The Farm Transition Grant (FTG) is administered by the Connecticut Department of Agriculture (CT DOAG) and provides matching funds to Connecticut farmers and agricultural cooperatives for the diversification of existing farm operations, transitioning to value-added agricultural production and sales, and other venues in which a majority of products sold are grown in the state.
Donor Name: Connecticut Department of Agriculture
State: Connecticut
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/10/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Successful grant proposals must positively impact farm production and operations; projects must successfully demonstrate moving the farm and business to a new level beyond the status quo of current operations. Quantifiable project outcomes are requested in the application and essential to present a competitive application.
Grant Categories
Four distinct grant categories are available. Applicants must select the category they feel best represents their project. Each applicant may only submit one (1) project to be considered per grant cycle. CT DOAG reserves the right to adjust the grant category selected by the applicant.
- New Farmer Micro Grants: Supports new and beginning individuals or partnerships with one full year to three years of production history, seeking long-term careers in the CT agricultural industry.
- Infrastructure Investment Grant: Supports farms with a minimum of three years of production experience, with infrastructure to expand, diversify, and/or transition.
- Research and Development Grant: Supports farms with a minimum of three years of production history to conduct market research and evaluate the viability of developing a new product, offering a new service, or reaching a new market.
- Innovation and Diversification Grant: Supports farms with a minimum of three years of production history with the production of a new product or service for market or business expansion. An applicant should have a business plan and provide evidence of previously conducted research to determine if implementing the project is a viable investment for the business.
Funding Priorities
- Funding priorities for 2025 include:
- Projects increasing the availability of livestock processing facilities in Connecticut.
- Projects increasing the utilization of equipment specific to climate smart, sustainable agricultural practices.
- Projects that expand, diversity, and transition farms shall be prioritized. Project which keep the farm at status quo will be less competitive than applications which demonstrate projects that expand, diversity, and transition the farm into a new farm product, value-added product, service, etc.
Funding Information
- New Farmer Micro Grants
- Maximum award amount: $5,000
- Infrastructure Investment Grant
- Maximum award amount: $25,000
- Research and Development Grant
- Maximum award amount: $25,000
- Innovation and Diversification Grant
- Maximum award amount: $49,999.
Eligibility Criteria
The following entities are eligible to apply for all Farm Transition Grant categories:
- Agricultural producers, singularly or jointly, whether such producers are owners or tenants of existing agribusiness within the State of Connecticut.
- Agricultural cooperatives.
For more information, visit CDA.
