The NC AgVentures Farm Grant Program is an NC State Extension grant program that provides grants to NC family farms, and local non-profit community organizations to develop agricultural projects which will increase farm profits.
Donor Name: NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission
State: North Carolina
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/19/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Types of Grants
- The first option is a Farmer Grant for independent family farms with an established farm operation. Some previously approved projects have included the purchase of equipment that will cut labor costs, constructing a farm store or produce packing shed, or kitchen equipment for preparing value-added products. The grant funds cannot be used to purchase land or animals.
- The second grant option is a Community Grant for local non-profit community organizations and government organizations that work with local farms. Some examples would include a Farmers Market that could use the funds to expand the market or purchase SNAP equipment for sales, a Livestock Association could use the award to purchase portable cattle handling equipment to be rented by farm members. The grant project should directly benefit 3 or more farms.
Funding Information
Awards up to $10,000.
Geographical Areas
Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Forsyth,, Gaston, Granville, Greene, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Iredell, Johnson, Lincoln, Martin, Mecklenburg, Nash, Northampton, Orange, Person, Pitt, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Sampson, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Union, Vance, Wake, Wayne, Wilson, Wilkes, Warren, and Yadkin.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants should be a current resident of North Carolina with an established independent farm operation in North Carolina.
- Grant recipients from 2024-2025 cycle must wait a year before they can submit another application.
- Farms that received 3 or more grants from NC AgVentures are no longer eligible.
- NC State Extension Agents, their spouses or partners are not eligible to apply for personal grants. Agents can write a Community Grant for the Extension office.
- NC State Employees are not eligible to apply for personal grants.
- One Application per farm
- Married couples, domestic partnerships and business partners may only submit one application.
- Applicants that are current/former tobacco growers, former quota holders, tobacco workers or close family descendants.
- Farms that have not received previous grants
- Applicants that earn at least 50% of their gross personal income from their farm operation.
- Proposals that present a new direction, a pilot project that will benefit other farms in the community.
For more information, visit NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission.
