Sustainable Agriculture Funding Opportunity from PDA. Applications due May 23rd!

[Sarah Bay Nawa-PASA]

Grant Information

This is a grant reimbursement program through the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, with funding coming from the EPA. All projects must do one or more of the following: 

1. Reduce operating expenses through practices that are ecologically beneficial.
2. Improve soil quality and fertility.
3. Improve water quality.
4. Reduce or eliminate the need for the purchase of off-farm inputs, such as chemical or synthetic fertilizers, insecticides and herbicides.

Due May 23rd! 

Reimbursement grant program. Program grants shall be reimbursement grants. The following shall apply: 1. Sustainable agriculture grant • To provide grants that enable farmers and nonprofit educational institutions to adopt practices that emphasize sustainable agriculture in this Commonwealth. • Grants may not exceed $25,000. • An additional amount of up to $25,000 may be granted if the grantee matches that additional amount dollar for dollar so that an individual grant may not exceed $50,000 in one calendar year. 2.  Alternative crop grant: • To provide grants that enable farmers and nonprofit educational institutions to adopt practices that emphasize the use of alternative crops and sustainable agriculture in this Commonwealth. • Grants may not exceed $25,000. • An additional amount of up to $25,000 may be granted if the grantee matches that additional amount dollar for dollar so that an individual grant may not exceed $50,000 in one calendar year.