NextGen Ag Leadership Grant Program
Forecasted
NextGen Ag Leadership Grant Program supports organizations and educational institutions providing training and education to advance Coloradans’ careers and develop food and agriculture leaders.
Funder: Colorado Department of Agriculture
Due Dates (Anticipated): April 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $25,000 per project; $5,000–$10,000 projects encouraged
Summary: Supports organizations and educational institutions developing Colorado’s emerging food and agriculture leaders through leadership, training, and educational opportunities.
Key Information: Individuals cannot apply; organizations outside Colorado may apply if projects benefit Coloradans and Colorado’s food and agriculture industries.
Description
The Colorado Department of Agriculture’s NextGen Ag Leadership Grant Program supports educational, training, and leadership development opportunities that advance Coloradans’ careers in food and agriculture and prepare them to become industry leaders. The program serves the broader food and agriculture system, not only farmers and ranchers, including fields such as biosciences, nutrition, veterinary science, engineering, food safety, technology, marketing, and logistics.
Supported projects may invest directly in leadership program participants, develop staff leadership, build community food and agriculture leaders, or provide targeted conference programming and scholarships. Projects must address individual leadership or entrepreneurial skills, organizational leadership and capacity building, or educational and training opportunities. Preference goes to individual skill development. Creative and innovative projects are encouraged, particularly those able to measure leadership skill development and report leadership outcomes.
