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Minnesota Department of Agriculture

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  1. Aggie Bond Beginning Farmer Loan Program

    The Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Rural Finance Authority administers the Aggie Bond Beginning Farmer Loan Program, which provides qualified beginning farmers with reduced-interest financing for Minnesota agricultural land, breeding livestock, machinery, trucks, and farm improvements.

    OtherAgriculture

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $616,000

  2. AGRI Biofuels Infrastructure Grant

    The Minnesota Department of Agriculture offers the AGRI Biofuels Infrastructure Grant to support the adoption of ethanol-blended motor fuels.

    Equipment/FacilityEnergy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $199,000

  3. AGRI Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grant

    The Minnesota Department of Agriculture offers Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration (AGRI SustAg) Grants to support two- to three-year on-farm research and demonstration projects that advance profitable production, energy efficiency, or environmental benefits.

    Research ProjectAgriculture

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $50,000

  4. AGRI Urban Agriculture Grant

    The Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s AGRI Urban Agriculture Grant supports youth urban agriculture education and urban agriculture-based community and economic development projects, with awards of up to $75,000 for a project period of up to three years.

    Research ProjectAgriculture

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $75,000

  5. AGRI Value-Added Grant

    The Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s AGRI Value-Added Grant supports Minnesota businesses that process agricultural products by funding equipment purchases, installations, and facility improvements that increase production capacity, diversify markets, or improve market access.

    Equipment/FacilityAgriculture

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

  6. Beginning Farmer Loan Program

    The Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Rural Finance Authority offers the Beginning Farmer Loan Program to provide affordable, participatory financing for purchasing or refinancing a Minnesota farm, with possible funding for improvements.

    OtherAgriculture

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $500,000

  7. Compensation for crop damage caused by elk

    The Minnesota Department of Agriculture provides compensation to owners of agricultural crops or pasture for damage caused by wild elk, including damage to surrounding fences.

    OtherAgriculture

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $20,000

  8. Down Payment Assistance Grant - Fiscal Year 2027

    The Minnesota Department of Agriculture offers Fiscal Year 2027 Down Payment Assistance Grants to help eligible individual farmers or married couples purchase Minnesota farmland.

    OtherAgriculture

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

  9. FRIDG: Technical Assistance Provider Support

    Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s FRIDG: Technical Assistance Provider Support grants fund technical assistance to for-profit, nonprofit, and cooperative self-service retail food establishments to increase availability of affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate foods in underserved low- and moderate-income communities.

    OtherAgriculture

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $50,000

  10. Good Food Access Program (GFAP) Equipment and Physical Improvement Grant

    The Minnesota Department of Agriculture offers the Food Retail Improvement and Development Grant (FRIDG) Program, formerly the Good Food Access Program Equipment and Physical Improvement Grant.

    Equipment/FacilityFood access and agriculture

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

  11. Good Food Access Program Technical Assistance Grant

    The Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Good Food Access Program Technical Assistance Grant, now renamed the Food Retail Improvement and Development Grant (FRIDG) Program, supports technical assistance providers serving underserved communities in low- and moderate-income areas.

    OtherFood access and agriculture

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

  12. Good Food Access Program Technical Assistance Grant

    The Minnesota Department of Agriculture offers Good Food Access Program Technical Assistance Grants to support organizations providing technical assistance to eligible grocery stores and other small food retailers.

    Other

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

  13. Grain Storage Facility Safety Grant

    Minnesota Department of Agriculture offers the Grain Storage Facility Safety Grant to reimburse purchases and installations of safety equipment for on-farm grain bins and silos (examples: fall protection, staircases/guardrails for bins built before June 2020, engineering guards, dust collection, PPE, and air-quality/level monitoring); $75,000 is available statewide for SFY 2026–27.

    Equipment/FacilityAgriculture

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $75,000

  14. Nitrogen Management Financial Assistance

    The Minnesota Department of Agriculture offers a competitive grant program to support producers in implementing agricultural practices that reduce nitrate-nitrogen leaching into groundwater.

    Research ProjectAgriculture

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $5,000

  15. Soil Health Financial Assistance Program Grants

    The Minnesota Department of Agriculture offers grants to support soil health initiatives.

    Equipment/FacilityAgriculture

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $4,363,286
1 closed programDeadline passed before Sep 21, 2026

  1. Down Payment Assistance Grant

    Closed
    Amount
    $20,000

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