The Kansas Department of Agriculture works diligently to identify and promote grants, cost share opportunities, and loan programs that can aid and assist Kansas farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses. Available financing and grant options for new or expanding agriculture producers can be found in the Funding Resource Guide. 

A list of active and past programs available to Kansans through the agency can be found below, as well as a list of programs from other agricultural funding sources.

Active Programs

• Conservation Financial Assistance Programs
• Crop & Livestock Research Grant Program
• Organic Certification Cost Share Program
• Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

Past Programs

• Local Food Purchase Assistance Program
• Our Earliest Eaters Project
• Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program
• Securing Local Food Systems Grant Program
• Spay Neuter Cost Share Program
• Specialty Crop Grower Mastery Marketing Academy

Other Agricultural Funding Sources

The following funding programs are administered outside of the Kansas Department of Agriculture by other state agencies, organizations, or the federal government. Please contact each entity directly with questions. This is not a complete list; other programs may be available.

State Programs

• Kansas Association of Certified Development Companies
• Kansas Department of Commerce Grant Programs
• Kansas Development Finance Authority Beginning Farmer Bond Program
• Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom Educator Mini-Grants
• Kansas Healthy Food Initiative Predevelopment Technical Assistance Grants
• Kansas Small Business Development Center Capital Access Center
• Kansas Water Office Grant Programs
• NetWork Kansas Capital Loan Programs
• Patterson Family Foundation Grant Opportunities

Regional Programs

• Heartland Regional Food Business Coalition Harvest to Market Grant
• North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Grants
• Mid America CropLife Association Agriculture Academy Grant

National Programs

• Catalyzing Agroforestry Grant Program
• CHS Foundation/CoBank Classroom Grant
• Healthy Food Financing Initiative Food Access and Retail Expansion Fund
• Herb Society of America Classroom Herb Garden Grants
• Livestock Conservancy Micro Grant Program
• MarketLink SNAP Equipment and Online Grants
• Salad Bars to Schools Grant Program
• Sheep Production and Marketing Grant Program
• The Bee Cause Project Bee Grant
• U.S. Livestock Genetic Export, Inc MAP Branded Program
• U.S. Meat Export Federation Branded Products Promotion Program
• Virtual Fence Conservation Fund
• Whole Kids Foundation Garden Grant

Federal Programs

• Conservation Stewardship Program
• Environmental Education Grant Program
• Farm Loan Programs
• Farmers Market Promotion Program
• Federal State Marketing Improvement Program
• Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program
• High Tunnel Initiative
• Local Food Promotion Program
• Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program
• New World Screwworm Grand Challenge
• Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program
• Regional Food System Partnerships
• Rural Business Development Grants
• Rural Energy for America Program
• Value-Added Producer Grants
• WaterSMART Drought Response Program

Grant & Cost Share Program News

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Grant Contacts

If you are aware of a particular grant or cost share program you would like KDA to research, please contact one of our grants coordinators:

Brittney Grother, Division of Ag Marketing
Evelyn Peat, Division of Conservation