Deadline: December 5, 2025
Award Amount: $100,000 to $500,000
Match: Yes
Eligible Entities: State, City, Township, County or Tribal Governments and Nonprofits
Description: Supports efforts to improve access to local foods in Child Nutrition Program (CNP) sites through farm-to-CNP initiatives that combine local sourcing with agricultural education. Projects may incorporate locally grown foods into meals, expand infrastructure and distribution capacity, strengthen producer readiness, and create educational opportunities such as school gardens, farmers markets, and curriculum integration. The goal is to connect students with healthy, locally sourced foods while fostering agricultural knowledge, supporting regional producers, and encouraging healthy eating habits.
USDA – Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Foundational and Applied Science Program
Deadline: December 31, 2026
Award Amount: $10,000 to $10,000,000
Match: None
Eligible Entities: Land Grant Institutions, Hispanic Serving Institutions, Nonprofits, and Businesses
Description: The AFRI Foundational and Applied Science Program supports grants in six AFRI priority areas to advance knowledge in both fundamental and applied sciences important to agriculture. The six priority areas are:
Plant Health and Production and Plant Products; Animal Health and Production and Animal Products; Food Safety, Nutrition, and Health; Bioenergy, Natural Resources, and Environment; Agriculture Systems and Technology; and Agriculture Economics and Rural Communities.
USDA – On-Farm Labor Housing Loans
Deadline: Until funds are depleted.
Award Amount: Loan maximum is 100 percent of the allowable total development cost.
Eligible Entities: Individual farm owners, family farm partnerships, family farm corporations, and associations of farmers.
Description: It provides affordable financing to develop or rehabilitate affordable rental housing for very-low to moderate income domestic, migrant, and seasonal farm laborers. It also provides funding used to increase the supply of affordable housing for farm labor; and the ability of the farmer to provide affordable, decent, sage and sanitary housing for farm workers.