The list of grant resources are below
The following are some of the agencies that support work related to sustainable food and farming. If you know of other opportunities, please let me know at: @email
Did you know that Sustainable Food and Farming graduates may be qualified for a zero interest loan? Check it out here: Lotta M. Crabtree Agricultural Fund
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Environmental and Sustainability Scholarships:
- BROWER YOUTH AWARDS (Earth Island Institute)
- GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA SCHOLARSHIPS
- MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP
- SWITZER FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP
- Jeff Moyer Future Organic Farmer Fund
- Seed Your Future - links to lots of scholarships
- The Eisler Family Foundation (strong on social justice)
- JAMES BEARD SCHOLARSHIPS
- New England Farmers Union
- FUTURE ORGANIC FARMERS
- College of Natural Science Scholarships
- Stockbridge Scholarships
- UMass links to Scholarships (for enrolled UMass students only)
- Lotta Crabtree Agricultural Fund (for UMass graduates only)
- Community Foundation of Western Mass Scholarships
- Agriculture scholarships at Scholarships.comAgriculture scholarships at CollegeScholarships.com
Grants Related to Sustainable Agriculture:
- New England Grassroots Environmental Fund
- Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts
- Kresge Foundation
- Switzer Foundation
- Organic Farming Research Foundation
- USDA Farm to School
- EPA grants for students
- Mass DEP grants
- USDA Farmeers Market Promotion Program
- Teagle Foundation
- Compton Foundation
- Fields Pond Foundation
- Raising Organic Family Farms
- Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
- Kellogg Foundation
- U.S. EPA
- Northeast SARE
- Community Food System Coalition Grants
- Gates Foundation Global Ag Projects
- USDA Rural Development Grants
- America's Food Financing Initiative
- The Livestock Conservancy
- FarmAid
- The Fruit Guys Community Fund
- Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture
- Red Ants Pants (Self-reliance in Women and Rural Communities)
- Cliff Family Foundation Small Grants
- Farmers Advocating for Organic
- Stop Waste (Food waste grants)
- Small Farm Funding Assistance
- Environmental Grantmakers
- State of Massachusetts Grants and Loans
Local Gardening Grants:
- Amherst Rotary Club Community Grants
- Lowes Community Grants
- Home Depot Community Grants
- Wal-Mart Foundation
- Kids Gardening Grants
- Whole Kids Foundation Garden Grants
- USDA Farm to School Grants
- Captain Planet
- The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation
- Annies School Garden Grants
- SeedMoney