Hey Farmers! Get your ducks in a row for the For Farmers grant application period. Here's what you need to know. 

We understand the challenges you face during the autumn harvest and the grant season. Our goal is to provide you with the necessary information to prepare your application thoughtfully, allowing you to focus on your farm and reduce your stress. We hope this information is helpful and we look forward to receiving your application.

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The application opens officially on October 12, National Farmer's Day. Applications are due by November 3. Awardees will be announced on December 4 (always the Wednesday after Thanksgiving).

GENERAL APPLICATION QUESTIONS
In addition to some basics (contact info, social media and communications, and other details), the application has three main sections: Your Farm Story, Farm Products and Sales, and the Grant Proposal. You can prepare these in advance and paste them into the application when it opens in mid-October.

Your Farm Story
-- Some basics about farm location, years of farming, etc.
-- Describe your farm.
-- Who works on the farm?
-- You will want to spend some time on this so that reviewers who have never seen or heard of your farm can get a good idea of how it operates, its mission (if any), who some of the personalities are and what they are responsible for. Please note that it's okay if it's just you. We just want to get to know you and your farm.

Farm Products and Sales
-- Some general questions about farm category and size (drop-down menus)
-- Describe what you produce.
-- Describe your farm size and compare it to other farms in your area for context
-- Where do you sell your products?

Grant Proposal
-- NEW: You can choose between an individual grant and a collaborative grant. If you choose, you can apply with one or two other farms. Each one of you can request the full amount. So, two farms could apply for a range $1000 to $2000 and three could apply for a range of $1500 to $3000. Grants to individual farms range from $500 to $1000.
-- Note on Collaborations: Each farm in the collaboration will need to submit a full application by the deadline. The application will have a few specific questions about collaborative grants.
-- You can select a category or propose your own. The categories are: infrastructure, equipment, repairs, safety, to offset expenses, to make up for a recent loss, innovation, or other. 
-- Budget: for any application, the budget should be as detailed as possible. The more clarity you can provide in terms of dollars and a solid description, the fewer questions reviewers will have. 
-- Project Budget: If you are asking us to contribute to a project that costs five times more than you are requesting or more, you need to help us understand where the rest of the funds will come from if we support your proposal.