Grants

  • https://www.naturallygrown.org/who-we-are/

    Certified Naturally Grown (CNG) offers peer-review certification to farmers and beekeepers producing food, flowers, and fiber for their local communities by working in harmony with nature, without the use of synthetic chemicals or GMOs.

    Our standards are based on the highest ideals of the organic movement. Our approach is based on transparency, direct relationships and a firm belief in our ability to create something uniquely valuable by working together.

    Our mission is to support our members by promoting sustainable agriculture through peer-review certification, grassroots networking, and advocacy. We just celebrated our 20th anniversary in the fall of 2022.

    If you’re considering CNG certification for your farm, be prepared to feel a sense of ownership and pride in carrying on the work of maintaining and building our grassroots initiative.

    More than 600 farmers and beekeepers throughout the United States and Canada are part of Certified Naturally Grown.

    CNG’s Equity Fund was established to cover certification dues for farmers of color who have applied to Certified Naturally Grown. Facilitating their success as farmers by waiving their certification dues is one small step we can take to help overcome a legacy of discrimination throughout North America, especially in US agriculture. Priority consideration is given to Black and Indigenous people.

  • https://hawaiipeoplesfund.org/

    HPF is the only organization in the world specifically addressing the needs of grassroots progressive movement builders in Hawaiʻi by directing community-raised funds and progressive funding opportunities to those on the ground engaged in the work.

    Apply for a grant.

  • https://www.onelineage.com/about-us/foundation-for-good

    Our mission is to reduce food waste and fight food insecurity by developing a dynamic, real-time and global link between those who commercially produce our food and the individuals, families and communities who need it most.

    Lineage Foundation for Good Grantmaking Guidelines

  • Estimated to open May 2024
    Catherine Toth Fox: Ag Microgrants Are A Great Way To Support Local Food Production
    Program contact: hdoa.md.microgrants@hawaii.gov or (808) 973-9594

    Read about previous grant years at Honolulu Civil Beat
    Catherine Toth Fox: Ag Microgrants Are A Great Way To Support Local Food Production

  • https://nrcs.usda.gov/programs-initiatives/ama-agricultural-management-assistance

    The Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) helps agricultural producers manage financial risk through diversification, marketing or natural resource conservation practices.

    Program At A Glance
    -AMA provides financial assistance up to 75 percent of the cost of installing conservation practices.
    -Total AMA payments shall not exceed $50,000 per participant for any fiscal year.
    -Participants are not subject to Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985.
    -Participants are subject to Adjusted Gross Income provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985.
    -AMA offers an additional higher cost-share for historically underserved producers.

    Who Is Eligible
    Producers must:
    -Be engaged in livestock or agricultural production.
    -Have an interest in the farming operation associated with the land being offered for AMA enrollment.
    -Have control of the land for the term of the proposed contract.
    -Be in compliance with the provisions for protecting the interests of tenants and sharecroppers, including the provisions for sharing AMA payments on a fair and equitable basis.
    -Be within appropriate payment limitation requirements.

    Land Eligibility
    -Land on which agricultural commodities or livestock are produced, such as cropland, hayland, pastureland, rangeland, and grassland.
    -Land used for subsistence purposes, private non-industrial forestland, or other land on which agricultural products, livestock, or forest-related goods are produced.
    -Land on which risk may be mitigated through operation diversification or change in resource conservation practices.

  • https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs-initiatives/cig-conservation-innovation-grants

    Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) is a competitive program that supports the development of new tools, approaches, practices, and technologies to further natural resource conservation on private lands.

  • https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs-initiatives/eqip-environmental-quality-incentives

    The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is NRCS’ flagship conservation program that helps farmers, ranchers and forest landowners integrate conservation into working lands.

    How it works
    NRCS works one-on-one with producers to develop a conservation plan that outlines conservation practices and activities to help solve on-farm resource issues. Producers implement practices and activities in their conservation plan that can lead to cleaner water and air, healthier soil and better wildlife habitat, all while improving their agricultural operations. EQIP helps producers make conservation work for them. Financial assistance for practices may be available through EQIP. Some producers may also qualify for advance payment.