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"Farmer-to-Farmer 2025 grant program" is currently closed and not accepting applications.
Farmer-to-Farmer 2025 grant program is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Gulf of America Division. This program provides funding for projects that improve water quality, habitat, and resilience by working with farmers to adopt regenerative practices through peer mentoring and incentives, demonstrating benefits through monitoring, and developing innovative technologies.
The program encourages applicants to weave in innovative technology like AI, machine learning, precision agriculture sensors, and drones. Farms and businesses can join as paid partners or sub-recipients. Nonprofits can apply as the lead entity and partner with farmers.
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Opportunity Listing - Farmer to Farmer 2025 Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Assistance Listings: 66. 475 -- Geographic Programs - Gulf of America Program Last Updated: June 17, 2026 View version history on Grants.
gov The Gulf of America Division (“GAD”), located in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Region 4, is part of the EPA Great Water Body program that collaborates to protect, maintain, and restore the health and productivity of the Gulf of America consistent with the economic well-being of the region.
EPA’s actions are designed to support improved water quality; to enhance, restore and/or protect natural habitats; and to improve the region’s ability to withstand storm events. This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits applications to improve water quality and/or habitat through collaboration with America’s farmers.
Applications must align with the Administration’s "Powering the Great American Comeback" initiative and align with EPA statutory authorities. Activities must take place in the Gulf of America watershed and/or within the United States contiguous zone in the Gulf of America. This opportunity is targeted to organizations described in Section 2.
A. that are committed to supporting American farmers and preventing, reducing, or eliminating nutrient pollution while remaining good stewards of tax dollars. See Section 2 of the Notice of Funding Opportunity for eligibility information.
Grantor contact information Matt Beiser; GAD-NOFO@epa. gov File name Description Last updated EPA-I-R4-GAD-2025-FARMER_Revised_2026_06_17. pdf Revised Announcement Jun 17, 2026 12:12 PM UTC EPA-I-R4-GAD-2025-FARMER_-_Optional_Budget_Template_Revised_2026_06_17.
xlsx Revised Optional Budget Template Jun 17, 2026 12:13 PM UTC Link to additional information Funding opportunity number : Cost sharing or matching requirement : Funding instrument type : Opportunity Category Explanation : Category of Funding Activity : Your account requires additional identity verification.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Nonprofit organizations, Indian Tribes, State & Local Governments, and Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs). For-profit farms/businesses are usually not eligible as primary applicants but may participate as paid partners or sub-recipients. Individual farmers can participate by teaming up with an eligible entity like a conservation district, a nonprofit, or a cooperative. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $1,500,000 to $2,500,000 (total up to $50 million available). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was June 19, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Farmer-to-Farmer 2025 grant program is funded by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Gulf of America Division. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
Past winners and funding trends for this program
The EPA Gulf of America Division announced up to $50 million on May 5 for 20-30 Farmer-to-Farmer demonstration grants of $1.5M-$2.5M each across EPA Regions 3-8. Applications close June 19, 2026. The geographic scope spans from Pennsylvania to Texas — eighteen states drained by the Mississippi-Atchafalaya system — and the funding model rebuilds the federal conservation playbook around farmer-led demonstrations rather than top-down agency design.
Read articleEPA's Gulf of America Division announced up to $50 million for the Farmer-to-Farmer grant program on May 5, 2026, with 20–30 awards of $1.5M to $2.5M each across EPA Regions 3–8 and a June 19, 2026 deadline. The funding rewards farmer-led organizations that can demonstrate working-lands conservation at scale. Here is how the eligibility, partnership structure, and watershed geography actually decide the awards.
Read articleEPA's Gulf of America Farmer-to-Farmer program awards $1.5M-$2.5M grants for farmer-led organizations scaling regenerative agriculture. Applications due June 19, 2026.
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