Grant
PFAS Emergency Relief Fund (Testing, Income Replacement, Infrastructure and Wellness Grants)
Maine Farmland Trust and Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA)
What you can get
Wellness grants up to $500 per person per month; testing and income replacement amounts set case by case • Stopgap fund while state PFAS programs are pending
- Readiness
- Ready to apply
- Who can apply
- producer, All commercial Maine farms (at least $2,000 in sales to consumers outside the household) for PFAS testing grants, Self identified Indigenous producers of food and/or medicine (no commercial threshold), Farms with contamination results referred by Maine DACF for income replacement and infrastructure support
- Coverage
- ME
- Deadline & timing
- Income replacement and testing grants are now available to eligible farms; testing applications reviewed weekly; wellness grants administered on a rolling basis. No closing date (checked 2026-10-12).
- Eligibility
- Priority to farms deriving at least 50% of family income from the farm and to Tier 1 licensed sites; limited resources, not all eligible applications may be funded. Income replacement requires a DACF referral, stopped sales of contaminated products, a W-9 and recent Schedule F.
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Optional expert service · $249
Turn program research into an application package.
An eligibility screen for one farm, a shortlist of up to three relevant programs, and draft practice justifications and a document checklist for one selected application. Delivered within 7 business days after intake.
Last verified Oct 12, 2026. Always confirm current terms and deadlines on the official site before applying.
Plan your next step
Run a quick soil assessment or ask an agronomist how this program fits your fields.