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Massachusetts Farmland Partnership Program is sponsored by Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR). This grant program helps implement the Massachusetts Farmland Action Plan at the local, regional, or statewide level. The goal is to build networks of partners who work collaboratively to protect farmland, enhance farm viability, and ensure access to farmland.
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Announced in 2025, the Massachusetts Farmland Partnership Program (MFPP) is a new grant program to help implement the Massachusetts Farmland Action Plan (MFAP) at the local, regional and statewide level. **The goal of the program is to build networks of Partners who work together collaboratively and in coordination to protect farmland, enhance farm viability, and ensure access to farmland.
** This will be achieved by providing funding to eligible partners to work with farmers, farmland owners, agricultural service providers, municipalities and others to protect farmland, enhance farm viability, and ensure access to farmland, as well as coordinate and collaborate between partners as a cohort. ## Farmland Partnership Projects In December 2025 MDAR announced the awarding of $1.
9 million in Massachusetts Farmland Partnership Program Grants to seven groups of organizations across the Commonwealth. The grants, which are funded by MDAR, seek to implement 29 projects that align with tasks of the Massachusetts Farmland Action Plan (MFAP). The 12/18 Press Release shares more about the grant awards.
There are three types of projects, aligning with the three goals of the MFAP: There are three types of projects funded. For protecting and stewarding farmland there are 8 projects implementing 7 different tasks that include municipal planning, Chapter 61A, training for surveyors and appraisers, and other topics. These are funded by $315,950 in grant awards.
For access to farmland there are 9 projects implementing 7 different tasks that include land licensing, shared land tenure, transfer planning tools, DEI capacity building, and other topics. These are funded by $395,724 in grant awards.
For Viability of farms and farmland there are 12 projects implementing 8 different tasks that include peer mentorship, training people who work with farmers, climate change adaptation, fostering culturally appropriate outreach, and other topics. These are funded by $546,163 in grant awards.
## Program Overview and Project Factsheets On 1/15/2026 MDAR hosted a webinar that included an overview of the Farmland Partnership Program and the projects which can be viewed via the video recording and the powerpoint presentation. MDAR has created a brief summary of the recent grant awards which include a Project Factsheet for each of the 29 projects.
The factsheets will grow as the projects are implemented and resources related to those projects are published. Announcements will also be made in the MFAP newsletter for notable updates. More details about each of the projects is available on the project webpages, where projects are divided by what goal they are implementing - farmland protection, farmland access and farm viability.
These webpages will be updated with additional resources and links as they become available. On 1/15/2026 MDAR hosted a webinar that included an overview of Farmland Partnership Program and the newly funded projects which can be accessed via the video recording and the powerpoint presentation. This webinar was oriented towards all partners, potential partners and people who are interested in the implementation of the MFAP.
Partners funded through the Farmland Partnership Program gather together four times a year. This supports the goal of the Program to build networks of partners who work together collaboratively and in coordination to protect farmland, enhance farm viability, and ensure access to farmland. The following meetings have been held: * February 2026.
Each group presented on their projects funded for 2026-2027. View the powerpoint presentation. * May 2026.
Discussions focused on reaching audiences, peer learning and accessibility. View the powerpoint presentation. Group photo of partners at the May 2026 Cohort Meeting ## Updates and Progress Reports Progress reports that summarize progress across all the projects will be released approximately twice a year, with the first anticipated in early fall 2026.
## Applying for Farmland Partnership Grants The following is information about Round 1 of Farmland Partnership Grants. The deadline for applications was May 19, 2025. Information about the awards is found above.
_The following information was shared during the FY2026 RFR Round and is published for information only. _ The Request for Response (RFR) provides a comprehensive summary of grant evaluation criteria, review timelines, award recipient expectations, eligible uses of grant funds, and examples of projects. * View the RFR in COMMBUYS which includes 4 file attachments.
All proposed activities must be clearly tied to a specific task(s) in the Farmland Action Plan Implementation Matrix. The proposed activity cannot just be inspired by a strategy or action – it must be aligned with a specific task, which includes following the intent of the specific action and strategy under which the task is listed.
The following documents are important to review alongside the RFR: * Massachusetts Farmland Action Plan (MFAP) * MFAP Implementation Matrix There were two webinars which covered different content.
* Webinar 1 – Presentation slides,video, Q&A responses (see below) * Webinar 2 – Presentation slides,video, Q&A responses (see below) There were two rounds of questions for potential applicants: * Round 1 Questions and Answers Document- Published 3/27/2025 * Round 2. 1 Questions and Answers Document- Published 3/28/2025 * Round 2. 2 Questions and Answers Document- Published 4/25/2025
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Regional partnerships, including nonprofit organizations, municipalities, and agricultural groups. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows over $1.8 million awarded in December 2025 across multiple projects (individual awards vary). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Massachusetts Farmland Partnership Program is funded by Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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