Deadline: January 31, 2025
Award Amount: Noncompetitive- for severely capacity constrained organizations, $75,000, 1 year; Tier I Assessment, 1 year project, $150,000; Tier II Planning – 1-2 year project $250,000; Tier III Development – 3 year project $350,000
Match: None
Eligible Entities: Non-profit community based organizations
Description: The Transformative Environmental Awards for Members of Underserved Populations (TEAM UP) Grants Program of the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University in Partnership with Achieving Community Tasks Successfully (ACTS) as the Region 6 Grantmaker for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grant Program ( U.S. EPA TCGP) , is accepting grant applications in response to this Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). A total of $40 Million will be granted over three years (2025-2027) in the region 6 geography of focus: Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana. A minimum of 80% of awarded projects will serve underserved and disadvantaged communities. A planned total of 244 grant awards will be made: 97 in year one, 97 in year two, and 50 in year three. Applications for the first application cycle will be open from December 18, 2024 – January 31, 2025 at 11:59 pm. Submitted applications will be reviewed following the close of the open application cycle , with decisions and funding issued as soon as possible following the cycle and within 6 months from the time of proposal submission.

Deadline: February 7, 2025
Award Amount: $140,000 over four years
Match: None
Eligible Entities: Farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners who own or rent agricultural land are eligible.
EQIP assistance can be used on all types of agricultural operations, including: Livestock operations
*Increased and advance payments available for historically underserved producers (beginning, limited resource, socially disadvantaged, and military veterans.)
Description: The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) provides technical and financial assistance to producers to address natural resource concerns and deliver environmental
benefits such as improved water and air quality, conserved ground and surface water,
increased soil health and reduced soil erosion and sedimentation, improved or created
wildlife habitat, and mitigation against drought and increasing weather volatility.

Deadline: February 13, 2025
Award Amount: $5,000 to $3,500,000
Match: 1:1 non-federal cost share required
Eligible Entities: Higher Education Institutions, Businesses, and individuals
Description: The Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) seeks to solve critical organic agriculture issues, priorities, or problems through the integration of research, education, and extension activities. The purpose of this program is to fund projects that will enhance the ability of producers and processors who have already adopted organic standards to grow and market high quality organic agricultural products. Priority concerns include biological, physical, and social sciences, including economics. The OREI is particularly interested in projects that emphasize research, education and outreach that assist farmers and ranchers with whole farm planning by delivering practical research-based information. Projects should plan to deliver applied production information to producers. Fieldwork must be done on certified organic land or on land in transition to organic certification, as appropriate to project goals and objectives.

Deadline: February 14, 2025
Award Amount: Unknown
Match: None
Eligible Entities: Interested individuals and non-federal entities (producer groups, non-profits, trade associations and colleges/universities) are eligible to apply. See list of specialty crops
Description: The purpose of the federal Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) is to solely enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in either domestic or foreign markets. The SCBGP assists with improving the competitiveness of specialty crops by promoting, supporting research, and providing access to specialty crops. The SCBGP also helps address local, regional, and national challenges experienced by specialty crop producers. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines specialty crops as “fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops (including floriculture).” Questions about the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program or the workshops should be directed to specialtycrops@nmda.nmsu.edu.

Deadline: February 21, 2025 for soil conservation plan with NRCS; March 19, 2025 for application
Award Amount: Maximum $24,999 for individuals and $100,000 for government agencies
Match: None
Eligible Entities: An Individual Applicant is an individual, a business, or a nonprofit that is directly engaged in farming, ranching, or another form of land management in NM.
Description: Grants to improve soil health are the centerpiece of NMDA’s Healthy Soil Program. Every year, NMDA awards grants to implement on-the-ground projects that involve one or more of the five soil health principles, stated as follows in the legislative Act that created the program: 1) integrating animals into land management, including grazing animals, birds, beneficial insects or keystone species, such as earthworms. 2) keeping soil covered. 3) minimizing soil disturbance on cropland and minimizing external inputs. 4) maximizing biodiversity. 5) maintaining a living root. NMDA will host a webinar to walk through the online application for Individual Applicants. Register to attend.

Deadline: March 06, 2025
Award Amount: $200,000 to $325,000
Match: 1:1 non-federal cost share required
Eligible Entities: State, City, Township, County or Tribal Governments, Higher Education Entities, Nonprofits, Small Businesses, and Individuals
Description: The purpose of the Crop Protection and Pest Management program is to address high priority issues related to pests and their management using IPM approaches at the state, regional and national levels. The CPPM program supports projects that will ensure food security and respond effectively to other major societal pest management challenges with comprehensive IPM approaches that are economically viable, ecologically prudent, and safe for human health. The CPPM program addresses IPM challenges for emerging issues and existing priority pest concerns that can be addressed more effectively with new and emerging technologies. The outcomes of the CPPM program are effective, affordable, and environmentally sound IPM practices and strategies needed to maintain agricultural productivity and healthy communities. ​

Deadline: March 10, 2025
Award Amount: $100,000 to $250,000
Match: None
Eligible Entities: State, City, Township, County or Tribal Governments, Higher Education Entities, school districts, nonprofits, Businesses
Description: The primary goal of the UAIP projects is to support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production. The UAIP grants being made available for application under this NFO support planning and implementation activities. Planning activities will initiate, develop, or support the efforts of farmers, gardeners, citizens, government officials, schools, members of tribal communities, and other stakeholders in areas where access to fresh foods are limited or unavailable. Implementation activities will accelerate existing and emerging models of urban and/or innovative agricultural practices that serve multiple farmers or gardeners. Innovation may include new and emerging, as well as indigenous or non-traditional agricultural practices.

Deadline: March 21, 2025
Award Amount: $50,000 to $1,200,000
Match: None
Eligible Entities: Hispanic Serving Institutions
Description: This competitive grants program is intended to promote and strengthen the ability of Hispanic-Serving Institutions to carry out higher education programs in the food and agricultural sciences. Programs aim to attract outstanding students and produce graduates capable of enhancing the Nation’s food and agricultural scientific and professional work force.

Deadline:  March 31, 2025 or until funds are fully allocated
Award Amount:  not to exceed $15,000 per internship
Eligible Entities:  ​An “agricultural business” means a business of a food or agricultural nature, including agricultural production or processing. Primary areas of focus for these internships include: agribusiness; agronomy; crop production; farm and ranch management; food safety; fruit and vegetable production; maintenance and repair of machinery and equipment; marketing and sales; and natural resources and conservation.
Description:  NMDA’s AWD Program offers incentives to the state’s agricultural businesses to hire interns. The AWD Program is intended to provide hands-on educational opportunities for students aspiring to careers in agriculture, as well as young or beginning farmers and ranchers.  Internships can begin after July 1, 2024 and must be completed by May 31, 2025.

Deadline:  first-come, first-served
Award Amount:   loan maximum is 100 percent of the allowable total development cost.
Eligible Entities:

• • Individual farm owner

• • Family farm partnership

• • Family farm corporation

• • Association 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.