Last Updated January 22, 2005
Programs to Assist Farmers, Ranchers and Agricultural Concerns
- Informational Resources
- Technical Assistance and Advice
- Funding – Loans, Grants, and Disbursements
- Business and Financial Opportunities
- Environment – Water, Soil, Air, Energy, and Pollution Issues
Informational Resources
- Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA)
- Agriculture Risk Management Education Competitive Grants Program (RME)
- Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA)
- Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP)
- Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI)
- Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program
- Community Food Security Initiative (CFSI)
- Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
- Conservation Security Program (CSP)
- Cooperative Extension System (CES)
- Cooperative Services (CS)
- Direct Farm Ownership and Operating Loans
- Downpayment Farm Ownership Loan Program
- Emergency Conservation Program (ECP)
- Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)
- Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
- EPA’s Ag Assistance Center
- Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP)
- Farmers’ Market Promotion Program (FMPP)
- Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP)
- Forest Land Enhancement Program (FLEP)
- Forest Products Conservation and Recycling (FPC&R)
- Forest Stewardship Program
- Fruit and Vegetable Pilot Program (FVPP)
- Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)
- Guaranteed Farm Ownership and Operating Loans
- Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program (Section 406)
- Intermediary Relending Loan Program (IRP)
- Loans for Socially Disadvantaged Persons
- Marketing Services Branch Program (MSB)
- Multiple Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI)
- National Agricultural Library Information Resource Centers (NAL)
- National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program
- National Organic Program (NOP)
- National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program (NRI)
- Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program Grants
- Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative
- Organic Transitions Program
- Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers
- Pest Management Alternatives Program (PMAP)
- Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP)
- Regional Integrated Pest Management Program
- Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program
- Risk Management Partnership Agreements (RMA)
- Rural Cooperative Development Grant Program (RCDG)
- Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)
- Small Farm Program (USDA/CSREES)
- Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program
- Value-Added Producer Grants
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)
- WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP)
- Wildlife Habitats Incentives Program (WHIP)
- Wildlife Services (WS)
Technical Assistance and Advice
- Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA)
- Agriculture Risk Management Education Competitive Grants Program (RME)
- Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA)
- Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI)
- Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program
- Community Food Security Initiative (CFSI)
- Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
- Conservation Security Program (CSP)
- Cooperative Extension System (CES)
- Cooperative Services (CS)
- Emergency Conservation Program (ECP)
- Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)
- Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
- EPA’s Ag Assistance Center
- Farmers’ Market Promotion Program (FMPP)
- Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP)
- Forest Land Enhancement Program (FLEP)
- Forest Products Conservation and Recycling (FPC&R)
- Forest Stewardship Program
- Fruit and Vegetable Pilot Program (FVPP)
- Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)
- Guaranteed Farm Ownership and Operating Loans
- Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program (Section 406)
- Intermediary Relending Loan Program (IRP)
- Marketing Services Branch Program (MSB)
- Multiple Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI)
- National Agricultural Library Information Resource Centers (NAL)
- National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program
- National Organic Program (NOP)
- National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program (NRI)
- Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program Grants
- Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative
- Organic Transitions Program
- Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers
- Pest Management Alternatives Program (PMAP)
- Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP)
- Regional Integrated Pest Management Program
- Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program
- Risk Management Partnership Agreements (RMA)
- Rural Cooperative Development Grant Program (RCDG)
- Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)
- Small Farm Program (USDA/CSREES)
- Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program
- Value-Added Producer Grants
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)
- WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP)
- Wildlife Habitats Incentives Program (WHIP)
- Wildlife Services (WS)
Funding – Loans, Grants, and Disbursements
- Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA)
- Agriculture Risk Management Education Competitive Grants Program (RME)
- Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP)
- Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI)
- Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program
- Community Food Security Initiative (CFSI)
- Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
- Conservation Security Program (CSP)
- Cooperative Services (CS)
- Direct Farm Ownership and Operating Loans
- Downpayment Farm Ownership Loan Program
- Emergency Conservation Program (ECP)
- Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)
- Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
- Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP)
- Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP)
- Forest Land Enhancement Program (FLEP)
- Forest Products Conservation and Recycling (FPC&R)
- Forest Stewardship Program
- Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)
- Guaranteed Farm Ownership and Operating Loans
- Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program (Section 406)
- Intermediary Relending Loan Program (IRP)
- Loans for Socially Disadvantaged Persons
- Marketing Services Branch Program (MSB)
- Multiple Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI)
- National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program
- National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program (NRI)
- Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program Grants
- Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative
- Organic Transitions Program
- Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers
- Pest Management Alternatives Program (PMAP)
- Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP)
- Regional Integrated Pest Management Program
- Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program
- Risk Management Partnership Agreements (RMA)
- Rural Cooperative Development Grant Program (RCDG)
- Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)
- Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program
- Value-Added Producer Grants
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)
- WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP)
- Wildlife Habitats Incentives Program (WHIP)
Business and Financial Opportunities
- Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA)
- Agriculture Risk Management Education Competitive Grants Program (RME)
- Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP)
- Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI)
- Community Food Security Initiative (CFSI)
- Cooperative Services (CS)
- Direct Farm Ownership and Operating Loans
- Downpayment Farm Ownership Loan Program
- Emergency Conservation Program (ECP)
- Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP)
- Forest Products Conservation and Recycling (FPC&R)
- Guaranteed Farm Ownership and Operating Loans
- Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program (Section 406)
- Intermediary Relending Loan Program (IRP)
- Loans for Socially Disadvantaged Persons
- Multiple Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI)
- National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program
- Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program
- Risk Management Partnership Agreements (RMA)
- Rural Cooperative Development Grant Program (RCDG)
- Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)
- Value-Added Producer Grants
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)
- WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP)
Environment – Water, Soil, Air, Energy, and Pollution Issues
- Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA)
- Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA)
- Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI)
- Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
- Conservation Security Program (CSP)
- Cooperative Extension System (CES)
- Emergency Conservation Program (ECP)
- Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)
- Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
- EPA’s Ag Assistance Center
- Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP)
- Forest Land Enhancement Program (FLEP)
- Forest Products Conservation and Recycling (FPC&R)
- Forest Stewardship Program
- Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)
- Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program (Section 406)
- National Agricultural Library Information Resource Centers (NAL)
- National Organic Program (NOP)
- Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program Grants
- Pest Management Alternatives Program (PMAP)
- Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP)
- Regional Integrated Pest Management Program
- Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program
- Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)
- Wildlife Habitats Incentives Program (WHIP)