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Maine at a glance

41 active opportunities

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State-specific: 37
National: 1
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Funding type mix

41programs

Payment program15
Loan9
Cost-share7
Grant5
Other2
Grant + loan guarantee1
Other2

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Funding for Maine

4 state-specific · 37 national

Maine programOther

Journeyperson Program

Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA)

Funding: $200 education stipend plus MOFGA-paid mentorship (in-kind value) • Two-year beginning-farmer business support package rather than a cash grant. Year 1: a $200 educational stipend for classes, workshops, conferences, or books. Year 2: paid mentorship, where MOFGA compensates a mentor of the participant's choosing. Also includes supplier discounts (FEDCO, Organic Growers Supply, Johnny's Selected Seeds), free access to shared farm equipment, free technical advice from MOFGA Agricultural Services staff, business planning help, farm visits, and free admission to MOFGA events.
Who it is for: producer, Beginning farmers and farmworkers with at least two years of farming experience including one calendar year of commercial farm work in Maine, committed to staying and farming in Maine using sustainable or organic practices; nonprofit employed farmers and homesteaders are excluded.

Apply by Jan 31, 2027

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Maine programCost-share

Agricultural Management Assistance

USDA NRCS

Funding: Up to 75% of the cost of installing the conservation practice; higher rate for historically underserved producers • Cost-share support for risk-reducing and conservation practices; total AMA payments may not exceed $50,000 per participant per fiscal year
Who it is for: producer

NRCS accepts applications year-round; state ranking cutoffs are posted on the NRCS Application Cutoff Dates page, which lists AMA among the programs it covers. Its FY2027 table rows are labeled ACEP/CSP/EQIP, so confirm the AMA cutoff with your state NRCS office.

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Maine programGrant

Leopold Conservation Award

Sand County Foundation

Funding: $10,000 award • Recognition award for exceptional soil, water, and habitat stewardship on working lands
Who it is for: producer, private working land owners (farmers, ranchers, forestland owners) in 28 participating states; self nomination allowed

Rolling applications

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Maine programOther

Soil Health Benchmark Study

Pasa Sustainable Agriculture

Funding: Three fully subsidized Cornell Comprehensive Assessment of Soil Health tests (in-kind, no cash grant) • Not a cash grant - a direct in-kind service. Research collaborators receive three fully subsidized soil health tests from the Cornell Soil Health Lab, a detailed benchmark report comparing their soil test outcomes and management practices to peer farms, and connection to a farmer learning community. Running since 2016 with data from 200+ farms and more than 150 farmer research collaborators; partners include the Cornell Soil Health Laboratory, farmOS, Future Harvest / Million Acre Challenge, Maine Farmland Trust, OpenTEAM, Penn State Extension, Rodale Institute, and Stroud Water Research Center.
Who it is for: producer, Vegetable, pastured livestock, and row crop farmers in the Northeast and Mid Atlantic who agree to participate as farmer research collaborators, sharing field management and soil data in exchange for subsidized testing and benchmarking.

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NationalGrant

For Farmers Grant (Foundational, Land Stewardship & Transformational)

For Farmers Movement

Funding: $500 - $10,000 • Three tiers: Foundational Grants of $500-$1,000 for infrastructure, equipment, supplies, innovation, or making up for a loss (a minimum of 100 awarded); one Land Stewardship Grant of $5,000 for a farm committed to caring for the land in ways that strengthen soil, protect natural resources, and support long-term farm and ecosystem health; and at least one Transformational Grant of $10,000 for a farm project with profound impact on farm operations and community. All tiers use the same application, and applicants for the Land Stewardship and Transformational grants must also apply for a Foundational grant.
Who it is for: producer, Commercial farmers located in the 50 US states, Washington DC, or US territories whose operation sells most of its products; homesteads and animal sanctuaries are excluded, and past For Farmers grant recipients may reapply alone or with up to two partner farms.

Apply by Oct 12, 2026

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NationalPayment program

2026 Crop Year Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC)

USDA

Funding: ARC provides support when covered farm revenue falls below its guarantee; PLC when covered commodity prices fall below the effective reference price.
Who it is for: producer, Agricultural producers with a share interest in covered commodities grown on a farm with base acres

Apply by Dec 11, 2026

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Community Roots: Farm Grant

Rooted Farmers

Funding: $500–$1,500 • Eligible community-improvement equipment, marketing, infrastructure or technology, plus a year of Rooted Farmers Pro for Farms and coaching.
Who it is for: producer, US based farms/producers with at least 3 years owning or running farming operations; community access project must have the potential to benefit at least 3 farms

Apply by Dec 15, 2026

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NationalReimbursement

Organic Certification Cost Share Program

USDA Farm Service Agency

Funding: Up to 75% of certification costs paid during the program year, not to exceed $750 per certification scope (crops, wild crops, livestock, processing/handling, and state organic program fees).
Who it is for: producer, certified organic handlers

Apply by Dec 31, 2026

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NationalGrant

Catalyzing Agroforestry Grant Program

Virginia Tech Agroforestry with regional partners (funded by Edwards Mother Earth Foundation and Southern SARE)

Funding: Field practices up to $1,500/acre (first 4 acres), $1,000/acre (acres 5-8), $750/acre beyond; forest farming up to $1,000 for 1/4 acre plus up to $500/acre site prep • Reimbursement of documented project expenses after project completion, capped per acre by practice • Projects must be completed within 18 months of award. Allowed expenses: site preparation, planting stock, equipment rentals, tree protection, contractor labor; excludes livestock purchases, personal producer time, woodland thinning, and major machinery such as tractors.
Who it is for: producer, nonprofit, other, farmers, future and current producers, community agroforestry projects

Apply by Mar 1, 2027

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