Micro Grants Program
Funding Amount
$10,000 per grant (10 grants available)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “September 30, 2025 - Micro Grant Selections Begin (rolling basis)”
Overview
Farm School NYC is distributing 10 Micro Grants of $10,000 each that can be used to improve a growing space, dive deeper into conservation practices, share information with community about food and farming, and advance a project through capacity building.
Geographic Scope: New York City urban growing spaces
Focus Areas:
- Improving growing spaces
- Conservation practices
- Community education about food and farming
- Project capacity building
Eligibility: Urban growers and growing spaces in NYC with demonstrated impact on local and regional food systems
Important Note: This program depends on federal regulations and may be terminated at any time.
Selection Process: Applications are reviewed and scored by a selection committee of NYC urban growers
Contact Information:
- Address: 228 Park Avenue South, Suite 18372, New York, New York 10003
- Website: farmschoolnyc.org
How to Apply
Application Process
Timeline (2025-2026 cycle):
- April 9, 2025 - Selection Committee Information and Applications Open
- May 26, 2025 - Selection Committee Applications Close
- June 2025 - Selection Committee Confirmed
- June - August 2025 - Application Development
- August 25, 2025 - Micro Grant Information Session (recording available)
- August 26, 2025 - Micro Grant Information and Application Opens
- September 30, 2025 - Micro Grant Selections Begin (rolling basis)
- October 7 & 15, 2025 - Office Hours
- November 9, 2025 - Micro Grant Applications Close at 11:59pm
- November 2025 - Micro Grant Application Selections
- January - February 2026 - USDA FSA Reviews Awards for NEPA + Approval
- February 2026 - Awards Announced to Applicants
- March - June 2026 - Awards Announced and Disbursed (subject to USDA timeline)
- March - December 2026 - Award Project Period
- June - December 2026 - Micro Grant Story Collection + Publication
Required Materials:
- Application demonstrating impact on local and regional food system
- Description of how grant funds will be used
Submission Format:
- Rolling basis starting September 30, 2025
- Office hours available October 7 & 15, 2025 for support
- Information session recording available from August 25, 2025
What Farm Training Collective NYC Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 3
- Total given
- $89K
- Median grant
- $23K
- Range
- $15K–$51K
- By dollars: New York 74%, California 26%. Top recipient cities: Millerton, NY; Berkeley, CA; Brooklyn, NY.
Example grants
Rock Steady Farm · Millerton, NY
Program Services
$51K
Earth Island Institute · Berkeley, CA
Program Services
$23K
Hattie Carthan Community Food · Brooklyn, NY
Program Services
$15K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Agriculture
- Community development
- Food security
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