The challenge
Record farm funding — and record confusion about how to get it
Billions in USDA funding, impossible to navigate
The IRA and BIL funding explosion created dozens of new NRCS programs. Each state has different deadlines, ranking criteria, and practice lists. No single website shows you everything you qualify for.
Applications designed for bureaucrats, not farmers
EQIP, CSP, and ACEP applications require conservation plans, nutrient management docs, and practice schedules that take weeks to assemble — time you do not have during planting or harvest.
You don’t know what you qualify for
Between EQIP, REAP, VAPG, specialty crop block grants, beginning farmer programs, and state-level ag grants, most farmers tap into only 1–2 of the 10+ programs they’re eligible for.
Miss one deadline, wait another year
NRCS batching deadlines vary by state and program. Most farmers hear about funding after the window closes. By the time you learn about a program, the next cycle is months away.
Program coverage
Search across every agricultural funding stream at once
Granted indexes 76,000+ grants across 12 federal sources, plus real-time AI search that crawls USDA, state ag departments, and conservation districts for opportunities other tools miss.
Conservation & Soil Health
EQIP, CSP, ACEP, CRP, RCPP
Renewable Energy
REAP, IRA clean energy credits, state energy offices
Value-Added & Marketing
VAPG, LFPP, FMPP, AMS programs
Beginning & Veteran Farmers
USDA microloans, FSA programs, state beginning farmer grants
Specialty Crops & Organics
SCBGP, OCCSP, NOP certification cost-share
Infrastructure & Equipment
USDA Rural Development, state ag cost-share, NRCS high tunnels
The funding landscape
The money is there. Most farmers just never apply.
Federal conservation and agricultural funding is at historic highs. Granted helps you find your share.
$19.5B
USDA conservation funding through 2031
50,000+
EQIP contracts funded in 2024 alone
$30k–$50k
Average EQIP payment per contract
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