Payments, Grants, and Loans for Farms in Maine

Funding your farm through payments, grants, and loans in Maine can be complicated. Please see the list of links below for some of the options. We work hard to keep this current, but, be aware, that occasionally it may be out of date.

• USDA Speciality Crop Minor Equipment Grant

• Northeast SARE Partnership Grant Program

• Value Added Producer Grants in Maine

• USDA Assistance for Speciality Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program

• USDA Farm Service Agency

• Black Farmer Fund: Rapid Response Fund

• Grow Maine: Small Business Loan & Capital Program

• Livestock Insurance Plans from USDA Risk Management Agency

• Farm Credit East Ag Enhancement Grants

• MOFGA’s document on current grant programs

• Agricultural Marketing Loan Fund

• Dairy Improvement Fund

• Potato Marketing Improvement Fund

• Small Business Grant Resource

• Ambrook’s Funding Library

• Grant Writing Resource – MFRN
• Grant Writing Workshop for Farmers Webinar Recording
• Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Grants and Loans