The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is now accepting applications for the 2026 Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation (AGRI) Urban Agriculture Community and Economic Development Grant.
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/26/2026
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Community and Economic Development grant will support projects that directly support community development or increase economic vitality through urban agriculture. Projects must benefit multiple growers or community members.
Priorities
This grant program will prioritize:
- Projects that demonstrate clear connections between urban agriculture and the community.
- Projects that demonstrate new or continued community partnerships
Funding Information
- They expect to award approximately $1.93 million.
- Applicants may request between $5,000 and $75,000 per application.
Eligible Projects
All projects must directly support the goal of promoting urban agriculture through community or economic development within the city limits of urban or peri-urban areas as defined in the Eligible Applicants section.
Eligible projects will:
- Benefit multiple farmers and/or community members.
- Be completed in three years or less. Contracts cannot be extended beyond three years.
- Be conducted in Minnesota.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must:
- Be a nonprofit organization, for-profit business, a post-secondary institution, a Native American Tribal government or community, or a local governmental unit.
- Meet the requirements of the Pre-award Risk Assessment.
- MDA employees and their spouses, farms, or businesses principally owned or operated by them are not eligible applicants and are not eligible to receive funds from this grant program.
For more information, visit MDA.
