Farming and Food Systems

2023 Farmers of Color Network Infrastructure Grant

For farm infrastructure projects that increase farm viability and do one or more of the following: support community food sovereignty efforts, preserve traditional and cultural farming practices, or support farmers’ local food economies
- To promote the domestic maple syrup industry

ADFP Trust Fund

Fund projects to encourage the preservation of qualifying agricultural, horticultural, and forestlands to foster the growth, development, and sustainability of family farms

Acer Access and Development Program

To promote the domestic maple syrup industry

AgSouth Growing Our Communities

To help in their endeavors and to further the future of agriculture in our region

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program

Provides grants to organizations for education, mentoring and technical assistance initiatives for beginning farmers and ranchers

Community Agriculture Grants

Encourage and promote conservation planning and conservation practice demonstrations in urban, suburban, and other small-scale type agricultural operations

FTPF Orchard

- Donate orchards where the harvest will best serve communities for generations
- Places such as community gardens, public schools, city/state parks, low-income neighborhoods, Native American reservations, international hunger relief sites, and animal sanctuaries

Local Farmers Market Cooperative Advertising Assistance

For local farmers needing cooperative advertising assistance

NC AgVentures Grant Program for Family Farms

Provides funding to North Carolina family farms, and community organizations such farmer associations and farm co-ops to develop new and innovative agricultural projects which will increase farm profits

Regional Food System Partnerships

Focuses on strengthening the viability and resilience of regional food economies through collaboration and coordination

Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP)

To enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops defined as fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops (including floriculture)

Young Farmers Grant

- To support young and beginning farmers and ranchers start up and grow their businesses with a flexible funding opportunity each spring