Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF), Agroecology Commons, Food Access Los Angeles, Los Angeles Food Policy Council (LAFPC), Veggielution, and University of California Agriculture & Natural Resources (UC ANR) have partnered with the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) to offer Growing Urban Agriculture Microgrants. Growing Urban Agriculture Microgrants will fund urban producers in the Bay Area and Los Angeles who are growing crops for community consumption and utilization. A microgrant can provide up to $10,000 for projects to applicants that operate a business, organization, collective/cooperative, or site dedicated to urban agriculture that may need financial support to implement, such as site assistance, practices improving soil quality and conservation, and more. Priority will be given to those operations growing for their communities as well as operations that are led by and/or serve urban communities that have been historically underserved. Priority will be given to (a) operations that are led by and/or (b) serve historically underserved growers and communities, and/or (c) serve marginalized populations, including unhoused, formerly schools with a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced lunch. Priority will also be given to those operations/entities growing or producing for community consumption or utilization.

Funding agency

USDA Farm Service Agency
Federal agency

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Who can apply

-Urban and suburban farmers and growers in the following counties are eligible to apply: Los Clara, San Mateo, San Sonoma. -Eligible applicants must operate an urban agriculture business, organization, collective/cooperative, or site, and can include urban agriculture producers, nonprofit organizations, local government, and other community-based organizations. -Applicants must be actively involved in growing (eg. food, fiber, medicinals) for their community.

Geographic eligibility

  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming
  • District of Columbia

How to apply

Go to the opportunity link and click on the form for your English or Spanish application. Applicants will be notified within 2-3 months within receiving application by the deadline.

For the complete application instructions, deadlines, and program contact information, visit the official agency page.

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