Farmer to Farmer 2025
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- EPA-I-R4-GAD-2025-FARMER
- Applications due
- Award size
- $1,500,000 to $2,500,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Environment
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- Matt Beiser gad-nofo@epa.gov
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Environmental Protection Agency's Gulf of America Division is soliciting applications for the Farmer-to-Farmer 2025 grant program, with a June 22, 2026 deadline at 11:59 p.m. ET. The program funds water quality and habitat improvement through farmer collaboration in the Gulf of America watershed and contiguous zone.
Eligible applicants are Indian Tribes, state and local governments, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations (excluding 501(c)(4) organizations engaged in lobbying). Cost sharing is not required.
The EPA will award approximately 20–30 grants of $1.5 million to $2.5 million each from a $50 million pool, for a maximum 5-year period of performance. Projects must take place within the Gulf of America watershed or United States contiguous zone in the Gulf of America and must support one of four focus areas: Farmer-to-Farmer Mentorship, Demonstrating Regenerative Farming Benefits through Monitoring, Innovative Technologies for Regenerative Farming, or Habitat Improvement for Nutrient and Soil Management. All activities must align with state Nutrient Reduction Strategies and the Administration's "Powering the Great American Comeback" initiative.
Applications are evaluated on a 140-point scale: project design (35 points), innovative technology including artificial intelligence, machine learning, precision agriculture, and unmanned aerial vehicles (20 points), economic benefits (20 points), environmental results (20 points), milestone schedule (10 points), past performance and capability (10 points), timely expenditure procedures (5 points), and budget reasonableness (20 points). Projects exceeding $200,000 involving environmental data generation require Quality Assurance Project Plans or Quality Management Plans, and all projects must include a Scientific Data Management Plan addressing public access to research data.
The program is listed under Assistance Listing 66.475 and authorized under Clean Water Act Section 104(b)(3). Pre-award costs incurred up to 90 days prior to award may be borne by the applicant at their own risk. Anticipated selection notification is September 2026; award notification is December 2026.
Synopsis
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
Due to the Federal holiday, EPA is extending the application due date to Monday June 22, 11:59 PM ET. The Suggested Budget Template has also been updated to add lines requested by applicants. Applicants should be aware that Grants.gov will undergo scheduled maintenance and will be offline starting Saturday 20, 2026 12:01 AM ET and will be unavailable until it is back online Monday June 22, 2026 at 6 AM ET. Applicants wishing to work on their application during this time should download forms from their Workspace to work on offline prior to the system going offline as they will not be able to access their Workspace. Grants.gov will be back online for applicants to submit their applications on the deadline. -
The Gulf of America Division ("GAD"), located in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") Region 4, is part of the EPA Great Water Body program that collaborates to protect, maintain, and restore the health and productivity of the Gulf of America consistent with the economic well-being of the region. EPA's actions are designed to support improved water quality; to enhance, restore and/or protect natural habitats; and to improve the region's ability to withstand storm events. This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits applications to improve water quality and/or habitat through collaboration with America's farmers. Applications must align with the Administration's "Powering the Great American Comeback" initiative and align with EPA statutory authorities. Activities must take place in the Gulf of America watershed and/or within the United States contiguous zone in the Gulf of America. This opportunity is targeted to organizations described in Section 2.A. that are committed to supporting American farmers and preventing, reducing, or eliminating nutrient pollution while remaining good stewards of tax dollars.
Update #1 ·
The Gulf of America Division ("GAD"), located in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") Region 4, is part of the EPA Great Water Body program that collaborates to protect, maintain, and restore the health and productivity of the Gulf of America consistent with the economic well-being of the region. EPA's actions are designed to support improved water quality; to enhance, restore and/or protect natural habitats; and to improve the region's ability to withstand storm events. This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits applications to improve water quality and/or habitat through collaboration with America's farmers. Applications must align with the Administration's "Powering the Great American Comeback" initiative and align with EPA statutory authorities. Activities must take place in the Gulf of America watershed and/or within the United States contiguous zone in the Gulf of America. This opportunity is targeted to organizations described in Section 2.A. that are committed to supporting American farmers and preventing, reducing, or eliminating nutrient pollution while remaining good stewards of tax dollars.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| EPA-I-R4-GAD-2025-FARMER - Optional Budget Template Revised 2026 06 17.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| EPA-I-R4-GAD-2025-FARMER - Optional Budget Template.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| EPA-I-R4-GAD-2025-FARMER Revised 2026 06 17.pdf | ||
| EPA-I-R4-GAD-2025-FARMER-OMB-Cleared (Clean).pdf |
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