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 In this article, we will breakdown 7 of the largest and most
popular grant opportunities for urban farmers in the
United States that you need to know about.

Even reading the next 3 paragraphs could set you on the

path to a whole new trajectory for your urban farming
business, so keep reading...

Federal Grant Funding

Opportuni es For Urban
Agriculture

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 Here's the deal: 

In the United States, the federal

government does offer grants for
urban agriculture businesses.

According the USDA Urban

Agriculture Tool Kit,
companies must complete 2 steps
before being eligible for federal
grants: 

1) Obtain a DUNS Number: A

DUNS number can be obtained in
2 ways: 

" By Toll-Free Telephone

Business entities may
request the DUNS
number by calling a toll-
free telephone number:
1-(866) 705-5711. Tell

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 the operator that you
are applying to a Federal
nancial assistance
program and need to
register for a DUNS
number.

Over The Web Business

entities can also obtain a
DUNS number through
D&B’s website at:
http://fedgov.dnb.com/
webform"

- USDA Urban
Agriculture Kit

2) Register on SAM.gov

"Once you have been

assigned a DUNS
number, you must

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 annually register on
SAM.gov to remain
eligible to receive
program nancial
assistance."

- USDA Urban
Agriculture Kit

Now: 

Keep in mind that not all funding

opportunities will require DUNS
and SAM registration.

However, a word of caution: 

Some of the largest funding

opportunities will be distributed
by the federal government.

For example, this project in

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 Chicago recently received a $1M
urban farming grant from the
USDA.

Now: 

We have discussed some of the

requirements needed for federal
funding and the potential size and
impact of federal funding.

In the next section you will learn

the speci c grant funding
opportunities available to urban
farmers.

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 Specific Grant
Opportuni es For Urban
Farmers:

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 1) Community Outreach and
Assistance Partnership Program: 

This pool of funds provides

funding to organizations which
"offer risk management training"
to: 

- limited resource
- socially disadvantaged
- traditionally underserved
(including women)
- beginning farmers and ranchers

What is risk management

training? 

"Risk management includes a

broad array of strategies to build
stronger agricultural businesses
including innovative marketing
approaches, improved nancial

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 management, and production
planning to better serve
customers"

Amount of funding
available: Grants range from
$3,000 - $500,000

More Information:
http://www.rma.usda.gov/aboutrma/agreements/

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 2) Specialty Crop Block Grant
Program (SCBGP):

"The Specialty Crop Block Grant

Program (SCBGP) provides grants
to help states and US territories
improve the competitiveness of
their specialty crops (fruits,
vegetables, tree nuts and nursery
crops), improve nutrition, and
develop better produce
distribution systems"

Amount of funding
available: $100,000 to $16
million

Application
Link: www.ams.usda.gov/scbgp

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 3) Farmers Market Promotion
Program (FMPP):

"Farmers’ Market Promotion

Program (FMPP) grants are
designed to increase marketing
opportunities for farmers to sell
directly to consumers through
farmers’ markets, community
supported agriculture (CSA)
farms, farm and roadside stands,
agri-tourism activities, and other

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 direct marketing initiatives"

Amount of funding available:

$2,500 to $100,000 per year for
up to 2 years

More
Information: http://www.ams.usda.gov/FMPP

4) Federal State Marketing

Improvement Program (FSMIP):

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 "The Federal-State Marketing
Improvement Program (FSMIP)
provides funds to State
Departments of Agriculture or
other similar state agencies to
develop innovative approaches
for marketing agricultural
products. The grants can be used
to conduct projects in
collaboration with nonpro t
organizations, community, or
producer groups that solve
practical marketing problems
facing small and medium-scale
producers"

Amount of funding
available: $50,000 (average grant
size)

More
Information: www.ams.usda.gov/FSMIP

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 5) Beginning Farmer and Rancher
Development Program (BFRDP):

"The Beginning Farmer and

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 Rancher Development Program
(BFRDP) is a competitive grant
program administered by the
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture (NIFA) that funds
education, extension, outreach,
and technical assistance
initiatives directed at helping
beginning farmers and ranchers of
all types"

Amount of funding available: Up

to $250,000 per year for three
years

More Info:
http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/bfrdp.html

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 6) Community Food Projects
Competitive Grant Program
(CFP):

"Community Food Projects

Competitive Grant Program (CFP)
funds non-pro t organizations for
projects to meet the food needs of
low-income people by increasing
their communities’ capacity to
provide enough food for its
residents. CFP also funds projects

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 that:

- promote comprehensive
responses to local food, farm, and
nutrition issues;

- meet speci c state, local, or

neighborhood food and
agriculture needs for
infrastructure improvement and
development;

- create marketing activities that

bene t both agricultural
producers and low-income
consumers"

Amount of funding
available: $10,000 to $300,000
for one to three years

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 More
Information: http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/cfp/cfp.html

7) Sustainable Agriculture
Research and Education (SARE):

'The Sustainable Agriculture

Research and Education (SARE)
program is the pre-eminent
national research and extension
competitive grants program to
advance a more sustainable food

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 and farming system. Its mission is
“to advance sustainable
innovations to the whole of
American agriculture.”'

Amount of funding
available: $1,000 to $350,000

More
Information: http://www.sare.org/

Conclusion

If you take advantage any of these grants opportunities, it

could be the difference between sink or swim for your
urban farming venture.

So now that you have this information, take action! 

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