Farm grants are for farmers who need help managing their crops and livestock, buying new equipment, or building other infrastructure.
Utilize them for conservation like erosion control or waterways. USDA’s Women and Minorities Farmers and Ranchers Program supports female farmers, offering financial help for growth and land preservation.
Grants cover seeds, education, machinery, building, and marketing. These grants facilitate new farms, expansions, and sustainability. Female farmers are underrepresented in agriculture; USDA counters this with grants to bridge the gap. Here are the 2023 options:
1. Minorities and Women Farmers And Ranchers Loan
With a deliberate purpose, the Women and Minorities Farmers and Ranchers Program endeavours to equalize the landscape for marginalized farmers, guaranteeing them the same access to opportunities as their counterparts.
2. USDA Socially Disadvantaged Groups Grants
The program awards grants to eligible individuals and businesses to help them purchase land, equipment, and supplies as well as receive training and technical assistance.
APPLY HERE: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/business-programs/socially-disadvantaged-groups-grant
3. The Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP)
This programs provide grants to both men and women interested in starting agricultural operations and provides, mentoring, business planning, financial analysis, market research analysis, enterprise development, and access to capital.
APPLY HERE; https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/funding-opportunities/beginning-farmer-rancher-development-program
4. Farm Service Agency (FSA) Microloan Program
The FSA offers microloans designed to meet the needs of small to mid-sized farmers (both men and women) and provides financial assistance to small, beginning farmers/ranchers, women farmers, and veterans, to help them purchase necessary equipment, livestock, and cover expenses related to farming operations.
APPLY HERE: https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/farm-loan-programs/microloans/
5. WAMS Grants for Women
The program provides funding for research and extension activities in the training, outreach and mentoring of rural women and underrepresented minorities from rural areas in STEM fields.
6. Amber Grant Foundation
The Amber Grant Foundation is a program that began in 1998. It was set up in honour of Amber Wigdahl, a young woman who died at the age of 19 before she could realize her business dreams. The foundation is dedicated to continuing Amber’s legacy by helping other women achieve their business goals.
APPLY HERE: https://ambergrantsforwomen.com/get-an-amber-grant
7. Tory Burch Foundation
This foundation provides resources for women entrepreneurs, but it’s not specific to agriculture. The foundation aims to advance women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship by providing resources and programs that invest in the success and sustainability of women-owned small businesses.
APPLY HERE: https://www.toryburchfoundation.org