# Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-fsa-landaccess-22-nofo0001219-increasing-land-capital-and-market-access-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/343240

> Farm Service Agency offered grants of up to $40.0 million (at least $250,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make $300 million in total. Applications closed on November 18, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-FSA-LANDACCESS-22-NOFO0001219 |
| Agency | Farm Service Agency |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | November 18, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $40.0 million |
| Award floor | $250,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $300 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.968 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligibility for this opportunity is limited to the following domestic entity types: a. State, County, City, Local, Territorial, and Township governmentsb. Public and State-controlled institutions of higher educationc. Not for profit institutions of higher educationd. Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education), including Foundations and Community Development Financial Institutionse. Native American Tribal governments (Federally or State recognized) f. Native American Tribal government instrumentalitiesg. Native American Tribal organizations (other than Federally or State recognized Tribal governments) h. Native American Tribal financial institutions

## What the grant funds

SUMMARY INFORMATION Federal Awarding Agency Name: U.S. Department of Agriculture – Farm Service Agency (FSA) FSA is part of the Farm Production and Conservation Mission Area (FPAC). FPAC encompasses FSA, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Risk Management Agency, and the FPAC Business Center Notice of Funding Opportunity Title: Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program Notice of Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-FSA-LANDACCESS-22-NOFO0001219 Assistance Listing, formerly the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA): This program is listed in the Assistance Listings on Sam.gov under 10.968. Notice of Funding Opportunity Summary The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making up to $300,000,000 available for the Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program through this funding opportunity. USDA is committed to funding projects that support a diverse set of farmers, ranchers, forest landowners, and operators (producers) on the edge of viability, moving them from surviving to thriving as they address core barriers to attain land, capital, and market access. USDA will achieve this goal by funding cooperative agreements or grants to organizations, to be known as Awardees, that will develop and run programs that are designed to align with and respond to land, capital, and market access needs of the target audience while concurrently providing wraparound technical assistance to ensure that program participants have the information, training, and customized support they require. USDA is seeking proposals to fund projects across four tiers of effort as described below: i. Large, national land access projects ii. Mid-sized, national projects to test innovations in design iii. Regional projects to test innovations in design iv. Local, state, territory, county, and community projects to test innovations in design The primary focus of this funding opportunity is to strengthen land access with additional opportunities to focus on capital access and market access for use in agriculture. The ability to access capital and markets allows landowners and operators to retain access to their lands or seek new lands/expansion of existing operations. These issues are inextricably intertwined. Projects must focus on strengthening land access with at least one of the following related areas of concern: i. Capital access concerns that affect the ability to access land; ii.

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-FSA-LANDACCESS-22-NOFO0001219 still open?

No. It closed on November 18, 2022.

### Who can apply for Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program?

Farm Service Agency accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program?

Closed November 18, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $40.0 million each. About $300 million in total.

### Who has won Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Intertribal Agriculture Council, Inc, The American Farmland Trust, The Trust for Public Land. The program made 51 awards worth $287 million in that time.