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Agriculture Grants

Agriculture Grants News covers the latest updates on grant programs and funding opportunities supporting innovation and sustainability in agriculture. From government initiatives to private sector grants, this category highlights resources available to farmers, researchers, and AgTech startups.

Learn about eligibility criteria, success stories, and emerging trends in agricultural grants that drive impactful projects and solutions. Whether you’re seeking funding opportunities or tracking industry developments, Agriculture Grants News is your guide to financial support in the agriculture sector.

In February 2025, Harvest London launched a highly visible vertical farming installation at Corner Corner, a mixed-use venue in Canada Water.

Harvest London Secures DEFRA ADOPT Funding for Ani Production Planning Platform

Harvest London and Crate to Plate have been awarded funding through DEFRA's ADOPT programme to deploy Ani, a production planning platform developed by Harvest London that connects confirmed customer orders to crop scheduling in real time. ADOPT, which supports collaborative practice and knowledge-sharing across UK agriculture, backed the project as a model for how smaller

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Pivot Bio has named Travis Frey as Chief Technology Officer following the retirement of Ernie Sanders.

Pivot Bio Launches Pivot Pathways Grant Program to Support Next-Generation Farm Families

Pivot Bio, an agricultural biotechnology company, has announced the launch of Pivot Pathways: A Generation Grant, an initiative designed to provide financial support to the children of farm families and Pivot Bio employees. The program is aimed at helping preserve multi-generational farming legacies, strengthen rural communities, and create longer-term financial pathways for the next generation.

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Hood College's Department of Biology has been awarded a $19,998 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to investigate natural predators of the Spotted-Wing Drosophila, an invasive fly species that has become the most destructive insect pest affecting soft fruit production in the United States. The research is led by Assistant Professor of Biology Chia-Hue Lue, Ph.D., and will be conducted with the direct involvement of Hood College students.

Hood College Receives USDA Grant to Research Natural Predators of Invasive Berry Pest

Hood College's Department of Biology has been awarded a $19,998 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to investigate natural predators of the Spotted-Wing Drosophila, an invasive fly species that has become the most destructive insect pest affecting soft fruit production in the United States. The research is led by Assistant Professor of Biology Chia-Hue

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Agragene has been awarded grants from the USDA New World Screwworm Grand Challenge and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research to accelerate development of its precision-guided sterile insect technique (pgSIT) as a biological control tool for New World screwworm. The USDA funding was selected through a competitive process drawing hundreds of submissions, and both grants are designed to support further research on Agragene's approach to insect population control.

Agragene Secures USDA and FFAR Grants to Advance CRISPR-Based Screwworm Sterile Insect Programme

Agragene has been awarded grants from the USDA New World Screwworm Grand Challenge and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research to accelerate development of its precision-guided sterile insect technique (pgSIT) as a biological control tool for New World screwworm. The USDA funding was selected through a competitive process drawing hundreds of submissions, and both

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Belgian biotech company Zymofix has received €1.9 million in funding from VLAIO, the Flemish Agency for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, to support MicroFix — a €3.2 million collaborative research project with Ghent University. The three-year project, led in partnership with Prof. Tina Kyndt from the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, will focus on building a scientific foundation for more predictable microbial product performance in agricultural applications.

Zymofix Secures €1.9 Million to Build Scientific Foundation for Microbial Product Reliability

Belgian biotech company Zymofix has received €1.9 million in funding from VLAIO, the Flemish Agency for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, to support MicroFix — a €3.2 million collaborative research project with Ghent University. The three-year project, led in partnership with Prof. Tina Kyndt from the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, will focus on building a scientific foundation

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The California Dairy Research Foundation has relaunched its USDA climate-focused grant under the Advancing Markets for Producers Initiative.

California Dairy Research Foundation Opens $34 Million Dairy Plus Funding Round for Manure Management

The California Dairy Research Foundation (CDRF) has announced that California dairy farmers can now apply to the third round of the Dairy Plus Program, a collaborative initiative supporting advanced manure management projects on dairy farms. A total of $34 million is available, with individual projects eligible for up to $1.25 million in funding.

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The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) has announced $20 million in conservation grants to restore, enhance, and protect longleaf pine forests across nine southern states. The grants will leverage more than $18.6 million in matching contributions, generating a total conservation impact of $38.6 million.

NFWF Announces $20 Million in Grants to Restore Longleaf Pine Forests Across Nine States

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) has announced $20 million in conservation grants to restore, enhance, and protect longleaf pine forests across nine southern states. The grants will leverage more than $18.6 million in matching contributions, generating a total conservation impact of $38.6 million.

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Converge Bio received a $2.5M, 37-month grant from the Gates Foundation to extend its generative AI drug modeling platform into crop genomics.

Converge Bio Receives $2.5M Gates Foundation Grant to Extend AI Platform to Crop Genomics

Converge Bio has received a $2.5 million, 37-month grant from the Gates Foundation to extend its generative AI drug modeling platform into crop genomics.

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Zone AgTech, in partnership with the Caisse Desjardins Pierre-Le Gardeur & the City of L’Assomption, launched a two-year $1M program.

Zone Agtech Receives $3.25M in Federal Funding to Advance Clean Agriculture in Quebec

The Government of Canada is awarding up to $3,250,000 to Zone Agtech through the Agricultural Clean Technology Program ACT Accelerator stream.

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Novin AgriTech has received a $174,906 USDA SBIR Phase I grant covering an eight-month project to develop and introduce a nitrogen use efficiency

Novin AgriTech Secures USDA SBIR Grant to Develop Nitrogen Use Efficiency Trait in Elite Wheat Cultivars

Novin AgriTech has received a $174,906 USDA SBIR Phase I grant covering an eight-month project to develop and introduce a nitrogen use efficiency

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