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Find similar grantsWashington State Animal Welfare Fund is sponsored by Washington State Department of Agriculture. Provides funding to organizations in Washington State for programs that improve the welfare of animals, including spay/neuter services, adoption programs, and shelter improvements.
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The grants on this page are mostly from national sources and may be highly competitive. We recommend that you start by seeking local sources of funding and in-kind support for your farm to school projects. Several stellar Washington projects work by creatively using school budgets and partnering with community members and businesses for donations and grant support.
Please note that this list is gathered as a service to help you learn what’s available. It is not exhaustive, and inclusion on this page should in no way be considered an endorsement by the State of Washington or the Department of Agriculture. If you know of other grant programs we should consider, please send them to us at farmtoschool@agr.
wa. gov WSDA's main website has a listing of agriculture grants, many of which are helpful for farms interested in selling to schools. More info here .
WSDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program These are useful for projects that will benefit a large number of specialty crop growers. Specialty crops include fruits, vegetables, nuts, and horticulture plants. More info here .
USDA has a variety of grant and loan programs available to producers that are relevant for farm to school.
Just a few of these programs include: Local Food Promotion Program Farm Storage Facility Loan Program Farm to School Grants Program Rural Business Development Grants Rural Cooperative Development Grants Value Added Producer Grants To find out which grants apply to you depending on your place in the local and regional food system, download the USDA Programs in the Local Food Supply Chain [PDF] .
WSDA's Small Farm Direct Marketing program has many excellent resources to grant programs, loans, and other financing options available to farmers: Running a Successful Farm Business: Financing your farm The Foundation Center is the most authoritative source of information on private philanthropy in the United States helping grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public better understand the field of philanthropy.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Nonprofit organizations in Washington State dedicated to animal welfare. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $5,000 - $50,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Washington State Animal Welfare Fund is funded by Washington State Department of Agriculture. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Washington. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
Brown Girl Jane x SheaMoisture Grant is a grant from SheaMoisture and Brown Girl Jane that funds Black and woman-owned beauty and wellness businesses in the United States. Part of SheaMoisture's broader commitment to addressing racial inequality through its $1 million annual giving fund, this program specifically supports founders at the intersection of Black and women-owned entrepreneurship in the beauty and wellness sector. Applicants must be based in the U.S. and have operated their business for at least one year. Grants range from $10,000 to $25,000. Check the SheaMoisture Fund website for the current open cycle, as deadlines vary by cohort.
Support Adoption Grant Program is sponsored by Texas Office of the Attorney General. This program provides critical resources for pregnant women considering adoption and support for children awaiting placement with adoptive parents. Purpose areas include material needs for pregnant women, needs of children awaiting placement, training and advertising related to adoption, and pre- and post-adoption counseling.
Missouri's Department of Agriculture has reopened its Urban Agriculture Cost-Share Grant — reimbursing 75% of project costs up to $10,000, with applications due September 15, 2026. A companion Food Insecure Cost-Share Grant closes August 26. Here is how these small, fast state grants work, who qualifies under the Census 'urban area' definition, and how to layer them with the federal USDA Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production program for a durable urban-farming funding strategy.
Read articleUSDA opened the $500 million Fertilizer Investment & Expansion for Long-term Domestic Supply (FIELDS) program on July 1, 2026, with cost-share awards from $15 million to $150 million and an August 17 deadline. Here is who can win, why the program is engineered for shovel-ready plants, and how the fight over fertilizer market concentration created a funding lane worth understanding.
Read articleWhile applicants chase fixed federal deadlines, USDA Rural Development keeps roughly $4.1 billion moving through programs with no deadline at all — Community Facilities, Water & Waste Disposal, and Business & Industry loans that accept applications year-round. But 2026 brought a quiet shake-up: REAP grants paused, RBDG's competitive window closed. Here is the map of what's open, what's frozen, and how rural organizations should work a rolling pipeline.
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