Agricultural Innovation Grant Program
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Agricultural Innovation Grant Program supports Pennsylvania farms, agribusinesses, and agricultural services with technology, conservation, and energy projects to improve efficiency and stewardship.
Funder: Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Planning: $7,500–$50,000 | On-site: $5,000–$200,000 | Regional impact: $100,000–$2 million (reimbursement grants)
Summary: Supports agricultural technology, conservation, and renewable energy innovations that improve Pennsylvania agriculture’s efficiency, profitability, and environmental stewardship.
Key Information: The operation and project must be in Pennsylvania, with non-State cash matching funds required.
Description
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Innovation Grant Program offers reimbursement grants for practical innovations that strengthen the competitiveness, resiliency, environmental stewardship, and vitality of farms, agribusinesses, and agricultural support services. It supports strategic planning, implementation on individual farms or properties, and projects benefiting multiple agricultural businesses. The program seeks solutions that address agricultural challenges in new, novel, or more efficient ways.
Supported work includes farm and processing technology, conservation improvements, energy production from agricultural materials, and tools for farm management, diagnostics, biosecurity, cybersecurity, and data analytics. Projects may improve soil and water resources, reduce waste and odors, support carbon-storing crops, or replace non-renewable resources. Innovations should be practical and accessible, applicable to small and medium-sized farms, and beneficial to people, the environment, and the economy.
