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New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets / New York Farm Viability Institute (NYFVI)
New York Beginning Farmer Competitive Grant Program (Round 2)
Amount
Varies
Program total: $1.7M
Deadline
Rolling
Odds
Not published
Effort
1 to 2 hrs
Can you get this?
✓10 years or less of farm operation experience
✓Must operate a farm within New York State
✓All applicants must provide a 5% match
✓Low-revenue farms must submit a business plan
✓Must produce any type of agricultural product
Your real odds
The program has $1.7 million total, split across two tiers that go up to $200,000, and Round 2 carries double the funding of Round 1, which tells you demand was real.
Award amounts vary by project complexity, so a smaller, well-defined project competes in a different lane than a multi-year proposal, and the reviewers weigh scope accordingly.
What it takes
Confirm eligibility as a NY-based new farmer1 to 2 hrs
Attend an informational webinar1 to 2 hrs
Prepare project description, budget, match docs, and busines1 to 3 wks
Submit application by the deadline1 hr
Worth knowing
Marketing activities are explicitly fundable here, which is uncommon in agriculture grants, and most applicants overlook it, so if your bottleneck is reaching customers rather than buying equipment, that angle is worth building your application around.
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