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Open Call Grants is sponsored by Clif Bar Family Foundation. The Clif Family Foundation's Open Call grants support small-to-midsize grassroots organizations working to transform food systems, revitalize the environment, and enhance community health. Funding is available for both general operating costs and specific projects that address systemic change and align with the foundation's strategic priorities.
Geographic focus: United States and its unincorporated territories
Focus areas: Regenerative and Organic Farming, Food Production Workers' Health and Safety, Climate Justice, Healthy Food Access, Inclusive Outdoor Access, Indoors and Outdoors Safe from Pollution
Official opportunity description and requirements excerpt:
Regenerative and Organic Farming Accelerate the adoption of regenerative farming practices, including organic, climate-resilient, equitable, and agroecological approaches. Food Production Workers’ Health and Safety Amplify efforts to secure healthy, safe, just, and empowering working and living conditions for food production workers. Expand community-centered solutions to climate change that build resilience and empower those who have been historically marginalized. Advance food systems’ changes that make healthy and sustainably produced food accessible, affordable, and culturally appropriate. Catalyze solutions that expand access to safe places to enable healthy physical activity and improve mental health. Indoors and Outdoors Safe from Pollution Promote preventative health approaches by identifying and eliminating toxics from our air, water, soil, and human-made materials. Clif Family Foundation currently offers two types of grants, Open Call and By Invitation Only. Click on the below links to learn more. These grants support general operating costs and applicants must be registered as (or fiscally sponsored by) a 501(c)3 organization. The Foundation reviews applications twice a year; the deadlines are March 1 and August 1 . Grant announcements occur approximately four months after the deadline. Typical grants range from $5,000 - $50,000 and last for one year. Priority is given to applicants that: Advance our strategic priorities and align with our values Focus their work primarily in the United States and its unincorporated territories Demonstrate strong community ties Have operating budgets under $8MM Operate at the grassroots level to implement change at the local, state or national stage After school academic-based programs Capital construction (construction, demolition, renovation, or renewal of a public building) Chapters of national organizations Faith-based or religious organizations Food banks (unless engaged in wider systemic change) Fundraising events (e.g., fun run, challenges, annual gala) Local and state public sector or government agencies Media projects (such as films, books, radio) Medical or health centers Natural disaster/emergency first response Primarily pass-through grant programming PTAs/PTOs, or individual school boosters We have done our best to provide complete information for our grants program on our website and application portal, but if you still have unanswered questions you may email us at info@cliffamilyfoundation.org TAKE ME TO THE APPLICATION By Invitation Only Grants Our By Invitation Only (BIO) grants support nonprofit organizations in the U.S. working on critical issues that are aligned with the Clif Family Foundation’s strategic priorities and values . There are two main programs for BIO grants: 1. Food Systems Transformation, focused on: Farmworker Justice, Health and Safety Increased Access to Good Food (i.e., healthy and equitably/regeneratively produced food) for disadvantaged communities Organic and
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Regenerative and Organic Farming Accelerate the adoption of regenerative farming practices, including organic, climate-resilient, equitable, and agroecological approaches. Food Production Workers’ Health and Safety Amplify efforts to secure healthy, safe, just, and empowering working and living conditions for food production workers.
Expand community-centered solutions to climate change that build resilience and empower those who have been historically marginalized. Advance food systems’ changes that make healthy and sustainably produced food accessible, affordable, and culturally appropriate. Catalyze solutions that expand access to safe places to enable healthy physical activity and improve mental health.
Indoors and Outdoors Safe from Pollution Promote preventative health approaches by identifying and eliminating toxics from our air, water, soil, and human-made materials. Clif Family Foundation currently offers two types of grants, Open Call and By Invitation Only. Click on the below links to learn more.
These grants support general operating costs and applicants must be registered as (or fiscally sponsored by) a 501(c)3 organization. The Foundation reviews applications twice a year; the deadlines are March 1 and August 1 . Grant announcements occur approximately four months after the deadline.
Typical grants range from $5,000 - $50,000 and last for one year.
Priority is given to applicants that: Advance our strategic priorities and align with our values Focus their work primarily in the United States and its unincorporated territories Demonstrate strong community ties Have operating budgets under $8MM Operate at the grassroots level to implement change at the local, state or national stage After school academic-based programs Capital construction (construction, demolition, renovation, or renewal of a public building) Chapters of national organizations Faith-based or religious organizations Food banks (unless engaged in wider systemic change) Fundraising events (e.
g.
, fun run, challenges, annual gala) Local and state public sector or government agencies Media projects (such as films, books, radio) Medical or health centers Natural disaster/emergency first response Primarily pass-through grant programming PTAs/PTOs, or individual school boosters We have done our best to provide complete information for our grants program on our website and application portal, but if you still have unanswered questions you may email us at info@cliffamilyfoundation.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations or those with fiscal sponsorship; organizations must have an annual operating budget under $8 million and demonstrate strong community ties and a grassroots approach. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates $5,000 - $50,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is March 1, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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FFAR Fellows Program (2026-2029 Cohort) is sponsored by Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research. Provides professional development and stipend support for PhD students conducting research in FFAR's priority areas, including sustainable agroecosystems and ranch management. Application snapshot: target deadline February 22, 2026; published funding information $10,000 - $55,000; eligibility guidance PhD students at U.S. or Canadian universities with research matching FFAR priority areas. Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
Farming Community Grant Program is sponsored by Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program. Farming Community Grant Program is sponsored by Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program. Farming Community Grant Program is sponsored by Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program. Official opportunity description and requirements excerpt: Farming Community Grant Program - SARE Northeast NE Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Innovations–Northeast SARE’s Newsletter Farming Community Grant Program Partnership Grant Program Research and Education Grant Program Professional Development Grant Program Graduate Student Research Grant Program Research for Novel Approaches in Sustainable Agriculture Grant Program SARE Outreach Publications Home » Grants » Farming Community Grant Program Farming Community Grant Program The Northeast SARE Farming Community Grant applies social science research and education projects that strengthen farming and food systems at the community level. These projects explore innovative approaches to improving the health and sustainability of agricultural communities in the Northeast. This program supports projects that are grounded in community partnerships and informed by the lived experiences of farmers. It encourages collaboration among farmers, service providers, researchers, and nonprofit organizations to co-create solutions that are responsive to local needs and scalable across the region. Question and Answer Sessions Northeast SARE staff concluded their Q&A sessions on the four large grant programs: Farming Community, Professional Development, Research & Education, and Research for Novel Approaches. Here is a copy of the presentation shared. You can view the session recordings at the links below: We've compiled questions from all rooms into a running FAQ document. This FAQ is a live resource that includes information from the introductory session and each breakout discussion. You can use Ctrl+F to search by keyword and browse tagged topics. For additional questions, please reach out to the Grant Administrator to the program you are interested in applying to, or northeast-large-grant@sare.org if you are still unsure. Please do your best having reviewed the CFP and Appendices in their entirety before reaching out with questions, many things are answered there! Grant Administrators are seeing a high volume of inquiries, so please be patient with a response time as it may take several days. Northeast SARE’s Administrative Council allocated approximately $3,300,000 to fund projects for this cycle of farming community grants. There is no cap on total grant requests, however, requests typically fall between $50,000 and $250,000. Technical Assistance Program Applicants and grantees of the Farming Community Grant Program are eligible for Technical Assistance (TA) provided by Northeast SARE’s Technical Assistance Providers. Request Technical Assistance Farming Community Grant Program Materials The Call for Proposals is now open. A completed budget using this template is part of the application process. Budget Template will auto-download when clicked. A completed Grant Commitment Form is required as part of the application process. Form will auto-download when clicked Rubric for Farming Community Grant Program Proposals Farming Community Grant Application snapshot: target deadline February 23, 2026; published funding information $5,000 - $30,000 (typical); eligibility guidance Community partnerships, agricultural organizations, and nonprofits in Northeast states including New Hampshire. Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
Application snapshot: target deadline March 1, 2026; published funding information $5,000 - $50,000; eligibility guidance Registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations or those with fiscal sponsorship; organizations must have an annual operating budget under $8 million and demonstrate strong community ties and a grassroots approach.
Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
org TAKE ME TO THE APPLICATION By Invitation Only Grants Our By Invitation Only (BIO) grants support nonprofit organizations in the U. S. working on critical issues that are aligned with the Clif Family Foundation’s strategic priorities and values .
There are two main programs for BIO grants: 1. Food Systems Transformation, focused on: Farmworker Justice, Health and Safety Increased Access to Good Food (i. e.
, healthy and equitably/regeneratively produced food) for disadvantaged communities Organic and Regenerative Farming, emphasizing human/social and equity dimensions Ann Thrupp, Senior Program Officer in Food Systems Transformation, Ann[at]cliffamilyfoundation[dot]org 2.
Climate Justice, focused on: A Resilient Built Environment: helping communities secure climate- ready structures—places that are safe, affordable, healthy and carbon positive Economic Justice: enabling solutions to come from, benefit, and create jobs in disadvantaged communities including community ownership of energy systems, and community-stewarded lands A More Powerful Climate Movement: helping grow from the bottom up a more effective movement that ensures this moment of unprecedented federal climate support reaches disadvantaged communities Sierra Martinez, Senior Program Officer in Climate Justice, sierra[at]cliffamilyfoundation[dot]org Please do not contact Sierra or Ann for inquiries regarding the Open Call Program; please review the Open Call guidelines and, if you still need assistance, use info[at]cliffamilyfoundation[dot]org Across these programs, Clif Family Foundation aims to support the following pathways: Power and movement-building of disadvantaged communities, including organizing, leadership of historically marginalized communities, and healing injustice Policy initiatives and advocacy, at local, state or national levels Job building, workforce development and/or innovative education/empowerment programs Narrative work in service of building movements Market transformation efforts or other efforts to advance systemic change Local government and/or state government agencies Biofuels, offsets, hydrogen and/or nuclear Food banks and community/school gardens (unless engaged in wider systemic change) Direct air capture or carbon capture and sequestration (not including nature-based sequestration solutions like working lands)
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