Federal USDA Programs We Help Farmers Navigate

This is a practical, farmer-facing map of the major USDA program families we monitor. Availability, deadlines, and eligibility change by year, county, commodity, entity type, and funding round.

NRCS Conservation

EQIP, CSP, ACEP, RCPP, CIG, AMA, High Tunnel, On-Farm Energy, irrigation, soil health, water quality, grazing, forestry, and easements.

USDA Rural Development

REAP, VAPG, Rural Business Development Grants, Rural Energy Savings, Business & Industry loans, intermediary relending, and rural cooperative support.

FSA Farm Programs

ARC/PLC, CRP, farm storage facility loans, MAL/LDP, MASC, organic and specialty-crop support, dairy margin coverage, and payment eligibility support.

FSA Disaster & Safety Net

ERP, SDRP, ELAP, LFP, LIP, TAP, NAP, ECP, EFRP, WHIP+, emergency loans, and federal block-grant disaster programs.

AMS Market Grants

Specialty Crop Block Grants, Local Food Promotion, Farmers Market Promotion, Regional Food System Partnerships, organic market development, and market access support.

NIFA / SARE / Research

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, Community Food Projects, urban agriculture, education, and extension grants.

Risk Management

Crop insurance coordination, Whole-Farm Revenue Protection, Micro Farm, NAP, Pasture/Rangeland/Forage, livestock policies, and documentation strategy.

Food, Processing & Infrastructure

Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure, meat and poultry processing, cold storage, food hubs, farm-to-school, value-added products, and local supply-chain programs.

We screen eligibility, confirm current rounds, and build an application plan around the programs that match the operation.

State Programs We Track in Key Farm States

California

  • CDFA Healthy Soils Program
  • SWEEP water-efficiency grants
  • AMMP, DDRDP, Dairy Plus methane programs
  • Specialty Crop Block Grants
  • Farm to School, food hubs, CNIP, CUSP, conservation planning

Arizona

  • Specialty Crop Block Grants
  • Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure
  • Water conservation and irrigation-efficiency opportunities
  • Livestock, produce safety, local food, and rural development resources
  • Federal USDA programs administered through Arizona offices

Oregon

  • ODA Specialty Crop Block Grants
  • Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure
  • Soil and water conservation district support
  • Farm-to-school, market access, and value-added agriculture grants
  • Oregon drought, resilience, and conservation funding rounds when available

Washington

  • WSDA Specialty Crop Block Grants
  • Specialty Crop Multi-State Program
  • Local Food System Infrastructure Grant
  • Resilient Food System Infrastructure Program
  • Farm to School, compost reimbursement, IPM, and livestock conflict grants

Texas

  • Texas Department of Agriculture Grants Office programs
  • Young Farmer Grant and agricultural finance opportunities
  • Specialty Crop Block Grants
  • GO TEXAN marketing and international trade support
  • TxCDBG rural community and infrastructure funding

Georgia

  • Georgia Grown and market development resources
  • Specialty Crop Block Grants
  • Georgia Agribusiness financial assistance resources
  • GATE and producer support programs
  • Federal USDA conservation, farm, rural, and safety-net programs through Georgia offices

Florida

  • FDACS grant opportunities
  • Specialty Crop Block Grants
  • Rural and Family Lands Protection Program
  • Best Management Practices cost-share opportunities
  • Florida farm-to-school, conservation, and producer support programs

New York

  • NYS Agriculture & Markets funding opportunities
  • Farmland protection and staff-capacity grants
  • Food and fiber processing grants
  • Climate Resilient Farming and soil/water programs
  • Farm-to-school, marketing, fairgrounds, and workforce development grants