The overall goal of the 2501 Program is to encourage and assist underserved farmers and ranchers, military veteran farmers and ranchers, and beginning farmers and ranchers with owning and operating […]
Opportunity Topic: Agriculture/Food Security
Agricultural Composting Improvement Grant
The goal of the Agricultural Composting Improvement Program is to help agricultural composters improve the overall management of their agricultural composting operations, and to facilitate compost use on agricultural units. […]
SNAP Process and Technology Improvement Grant
The Process and Technology Improvement Grant (PTIG) program supports efforts by state agencies and their community-based and faith-based partners to develop and implement projects that use technology to improve the […]
Agricultural Food Safety Improvement Program
The Agricultural Food Safety Improvement Program (AFSIP) is a reimbursement grant program that supports produce and aquaculture operations that are looking to improve their food safety practices that work towards […]
Climate Smart Agriculture Program
The Climate Smart Agriculture Program (“CSAP”) combines MDAR’s water, energy, and climate grants into one application. The three grant programs combined in this application are the Agricultural Climate Resiliency & […]
Farmers Market Promotion Program
The Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) funds projects that develop, coordinate, and expand direct producer-to-consumer markets to help increase access to and availability of locally and regionally produced agricultural products. […]
Massachusetts Food Ventures Program FY2025
The overall goal of the MFVP is to increase access to healthy, affordable food options and improve economic opportunities for low to moderate-income communities. The MFVP will provide funding through […]
Massachusetts Urban Agriculture Grant Program FY2025
The purpose of the MDAR Urban Agriculture Program (“MUAP” or the “Program”) is toadvance Commonwealth goals and objectives, leverage collective resources, and support projects designed to increase the production, processing, […]
Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
The overall goal of the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (“SCBGP”) is to leverage efforts to market and promote specialty crops, assist producers with research and development relevant to specialty […]
Stewardship Assistance and Restoration (SARA) on APRs Program
Funds must be used for activities related to restoring inactive farmland for active commercial agricultural use or project implementation costs associated with resource restoration for increased agricultural production on existing […]