New grant opportunity for underserved farmer communities

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Title: Historically Underserved Farming Communities Grant Program

Deadline: January 7^th, 2025

Website: Historically Underserved Farming Communities Grant Program – SARE Northeast

Overview:

The Northeast Sustainable Research and Education (SARE) Program is offering grants to address systemic/structural barriers to access that disproportionately limit the ability of historically underserved farmer/farming communities to fully participate in SARE programs. This grant program funds projects that create farming and food system opportunities for historically underserved farmers/farming communities and prioritizes work that engages, and is led by, people with experience from those communities. The program seeks projects that will address the needs and serve the interests of groups that have been met with discrimination and other systemic obstacles to full participation in the agricultural system of the Northeast. 

Eligibility:

Applicants must identify as one of the following:

1. Business Owner (including farmers!!)
2. Community Group
3. Farm Employee
4. Non-Profit Organizations
5. Tribal Communities

Project Types

A wide variety of topics can be funded by this grant program, including but not limited to:

• The study and/or promotion of culturally appropriate best management practices
• Production of specialty, ethnic, and medicinal crops
• Climate-smart agricultural practices
• Urban and indigenous agriculture systems
• Equitable access to markets for agricultural products
• Equitable acquisition of farming and marketing infrastructure
• Budgeting, financial planning, accounting, tax and insurance management education
• Capacity and relationship building related to sustainable agriculture
• Professional development for producers and/or people that work with them
• Programs supporting mental and physical health for producers
• Improving local and regional food access for underserved communities
• Historically Underserved farming community urban and rural partnerships
• Policy development and community capacity building

Available Funding:

Total of $3,000,000 to fund projects for this cycle of historically underserved farmers/farming communities grants. Awards can range from $150,000 to $250,000 depending upon a project’s needs, complexity, and duration. Approximately 15-20 awards will be made.

Resources/How to Apply:

• For those who require technical assistance to apply, click here: Northeast SARE Historically Underserved Farmer and Farming Communities Grant Program – Intake Form for TA request
• To apply, create an account on SARE’s Grant Management System: Apply For A Grant – SARE Grant Management System
• Webinars and Q/A Meetings:
  • November 13^th 2:00 PM – Meeting Registration – Zoom
  • November 19^th 2:00 PM – Meeting Registration – Zoom
  • December 4^th 2:00 PM – Meeting Registration – Zoom
  • December 10^th – 2:00 PM – Meeting Registration – Zoom

Program Contact:

Email: ne-bipoc@sare.org