AGRI Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grant Program

The AGRI Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grant Program supports innovative research and demonstrations in sustainable agriculture. It prioritizes projects that enhance profitability, resource efficiency, and environmental sustainability. Eligible projects include practices such as conservation tillage, integrated pest management, and energy-efficient farming. The program encourages participation from farmers and historically underserved communities, aiming to foster diverse agricultural practices and improve marketing opportunities while addressing conservation and profitability.

The AGRI Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grant (SustAg) supports innovative on-farm research and demonstrations. SustAg projects explore sustainable agriculture practices and systems that could make farming more profitable, resource efficient, or personally satisfying.
Project Eligibility
We fund projects that explore the profitability, energy efficiency, and environmental benefits of sustainable agriculture practices or systems. Projects can include, but are not limited to:

• Increased environmental sustainability and improved soil health
• Conservation tillage and weed management
• Novel cover crops and crop rotations
• Nutrient and pesticide management, including runoff protection
• Farm-based energy efficiency or production such as wind, methane, or biomass
• Integrated pest management systems for insects, weeds, and diseases
• Seed breeding or conservation
• Livestock production systems or management strategies
• Developing or improving marketing opportunities, including season extension and post-harvest storage and handling
• Novel enterprise diversification, including organic production, using traditional and non-traditional crops and livestock
• Other creative ideas that address farm input reduction or management, conservation, energy, or profitability
• We will prioritize projects that:
• Are led by farmers
• Involve two to three years of data collection
• Involve individuals from historically underserved communities or provide outreach to these communities