During this installment of the CDFA Food Systems Finance Webinar Series, we explore key networks providing essential funding and resources to support the growth of businesses and projects across the food system. From farmers and food processors to...

In this installment of the CDFA Food Systems Finance Webinar Series, we explore how food- and agriculture-related businesses—particularly those serving historically underserved communities—can access bonds to drive economic development and foster a...

During this installment of the CDFA Food Systems Finance Webinar Series, CDFA presents this customizable Reframe, Build, and Plan framework and illustrates how it can expand financing and drive capital into local food systems. Speakers explore how...

During this installment of the CDFA Food Systems Finance Webinar Series, we look at tax credit programs that allow businesses and investors to claim a tax credit for committing resources to a food system project or business. We also explore how...

The Strategy will help the U.S. meet its National Food Loss and Waste Reduction Goal, to halve food loss and waste by 2030 and contribute to achieving the National Recycling Goal to achieve a 50% recycling rate by 2030, as well as contribute to the...

AFRI research, education, and extension grants improve rural economies, increase food production, stimulate the bioeconomy, mitigate climate impacts, address water scarcity, ensure food safety, enhance human nutrition, and train the workforce.

BCAP provides financial assistance to owners and operators of agricultural and non-industrial private forest land who wish to establish, produce, and deliver biomass feedstocks. BCAP provides matching payments and establishment and annual payments.

The Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program provides financial assistance to eligible organizations working to address local environmental or public health issues in their communities.  The program...

The purpose of the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) Program is to establish a network that connects individuals who are engaged in farming, ranching, and other agriculture-related occupations to stress assistance programs.

The Farm Storage Facility Loan Program (FSFL) provides low-interest financing so producers can build or upgrade facilities to store commodities.

South Carolina is ripe with budding entrepreneurs who have new and innovative ideas in row crops, specialty crops(fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture and nursery crops), protein, aquaculture, timber, mechanical harvesting and...

The ACRE3 program promotes the development and implementation of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects for Colorado’s agricultural producers and processors under the direction of the Colorado Agricultural Value-Added Development Board.

Ag-LINK  can help offset the impact of these up-front operating costs for feed, seed, fertilizer and fuel by providing an interest rate reduction on agriculture business operation loans at eligible banks and farm credit lenders.