Alachua County is excited to announce the 2025 Small Farmer Grant.
Donor Name: Alachua County
State: Florida
County: Alachua County (FL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/06/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Grant funding is limited to the capital equipment needs of Alachua County residents who have small producer agricultural operations that are all contained within Alachua County. For the grant, a small producer (farm) is a commercial operation with an established gross cash income of at least $1,000 but no more than $250,000 per year from the regular harvest and sale of crop, livestock, or aquaculture products meant for human consumption. Examples are grain, honey, fruit, vegetable, dairy, and livestock operations.
To qualify, the funding request must be for capital equipment that will assist the farm in the production, harvesting, cleaning, value-added processes, food safety, and pre or post-processing of an Alachua County-produced farm product meant for human consumption.
Funding Information
The total grant request must not exceed $5,000. This grant has a total funding available of approximately $100,000.
Criteria
Goal: Promote local food system economic resilience and equity for marginalized communities that will:
- Assists Alachua County residents.
- Applicable to Alachua County based small producers (farms, ranches, or other agricultural operations) producing food stuffs for human consumption.
- Prioritize funding for small producers with annual gross cash income of no more than $75,000.
- Support the immediate acquisition of capital infrastructure and equipment to enhance the farm’s productive capability and financial expansion. This grant recognizes that small producers may not have adequate cash flow to acquire capital equipment and then wait for reimbursement by the County. This grant offers an immediate infusion of funds at the point of award by the Board of County Commissioners.
- Improve the economic viability of these small producers
- Increase the resiliency of local food production and expand the production of related value added farm products
- Achieve Board policies related to economic development: increases economic prosperity, economic and diverse tax base.
For more information, visit Alachua County.
