Minnesota Urban Agriculture Grants

Applications are due by January 30, 2025.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is offering $1.87 million in Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation (AGRI) Urban Agriculture Grants. In addition, MDA is offering a new Urban Farm Conservation Mini-Grant with a total of $75,000 available. The AGRI Urban Agriculture Grant awards up to $75,000 for Minnesota businesses, nonprofits, schools, local governments, and tribal communities seeking to promote urban youth agricultural education and community development. Meanwhile, the Urban Farm Conservation Mini-Grant offers up to $5,000 for tools, supplies, services, and other expenses related to improving conservation practices on commercial urban farms in communities of more than 5,000 or on tribal land.