Ten Urban Farming Grants To Boost Your Grow In 2024

January 22, 2024



Urban Farming Grants

1. USDA Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) Grants

2. Soil Health Academy Scholarship Program

3. The Community Heart & Soul Seed Grant Program

4. Clif Bar Family Foundation Grants

5. USDA Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program

6. SARE Youth Educator Grants

7. City of Seattle’s Food Equity Fund

8. Pennsylvania’s Urban Agriculture Grants

9. Minneapolis Grants for Urban Farming and Food Waste Projects

10. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation


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