The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is now accepting applications for the 2026 Soil Health Financial Assistance Program.
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/29/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Soil Health Financial Assistance Grant provides cost-share for the purchase and retrofit of soil health equipment. Adopting soil health practices often requires expensive and specific pieces of equipment, creating a need for a cost-share opportunity to offset those costs.
Funding Information
Awards range from $500-$45,000 (up to 50% cost share).
Grant Period
Awarded contracts will last for 12 months.
Eligibility Criteria
Individual producers, producer groups, and local government units (including cities, towns, counties, soil and water conservation districts, tribal nations, and joint powers boards). A local government unit that receives a grant for equipment purchases must make those purchases available for use by the public.
- Prioritization points will be awarded to applicants who are beginning farmers.
- Prioritization points will also be awarded if an operation is actively certified or assessed and working towards certification in the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program.
- Applicants who have not previously been awarded a Soil Health Financial Assistance Program grant will be prioritized.
For more information, visit MDA.
