Regenerative Farmer Assurance Fund

Healing Soils Foundation (HSF) launched the Regenerative Farmer Assurance Fund (RFAF) to provide critical financial relief to organic and regenerative farmers facing delays in public funding. HSF created RFAF as a bridge funding solution to help farmers stay afloat. This fund provides recoupable emergency grants that allow farmers to keep moving forward while waiting for delayed public reimbursements. If their reimbursement arrives, they repay the grant, keeping the fund sustainable and available for others. If no reimbursement comes, the grant converts to non-recoupable aid, ensuring farmers don’t bear additional financial burdens. Organic and regenerative farmers in Midwest states (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin) who have executed contracts for programs like EQIP, CSP, and RFSI and are experiencing public funding delays causing immediate financial needs can apply for grants of as much as $50,000 per farmer. Applications are rolling with funds distributed as available.