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FUNDING & RESOURCE OPPORTUNITIES
2025 Federal Funding Freeze Resources
Alternate Funding Resources Database
Braiding Seeds Fellowship for BIPOC farmers and land stewards in NE and SE US
Brighter Future Fund’s National Farm Viability Grant
City of Lansing GROW Lansing Grant for Community Gardens
Clif Family Foundation
Climate Smart Farming Funding Resource Library
Egle Organics Infrastructure Grant
EQIP Bridge Loan Program - Food System 6
Funding Sources for Food-Related Businesses Digital Directory
Futures for Frontliners: Free Tuition for Essential Workers (State of MI)
GreenStone Cultivate Growth Grant Program
GROW Lansing Community Garden Grant
Healthy Food Access Grants
Lake MI School Food System Innovation Hub
Marbleseed’s Advancing Markets for Producers (AMP) - full for 2026 but still accepting interest forms
MDARD Current and Upcoming Grants
Michigan Conservation Stewardship for Farmers Project (MCSFP)
Michigan Regenerative Farmer Network Grant
Michigan SARE Farmer Forum – $6,000 to host and record an event featuring SARE grantees. Email Sarah Fronczak froncza3@msu.edu for more information on this funding.
Michigan SARE Mini-Grant
Michigan SARE Travel Scholarship
MSU CFRFS Digital Directory of Funding Opportunities
North Central SARE Grant Programs
North-Central SARE Farmer Rancher Grant Program
Northeast SARE Grant Programs
Nourishing Communities: Nutrition Access, Education and Impact grant
Regenerative Farmer Assurance Fund (RFAF) for Farmers Affected by the Federal Funding Freeze
RWJF Active Funding Opportunities
The Livestock Conservancy Microgrants
The Soil Health Opportunities & Tools Fund (SHOT Fund)EQIP Bridge Loan Program
Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program
USDA Farm Service Agency Beginning Farmer Loans
USDA Launches Loan Assistance Tool to Enhance Equity and Customer Service
USDA Microloan Programs
WCCD Tool & Equipment Lending Library