Seed (Up to $10k)

Focus: Launching & Piloting. Perfect for nonprofits in the early design phase, this one-year grant provides the essential capital needed to move a Mobile Market, Teaching Farm, or Food Hub from concept to reality.

Growth (Up to $20k)

Focus: Scaling Reach & Impact. Designed for existing programs ready for the next level, this one-year grant supports scaling efforts such as expanding market days, increasing farm production, or enhancing educational offerings.

Rooted (Up to $35k)

Focus: long-term innovation & partnership. Intended for experienced programs looking to deepen their social connection focus and innovate operational efforts, such as piloting tech-enabled inventory tracking, launching advanced workforce development certifications, or developing sophisticated cold-chain logistics to reach institutional buyers.

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Applications are open for the third year of the Root and Bloom Fellowship, an advocacy and power-building educational opportunity for farmers across the country! Fellows will dive deep into the roots of federal agriculture policy and uncover how it shapes the landscape for young and BIPOC farmers nationwide. Fellows will then apply that understanding to how policy shows up as real-world impacts in their own communities through pursuing leadership positions on a board, advisory council, and more. This fellowship will take place (virtually) over 9 months, from September 2026 - June 2027, and fellows will receive a stipend for their time. Applications are open until May 6th, 2025. Reach out to fellowships@youngfarmers.org with any questions.

Florida Blue Foundation’s programs are focused on improving health by impacting food security, advancing mental wellbeing, growing healthy communities, and addressing health disparities. This funding opportunity is focused on Food Security.

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CCOF Foundation offers $5,000 scholarships to support higher education and vocational students pursuing degrees or certificates in organic agriculture. Funds help cover tuition and educational expenses.

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Deadline: March 20, 2026

Purpose: To improve communities by revitalizing shared spaces such as community centers, veterans’ facilities, food pantries, schools, and parks. Projects should benefit the broader community, address a clear local need, be feasible to complete in four months or less, and create long-lasting value.

Award Size: $10,000-$300,000

Eligibility: Community members and organizations nationwide submitting feasible project ideas for physical improvements to shared community spaces.

Link: https://corporate.lowes.com/our-responsibilities/community-bucket-list

Grants are available to assist with providing services and resources, such as clothing, food, or other support to help residents meet their basic needs. Applications will also be accepted from agencies providing support for people with disabilities. The grant request amount ranges are from $10,000 to $20,000, depending on the organization’s annual operating budget.). 

Deadline: March 4, 2026

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Are you a farmer with up to three years of experience in the states listed below? The Beginning Farmer Stipend could be your opportunity to apply for $3k-$5K to support your farm! The eligibility quiz closes on Mon, March 9, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. ET. Full proposals are due Monday, March 9, 2026, at 12 p.m. EST.

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FACT awards scholarships of up to $400 for livestock and poultry farmers to attend educational events – including virtual events – to learn knowledge, skills and best practices related to humane animal management, business and farm finance, and/or value-added production processes.

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The Growing Justice Fund RFP is now LIVE! Please save the dates below for the application process and register for one of our upcoming webinars to learn more:

Policy + Organizing: Tuesday, September 9th, 11am-12pm ET

bit.ly/GJF-register-policy

Infrastructure: Thursday, September 11th, 3-4pm ET

https://lnkd.in/exPextxJ

Tribal Food Systems: Monday, September 15th, 3-4pm ET

bit.ly/GJF-register-native

Additional resources, including FAQs, are also available on our website: https://lnkd.in/eUC4rKuk

The Small Business Administration (SBA), through the SBIR/STTR Policy Directive, provides policy guidance for these programs. A main purpose of the legislation is to stimulate technological innovation and increase private sector commercialization among small business concerns and enable them to undertake and to obtain the benefits of research and development in order to maintain and strengthen the competitive free enterprise system and the national economy. The goal of Phase II is to continue research and development while increasing the focus on commercialization. The STTR program aims to foster technology transfer through formal cooperative R&D between small businesses and nonprofit research institutions. The USDA SBIR/STTR programs Assistance Listing 10.212, is therefore in a unique position to meet both the goals of USDA and the purpose of the SBIR/STTR legislation by transforming scientific discovery and innovation both social and economic benefit, and by emphasizing private sector commercialization.

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The mission of the Blue School Grant is for students to develop an appreciation for Florida’s water, an understanding of water as a limited resource, and a water ethic that they can foster throughout their lifetime.   ​

Amount: Up to $3,000 per teacher/school, if multiple teachers apply. A total of $60,000 is expected to be awarded for the 2025-2026 school year.  ​

Eligible applicants: ​

• Educators working with grades K–12 in public and charter schools.

• Schools must be within the boundaries of the St. Johns River Water Management District.

• Projects may be for individual classes, teaching teams, or a grade level.

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Applications for the Florida Farm Bureau Classroom Mini-Grant are now open! This $250 mini grant is a great opportunity to help expand current K-12 aquaculture classroom set-ups or jump start a new system. Educators who integrate agricultural concepts into everyday core curricula are encouraged to apply. An outline of your projects budget, purpose and description, measurable outcomes, ability to incorporate Florida agriculture and timeline should be included in your application. More information about the application and requirements can be found directly on the Florida Farm Bureau webpage.

Applications will close September 12, 2025, at 5p EST.

Questions? Contact Sarah N. Prieto

(850) 617-7624

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

The Teacher Grants is a $2,000-$4,000 grant that can enhance aquaculture systems by incorporating the growth of food fish, such as catfish or tilapia.  Applications for this grant close September 12, 2025.

More information about the applications and requirements can be found directly on the Florida Agriculture in the Classroom webpage.

The School Garden Grants is a $500 mini-grant that can be utilized to incorporate growing herbs and vegetables in aquaponics or aquaculture systems. Applications for this grant close September 5, 2025.

More information about the applications and requirements can be found directly on the Florida Agriculture in the Classroom webpage.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals for subgrants under the Food Policy Catalyst, an initiative of CSPI and affiliate CSPI Action Fund. We seek and support partnerships with organizations and advocates at the local and state levels to facilitate changes to improve the food environment. In addition to providing subgrants, we are committed to building the capacity of partner organizations to address unique food system issues in their communities. 

We are currently accepting applications for three subgrant opportunities:  

• State & Local Policy: Aimed at pursuing policy campaigns aligned with the following priority areas: the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), child nutrition programs, state-level taxes on sweetened beverages, values-aligned food procurement in public institutions, and food and beverage labeling and marketing. 

• Industry Accountability: Aimed at campaigns to hold corporations responsible for the negative health impacts of their food and beverage products and marketing tactics. 

• Powerbuilding: Aimed at supporting the participation of organizations with little to no policy experience in an 8-month cohort that strengthens the power of people experiencing the greatest inequities and builds the capacity of organizations to address unique food system challenges in their communities. 

Please review the attached Request for Proposals or visit our website to find more information about the subgrant opportunities. 

To be eligible to apply to any of these subgrant opportunities, organizations must: 

• Be a nonprofit with a 501(c)(3) public charity or other tax-exempt designation from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), OR 

• Be fiscally sponsored by a nonprofit organization as described above, and  

• Have an annual operating budget not exceeding $5 million.  

For State and Local Policy subgrants, we are only reviewing proposals from organizations located in and / or for projects focused in the following priority locations: Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Mexico, New York, or Washington, D.C. For Industry Accountability subgrants, we welcome proposals for campaigns able to scale a national reach/impact. We will prioritize applications from organizations located in the above priority locations, and/or from organizations with strong community engagement in these states. 

There is no geographic requirement for Powerbuilding subgrant applicants – organizations may be located in any U.S. State, U.S. Territory, or Tribal Area.   

Letters of Intent (LOIs) are due by 11:59PM EST Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025. Please reach out to grants@cspinet.org with any questions.