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Agriculture & Food Security Grants in the United States

Tenders and grants across agriculture and food security — crop production inputs, irrigation systems, agri-processing facilities, livestock programmes, rural extension services, food storage and logistics, and climate-smart agriculture. Curated for agribusinesses, farming cooperatives, rural development NGOs, agri-tech firms and food security consultancies.

135 open grants in this category

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Agriculture & Food Security Opportunities

Tenders and grants across agriculture and food security — crop production inputs, irrigation systems, agri-processing facilities, livestock programmes, rural extension services, food storage and logistics, and climate-smart agriculture. Curated for agribusinesses, farming cooperatives, rural development NGOs, agri-tech firms and food security consultancies.

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Agriculture & Food Security Tenders

United States, Oregon 18 Nov 2026 (Closes in 5 days) S-62900-00018242
United States, California 20 Nov 2026 (Closes in 7 days) P26-0126B-1023718

State of California P26-0126B Cotton Plugs Tender # P26-0126B Closing Date : 11/20/2026 at 15:00 PM Contact: Emanuel Pestana Email: emanuel.pestana@cdfa.ca.gov Details: The California Department of Food and Agriculture is soliciting bids for cotton plugs needed for fruit fly detection traps.

United States, Massachusetts 30 Nov 2026 (Closes in 17 days) BD-27-1046-DFW-FW104-135135
United States, Massachusetts 30 Nov 2026 (Closes in 17 days) BD-27-1046-DFW-FW104-135307
United States, Massachusetts 8 Dec 2026 (Closes in 25 days) BD-27-1046-DFW-FWE11-135222
United States, Massachusetts 8 Dec 2026 (Closes in 25 days) BD-27-1046-DFW-FWE11-135223
United States, Illinois 25 Nov 2026 (Closes in 12 days) 27-406AGR-ADMIN-B-54802
United States, Washington 19 Nov 2026 (Closes in 5 days) PF260455JF

WDFW is soliciting bids for the purchase and delivery of one new 26-foot, folding wing-type agricultural rotary cutter (mower). The equipment will be used to mow crop stubble and range habitats at WDFW and partner restoration sites throughout the Columbia Basin. The purchase includes delivery to the WDFW Creston facility no later than February 1, 2027, in accordance with the minimum specificati...

United States, Oregon 2 Dec 2026 (Closes in 19 days) S-62800-00018274
United States, Massachusetts 12 Dec 2026 (Closes in 29 days) BD-27-1046-COM-COM1-134957
United States, Oregon 30 Nov 2026 (Closes in 17 days) S-R33119-00018295
United States, Oregon 20 Nov 2026 (Closes in 7 days) S-R33123-00018255
United States, Oregon 25 Nov 2026 (Closes in 12 days) S-63500-00018257
United States, Oregon 16 Nov 2026 (Closes in 3 days) S-63500-00018165
United States, Illinois 25 Nov 2026 (Closes in 12 days) 27-422DNR-REALT-B-54112
United States, Illinois 25 Nov 2026 (Closes in 12 days) 27-422DNR-REALT-B-54111
United States, Illinois 25 Nov 2026 (Closes in 12 days) 27-422DNR-REALT-B-54113
United States, Illinois 25 Nov 2026 (Closes in 12 days) 27-422DNR-REALT-B-54198
United States, Massachusetts 17 Dec 2026 (Closes in 34 days) BD-27-1042-ENV-ENV01-134124
United States, Illinois 18 Nov 2026 (Closes in 5 days) 27-422DNR-REALT-B-54114
United States, Illinois 14 Nov 2026 (Closes tomorrow) 27-406AGR-AGIND-B-53762
United States, Massachusetts 30 Mar 2031 (Closes in 1597 days) BD-21-1002-1003-001-62822

Agriculture & Food Security Grants

Open Agriculture; Science, Technology, and Research & Development US
United States $1 - $190,000

The Program may consider funding projects that develop new management methods for treating the beet leafhopper (BLH), or development of enhancements to other program areas that will mitigate the virus. The funding will be based on the researcher using a no pesticide alternative or Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) approved pesticides registered for use in CA on BLH and/or on rangeland/hillside. Project Scope: The Beet Curly Top Virus Control Program (BCTVCP) may consider funding projects that develop new management methods for treating the beet leafhopper (BLH), the primary vector of the beet curly top virus or development of enhancements to other program areas that will mitigate the virus. Priorities: The funding will be based on the researcher using a no pesticide alternative o...

United States Up to $450,000

The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to advance manufactured food regulatory program infrastructure capacity and capability to achieve and maintain conformance with the Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards (MFRPS) and advance mutual reliance in food safety. The primary objectives will assist new programs in developing foundational infrastructure necessary for effective food safety regulation and provide support in meeting the established standards outlined in the MFRPS. In addition, the objectives will aid existing programs in maintaining their high-quality regulatory programs in full conformance with the MFRPS and provide support for audit and training programs to ensure continued excellence in regulatory operations. This initiative aims to strengthen p...

Open Agriculture, consumer_protection, food_and_nutrition, health US PAR-27-014
United States Up to $360,000

The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to develop and maintain Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) to facilitate long-term improvements and innovation within the national integrated food safety system by unifying and coordinating federal, state, and local human and animal food (HAF) emergency response efforts including:1) Strengthening the link among epidemiology, lab, and environmental health/regulatory components and supporting foodborne illness detection, investigation, control, and prevention efforts;2) Improving States' regulatory and surveillance HAF protection and prevention programs through the development and continued use of Incident Command System (ICS)/National Incident Management System (NIMS) principles and a Unified Command structure to conduct integrated res...

Open Science_technology_and_other_research_and_development US 20-576

The Plant Biotic Interactions (PBI) program supports research on the processes that mediate beneficial and antagonistic interactions between plants and their viral, bacterial, oomycete, fungal, plant, and invertebrate symbionts, pathogens and pests. This joint NSF/NIFA program supports projects focused on current and emerging model and non-model systems, and agriculturally relevant plants. The program’s scope extends from fundamental mechanisms to translational efforts, with the latter seeking to put into agricultural practice insights gained from basic research on the mechanisms that govern plant biotic interactions. Projects must be strongly justified in terms of fundamental biological processes and/or relevance to agriculture and may be purely fundamental or applied or include ...

United States $2,500 - $25,000

Unrestricted, trust-based grants of USD 2,500 to 25,000 for organisations working on farmed animals, plant-based food systems and alternative proteins. Priority to Latin America, Africa and Asia. A short form, read on a rolling basis; first-year grants are usually USD 2,500.

To restore and protect rivers and streams in support of fisheries and wildlife. The California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access for All Act of 2018 (Proposition 68) provides funding to award grants to projects that improve a community’s ability to adapt to the unavoidable impacts of climate change; improve and protect coastal and rural economies, agricultural viability, wildlife corridors, or habitat; develop future recreational opportunities; or enhance drought tolerance, landscape resilience, and water retention. Project priorities include, but are not limited to, reconnection of rivers with their floodplains, riparian and side-channel habitat restoration, and restoration and protection of upper watershed forests and meadow systems that are import...

United States

Seed grants for grassroots initiatives worldwide, decided monthly on a rolling basis; selected grantees may progress to larger impact-funding opportunities.

United States $10,000 - $10,000,000

Awarding agency: Department Of Natural Resources. Application period: 01/01/2025 - No end date. Award range: $10000 - $10000000.

Open Agriculture; Animal Services; Environment & Water US

The purpose of the grant is to help mitigate the impact of wolves on livestock producers in California. The Wolf-Livestock Compensation Grant Program has established three primary areas of need and compensation; direct livestock loss from wolf depredation, the use nonlethal deterrent tools, and the compensation for indirect loss or affects from wolves on livestock. The Wolf-Livestock Compensation Grant Program has three “prongs”, or potential grant opportunities, for eligible applicants: direct loss compensation, nonlethal deterrent methods support, and indirect loss compensation. This grant opportunity involves the first prong, direct loss compensation, in which producers can be compensated for direct livestock loss (death, injury) due to confirmed or probable wolf depredation. Wolf de...

Open Disadvantaged Communities; Environment & Water; Science, Technology, and Research & Development; Tra US

The Program is seeking proposals for planning or implementation projects that construct, repair, modify, or remove transportation infrastructure or water resources infrastructure improving passage for wildlife or fish. Additional consideration will be given for projects that restore or enhance wildlife mobility or fish passage across barriers whose impacts on migration have been increased by drought conditions. WCB is seeking projects that restore or enhance habitat in wildlife migration corridors or that remove impediments to fish passage. Examples of project types and their priority are identified below. All projectsmust provide for improved fish or wildlife mobility, and further the objectives of Proposition 68. The Program supports the following priorities: Priority 1: -Construction...

Awarding agency: Department Of Natural Resources. Application period: 02/26/2025 - No end date. Award range: $0 - $0.

To restore and protect rivers and streams in support of fisheries and wildlife. The California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access for All Act of 2018 (Proposition 68) provides funding to award grants to projects that improve a community’s ability to adapt to the unavoidable impacts of climate change; improve and protect coastal and rural economies, agricultural viability, wildlife corridors, or habitat; develop future recreational opportunities; or enhance drought tolerance, landscape resilience, and water retention. Project priorities include, but are not limited to, reconnection of rivers with their floodplains, riparian and side-channel habitat restoration, and restoration and protection of upper watershed forests and meadow systems that are import...

Open Environment & Water US

The WCB acquires real property or rights in real property on behalf of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and can also grant funds to other governmental entities or nonprofit organizations to acquire real property or rights in real property. All acquisitions are made on a "willing seller" basis pursuant to a fair market value appraisal as approved by the Department of General Services (DGS). The acquisition activities are carried out in conjunction with the CDFW, which generally entails CDFW evaluating the biological values of property through development of a Full WCB Real Property Acquisition Application. Once these evaluations are completed, they are submitted to CDFW’s Director for review and approval and then sent to the WCB with a recommendation to fund. Typical...

Open Environment & Water US

The Forest Conservation Program supports planning, acquisition, and restoration projects throughout California’s forests, consistent with the Board's Strategic Plan. The Program was created on November 7, 2006 with the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition 84). That Act charged the Board to develop a grant program and “…promote the ecological integrity and economic stability of California’s diverse native forests for all their public benefits through forest conservation, preservation, and restoration of productive managed forest lands, forest reserve areas, redwood forests and other forest types, including the conservation of water resources and natural habitat for native fish and wildlife and plants foun...

United States $10,000 - $800,000

Awarding agency: Department Of Natural Resources. Application period: 12/16/2024 - No end date. Award range: $10000 - $800000.

United States $10,000 - $1,000,000

Awarding agency: Department Of Natural Resources. Application period: 03/08/2023 - No end date. Award range: $10000 - $1000000.

Open Disaster Prevention & Relief; Environment & Water US

The Tribal Preparedness Grant is part of the Office of Spill Prevention and Response Program and supports California Native American tribes in preparing for and enhancing emergency preparedness, response, and recovery efforts while protecting their ancestral lands and communities from oil spills.

Open Environment & Water US

The Oak Woodlands Conservation Program offers landowners, conservation organizations, cities and counties, an opportunity to obtain funding for projects designed to conserve and restore California's oak woodlands. While the Program is statewide in nature, it provides opportunities to address oak woodland issues on a regional priority basis. The Program is designed to help local efforts achieve oak woodland protection. More importantly, this Program provides a mechanism to bring ranchers and conservationists together in a manner that allows both to achieve that which is so valued - sustainable ranch and farming operations and healthy oak woodlands.

Open Agriculture; Energy US
United States

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Open Agriculture; Environment & Water; Science, Technology, and Research & Development US

CDFW seeks high quality grant proposals that facilitate environmental sustainability of legal cannabis cultivation and addresses environmental impacts related to cannabis cultivation. Grants are provided through the Environmental Restoration and Protection Account pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code section 34019(f)(2)(A). The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Cannabis Restoration Grant Program (CRGP) is seeking Research and Innovation proposals from eligible applicants to evaluate environmental conditions and impacts relative to cannabis cultivation; produce resources for ecological and environmentally sound cultivation practices; facilitate environmental sustainability of legal cannabis cultivation; and overall, address environmental impacts related to cannabis culti...

Open Environment & Water US

The Inland Wetlands Conservation Program (IWCP) was created to assist the Central Valley Joint Venture (CVJV) in its mission is to protect, restore, and enhance wetlands and associated habitats. The CVJV, a partnership of twenty two public and private organizations and agencies, has identified through its Implementation Plan, specific goals to increase migratory bird populations. The Inland Wetland Conservation Program (IWCP) jurisdiction matches that of the Central Valley Joint Venture and includes most of the watershed of the Central Valley. The Implementation Plan and the IWCP, however, continue to focus on the Central Valley floor, which extends approximately 400 miles from Red Bluff in the north to Bakersfield in the south and encompasses the following nine basins: Butte, Colusa, S...

CDFW seeks high quality grant proposals that support the enhancement of watersheds and communities in areas impacted by cannabis cultivation. Grants are provided through the Environmental Restoration and Protection Account pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code section 34019(f)(2)(A). This funding opportunity focuses on planning, implementation, planning + implementation, and cleanup and remediation projects within California. Proposals to remediate and/or enhance watersheds and communities may include the following: road decommissioning, road crossing upgrades, erosion and sediment delivery prevention actions, culvert upgrades, water conservation, cleanup and remediation of impacts due to illicit cannabis operations on private and qualified public lands, and/or enhancing biodiversity an...

Open Environment & Water US

The Program was created to provide a state partner to work cooperatively with local agencies, particularly the County of Sacramento in its role as the manager of the American River Parkway (Parkway) and nonprofit organizations to help fund projects and provide grants to restore, enhance, interpret, protect, and improve public access to the Parkway’s natural, recreational, educational, and cultural resources. The acquisition, restoration, enhancement, and maintenance of fish and wildlife habitat and other natural resources, including resources impacted by wildfire, within and adjacent to the American River Parkway. The improvement and expansion of public access, recreational areas, and recreational facilities, including trails. The enhancement of interpretive and educational facilities r...

Open Agriculture, business_and_commerce, energy US RDBCP-REAP-RES-EEI-2019
United States $1,500 - $500,000

REAP Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvement Program.Refer to Application Package AND Application Instruction links to obtain all necessary forms for a complete application.Contact State Energy Coordinators with questions: http://www.rd.usda.gov/files/RBS_StateEnergyCoordinators.pdf

Open Agriculture, consumer_protection, food_and_nutrition, health US PAR-27-010
United States Up to $12,000,000

This funding opportunity aims to improve the safety of fresh produce and prevent produce-related illnesses. 

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