Please review each grant’s Request for Proposals (RFP) before applying to understand all program details and what is required of the applicant. Contact Andrew Holden, Business Management Educator, with any questions at azh6192@psu.edu or by calling 716-640-2656. If you know of a grant that wasn’t listed and would benefit the industry, please contact Andrew.

Grant info was compiled in October of 2026 and is subject to change.

In NY:

NY Department of Ag - Current Funding Opportunities

• RFP 0430 - Climate Resilient Farming Program - Round 10

  • Proposals are due November 23, 2026.

• 2026 NYS Grown & Certified Research and Development Grant

  • Applications are taken on a rolling basis until funding is exhausted.

• RFA 0398 - Agricultural Fairgrounds Infrastructure Improvement Program

  • Applications are due December 31, 2026.

• RFP 0423 - New York State Regional School Food Infrastructure Grant Program

  • Applications are due January 22, 2027.

• RFA 0393 - Farmland Protection Implementation Grants Round 20 - Agricultural Conservation Easement Projects

  • Applications are taken on a rolling basis.

• RFA 0263 - Municipal Agriculture and Farmland Protection Planning Grants

  • Applications are taken on a rolling basis.

• RFA 0262 - County Agriculture and Farmland Protection Planning Grants

  • Applications are taken on a rolling basis.

• RFA 0181 - Source Water Buffer Program

  • Applications are taken on a rolling basis.

For more information on these or other funding opportunities, please visit their Funding Opportunities page

In PA:

Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Farm Vitality Grant is open for applications. Funding is intended to enhance the long-term vitality of farms through sound business planning, efficient transitions of farm ownership, strategic farm expansion, and diversification of agricultural production. This REIMBURSEMENT grant has a maximum of $15,000, covering 75% of project costs.

PA’s Small Business Advantage grant program is open now and will close March 19, 2027, or when all funds are committed. Project work must start on or after July 1, 2026, and must be completed by June 30, 2027. See https://greenport.pa.gov/elibrary/GetFolder?FolderID=2260826 for eligible entities and project types.

• This reimbursement grant funds from 50% to 80% of eligible project costs to improve energy efficiency or reduce pollution or waste and realize cost savings by: upgrading or replacing equipment or supplies; improving processes; or reducing runoff into affected waterways. Natural resources conservation projects are exempt from savings requirements.

• Maximum grant award amounts will vary from up to $7,500 to up to $12,000, based on the environmental impact of the project and whether the project location is in an Environmental Justice Area in Pennsylvania.

Still no updates on the Pennsylvania Department of Ag’s Freeze Disaster Assistance Recovery Grant, or New York’s Agricultural Resiliency Against Tariffs Program. I will update once funds are awarded or announced.

Business Management Contact:

Andrew Holden, Business Management Educator

Mobile (call or text): (716) 640-2656

Office: (716) 792-2800

Email: AZH6192@psu.edu