# Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program (10.968)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/10-968-increasing-land-capital-and-market-access-program/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $287 million in 51 grants, about $5.6 million per award.

## Objectives

USDA launched the Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access (Increasing Land Access or ILA) Program to help underserved producers by increasing land, capital, and market access. Grants and cooperative agreements with organizations 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 need.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $0 | 0 |
| 2022 | $0 | 0 |
| 2023 | $3.0 million | 1 |
| 2024 | $284 million | 50 |
| 2025 | $0 | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Intertribal Agriculture Council, Inc | Montana | $20.0 million |
| The American Farmland Trust | District of Columbia | $19.6 million |
| The Trust for Public Land | California | $13.5 million |
| 2020 Farmers Cooperative Inc | Virginia | $13.3 million |
| Agrarian Land Trust | New Hampshire | $13.0 million |
| Alabama a & M University | Alabama | $8.5 million |
| Center for Heirs Property Preservation | South Carolina | $8.5 million |
| Indian Land Tenure Foundation | Minnesota | $8.5 million |
| Four Bands Community Fund, Incorporated | South Dakota | $8.5 million |
| West Virginia University | West Virginia | $8.5 million |
| Tallgrass Legacy Alliance, Inc. | Kansas | $8.5 million |
| Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin | Wisconsin | $8.5 million |
| Rural Advancement Foundation International - USA | North Carolina | $8.5 million |
| African Alliance of Rhode Island (Aari) | Rhode Island | $8.5 million |
| Ourspace World, Inc. | Maryland | $8.5 million |
| Piikanii Lodge Health Institute | Montana | $8.5 million |
| Kansas Black Farmers Association Inc | Kansas | $8.5 million |
| University of Wisconsin System | Wisconsin | $8.3 million |
| World Farmers, Inc. | Massachusetts | $8.2 million |
| American Indian Mothers (Aim) | North Carolina | $7.7 million |