This collection of funding opportunities may suit those in Kansas’ food and farm system. We work to update this collection monthly as we build our Rural Roundup Newsletter, which showcases opportunities with upcoming deadlines.
Regenerative Farmer Assurance Fund (RFAF)
How
Farmers facing reimbursement delays can apply for an emergency grant to cover expenses.
If reimbursement arrives, the farmer repays the grant, allowing HSF to redeploy funds.
If no reimbursement materializes, the grant becomes non-recoupable, ensuring farmers aren’t left financially vulnerable.
Who
Organic and regenerative farmers in Midwest states experiencing public funding delays.
Farmers who have executed contracts for programs like EQIP, CSP, and RFSI but have not received expected reimbursements.
Farmers with immediate financial needs due to these delays.
Emergent Fund is a rolling, monthly rapid response and emergent organizing grant for movement and frontline communities responding to urgent and specific unanticipated crises or opportunities to build power.
KGFA Is Offering Nearly $30,000 in Scholarships To Students in Kansas!
Kansas Grain and Feed Association (KGFA) is offering 19 scholarships to graduating Kansas-based high school seniors in 2025. The deadline to submit applications is 5:00 p.m., on Friday, March 14, 2025.
KDA Specialty Crop Block Grant (Deadline: March 31st, 2025)
The Kansas Department of Agriculture is currently accepting applications for the FY25 SpecialtynCrop Block Grant Program. Funds for the program are awarded to state departments of agriculture by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). The funds are in turn granted to projects and organizations that promote the competitiveness of specialty crops.
The Attraction Development Grant (Deadline: April 1st, 2025)
This grant is designed to provide strategic economic assistance to public, private entities, and not-for-profit groups that are developing new or enhancing existing tourism attractions in the state that will create economic impact through job creation, capital investment, revenue, and increased visitation. We are looking for projects that will bring new visitors to Kansas. All projects should have an accountable tie to the tourism industry.
Value Added Grant for Meat and Poultry Processors (Deadline: April 17th, 2025)
Eligibility – eligible applicants must produce more than 50% of the agricultural commodity to which value will be added. Processors that don’t own any of the livestock being processed are ineligible.
Predevelopment Technical Assistance Grants Round 1 (Deadline: April 27th, 2025)
The Kansas Healthy Food Initiative (KHFI) is offering grants to organizations and businesses that are planning projects to expand healthy food access at the retail level. These may include brand new enterprises or the expansion of existing businesses. This financial assistance is geared toward projects that are still in early concept or predevelopment stages and are not yet ready for full implementation. Project activities include but are not limited to:
Market or feasibility research
Architectural design assistance or site planning
Community assessments and engagement
Business planning
Legal counsel
Sustaining Prairies Fund (Deadline: for proposals July 15, 2025)
The Sustaining Prairies Fund was created by GHF to continue to invest in, maintain, and improve exiting prairie habitat and learning spaces. Our experience is that people embark on prairie plantings with great enthusiasm. But sometimes as years go by, these plantings are neglected or underused. They are offering funds from $500-$1,000, with a focus on projects in northeastern Kansas. Note that we do not provide funds for creating prairie plantings.
Predevelopment Technical Assistance Grants Round 2 (Deadline: September 28th, 2025)
The Kansas Healthy Food Initiative (KHFI) is offering grants to organizations and businesses that are planning projects to expand healthy food access at the retail level. These may include brand new enterprises or the expansion of existing businesses. This financial assistance is geared toward projects that are still in early concept or predevelopment stages and are not yet ready for full implementation. Project activities include but are not limited to:
Market or feasibility research
Architectural design assistance or site planning
Community assessments and engagement
Business planning
Legal counsel
Deadline: Bi-Monthly or Twice a Year
The program, KC Grow, provides funding to growers in Kansas City, MO for:
Municipal water line tap and hydrant installation
Rainwater and storm water catchment systems
Supply lines from existing water supplies
Farm design/ development to maximize rain water catchment and soil management practices that improve the water holding capacity of the soil.
KACD and local Conservation Districts promotes a variety of incentive programs for soil health improvement activities. One of our partnerships is with Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) through the Climate Smart Commodities Initiatives. ADM partners with farmers to adopt regenerative agriculture practices, incentivizing a more sustainable future. ADM’s program provided financial rewards for regenerative practices as well as outcomes such as improved soil quality, giving producers the opportunity to sell crops with sustainable attributes at a premium.
Cliff Family Foundation Funds for Operational Support
Deadline: Bi-Monthly or Twice a Year
These grants support daily operating costs and specific projects.
About the GEICO Philanthropic Foundation
The GEICO Philanthropic Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that provide programs and resources to help strengthen diverse communities across the United States. Funding is focused on three areas: education, including nonprofits focused on education resources and opportunities supporting diverse communities across the country, as well as groups that focus on STEM, early childhood learning, and safety; engaging the community, including financial literacy, food insecurity, environmental conservation, animal welfare and advocacy, and health and wellness initiatives; and promoting equity, including building meaningful relationships with community organizations that support equity, justice, diversity, and inclusion.
Deadline: Bi-Monthly or Twice a Year
The program, KC Grow, provides funding to growers in Kansas City, MO for:
Municipal water line tap and hydrant installation
Rainwater and storm water catchment systems
Supply lines from existing water supplies
Farm design/ development to maximize rain water catchment and soil management practices that improve the water holding capacity of the soil.
Community Change Grants Program
PA’s new Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants program (Community Change Grants) has announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity for approximately $2 billion dollars in Inflation Reduction Act funds in environmental and climate justice activities to benefit disadvantaged communities through projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity to address environmental and climate justice challenges. These place-based investments will be focused on community-driven initiatives to be responsive to community and stakeholder input. They are designed to deliver on the transformative potential of the IRA for communities most adversely and disproportionately impacted by climate change, legacy pollution, and historical disinvestments.
T-mobile is investing $25M in 500 rural towns over 5 years to jumpstart projects and build stronger communities. Together, we can help upgrade tech at your local library, build new hiking trails, revitalize historic buildings, and so much more.
Small Meat Processing Assistance
The Flower Hill Institute is offering their services to help coordinate technical assistance for meat and poultry processing expansion. Once you have filled out form, you will be added to the database to receive all information on any new grant or loan opportunities. Someone will also connect with you to provide resources and guide you through your stage of the process.
The program provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems or to make energy efficiency improvements. Agricultural producers may also apply for new energy efficient equipment and new system loans for agricultural production and processing.
The Rural Energy Savings Program (RESP) provides loans to rural utilities and other companies who provide energy efficiency loans to qualified consumers to implement durable cost-effective energy efficiency measures.
Single Family Housing Rural Disaster Home Repair Grants
This grant provides grants to very-low and low-income homeowners to repair homes damaged in a Calendar Year (CY) 2022 Presidentially Declared Disaster Area. To determine your eligibility, review the list of Presidentially Declared Disasters by State and County. This list is subject to change.