Grants

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  • Food System Capacity Building Grant

    This grant supports initiatives that strengthen the overall capacity of the state's food system, including production, processing, distribution, and access to local products.

  • Farm Transition Grant (FTG)

    The Farm Transition Grant Program (FTG) (C.G.S. Sec. 22-26k) is a competitive matching grant program for Connecticut farmers and agricultural cooperatives to support the diversification of existing farm operations, transitioning to value-added agricultural production and sales, and other venues in which a majority of products sold are grown in the state.

  • Transition Grant in Action

  • The Birch Mill Farm Partnership Promotes No-Till

    In 2022, the Birch Mill Farm Partnership collaborated with the Berkshire Agricultural Ventures, The Northwest Connecticut Conservation District, Connecticut Resource Conservation and Development, and the Connecticut Natural Resources Conservation Service State Agronomist to propose a project that would address the need for custom no-till equipment operation for the region’s farmers.

  • Pleasant View Farms Expands Red Angus Beef Capacity

    Pleasant View Farms Inc has been family owned and operated in Somers, Connecticut since 1918. The farm is currently run by brothers Jacob and Louis Lipton, the fourth generation. After developing a niche market for non-GMO grains as a CT Grown value-added product, PVF currently farms nearly 1,200 acres to grow sufficient hay, corn, and grains to meet the feed and hay needs of small and large livestock farmers throughout New England.

  • Cloverleigh Farm Constructs Propagation Greenhouse

  • Stonewall Apiary Constructs Space For Honey Processing, Equipment Storage, and Retail Store

    Stonewall Apiary is a family-owned apiary based in Hanover, Connecticut, keeping about 350 honeybee colonies among 16 beeyards in eastern Connecticut. After purchasing land in 2017, Stuart Woronecki, co-owner of Stonewall Apiary, operated the office out of a 28’ trailer and stored the entirety of the apiary’s retail beekeeping equipment in a 48’ storage trailer. All honey processing and bottling was done in Stuart’s home, miles away from the Stonewall Apiary site.

  • Town of Guildford Farm Map

    The Town of Guilford has been an agricultural community since 1639 and established Connecticut’s first Agricultural Commission in 2006. The town is home to a number of agricultural businesses; some who have been in operation and well supported by the community for many years, while others are new farmers working to establish themselves in the area.

  • Viability Grant in Action

  • Mansfield Farms to Families

    In response to COVID-19’s impact on Mansfield residents and local farm businesses, the Town of Mansfield aimed to connect asset limited, income constrained, employed (ALICE) households with local farms and CT Grown foods. To accomplish this goal, the Town was awarded a 2020 Farm Viability grant to launch the Mansfield Farms to Families Program (MFFP).

  • Massaro Community Farm Establishes a Laying Flock

    Massaro Community Farm in Woodbridge was awarded a 2020 Farm Viability Grant to improve the farm’s viability and increase access to CT Grown food by establishing a certified organic flock of laying hens and purchasing equipment for a mobile chicken coop.

  • Specialty Crop Block Grant

    Geared towards specialty crops, this grant supports projects that enhance the competitiveness and sustainability of crops such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, and horticultural products.

  • Tropical Orchid Production at Geremia Greenhouse

    Geremia Greenhouse is a family owned and operated wholesale greenhouse facility in Wallingford, CT. Over the years, the business has grown to encompass 10 acres and is proud to be one of the most modern and environmentally friendly greenhouses in the Northeast. Current production includes more than 500 varieties of annual plants and seasonal items, such as poinsettias, mums, and tropical orchids.

  • Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry Grant

    Geared towards fostering climate-resilient practices within the agricultural and forestry sectors, this grant supports initiatives that mitigate the impact of climate change.

  • Organic Certification Cost Share Grant Program

    Through this grant, Connecticut certified organic growers and processors can be reimbursed for 75%, up to $750, for the cost of receiving and maintaining USDA organic certification.

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