CF1 - Funding Regenerative Agriculture and Food Systems

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What's the size of your operation?(Required)

Less than 10 acres

10 to 50 acres

50 to 100 acres

100 to 500 acres

500 to 1,500 acres

1,500 to 5,000 acres

5,000 acres and above

1) Select ALL of these which apply in your operation (Check ALL that apply)(Required)

Ranch: Raising livestock - cattle, hogs, sheep, poultry

Farm: Growing commodities, produce, berries, landscape plants or trees.

Ag Tech: You’ve begun bringing in one or more types of agriculture technology

Irrigation: Some or all of your operations use irrigation.

Biochar: Biochar has been applied either as a pilot or more broadly.

Compost: Compost has been applied either as a pilot or more broadly.

Dairy: Your operations includes dairy production.

Orchard: Your operations include an orchard.

You operation is NOT a farm or a ranch. I don't farm or ranch.

2) Would a grant related to any of these areas help your operation? (Check ALL that apply)(Required)

Soil health and soil carbon amendment.

Add additional roads, water distribution, and/orfencing.

Design or management planning

Increase biodiversity and pollinators

Forest health - recovery from burning, degradation.

Add or update irrigation and/or water systems.

You don't farm or ranch.

3) What are your top challenges to address in the next 18 months? (Check ALL that apply)(Required)

Improve soil degradation or loss of topsoil.

You have low or inadequate water supply

Drought has or is likely to cause a significant impact on your production.

Access to adequate labor has already, or is at risk of, restricting total production.

Floods, rainfall are affecting your ability to operate as usual.

Challenges in finding processing or markets for the livestock or crops

Managing weeds is a challenge, or requires the use of herbicides

The cost of chemical inputs are impacting your operational decisions.

Health issues are a concern for your family or workforce.

You don't farm or ranch.

4a) Select your priorities for the next 18 months? (Check ALL that apply)(Required)

Expanding operations, whether with or without financing.

Addressing low water.

Increasing soil water holding capacity.

Improving nutrient management practices.

Accessing sufficient water for operations.

Finding affordable land to lease or purchase.

Engaging finance to grow or maintain your operation.

Mitigating extreme weather events.

You don't farm or ranch.

What is your involvement with farming?(Required)

5) Which of these describe your operations? (Check ALL that apply)(Required)

You are 'ag in the middle'

You are a small ranch, farm, dairy or orchard operation.

You are an industrial-scale farm selling a commodity product.

Your farm or ranch is owned by women, people of color or a designated disadvantaged community.

You are a first generation farm or ranch operation.

Your farm or ranch is owned by veterans.

You operate a CSA and/or sell local-only through farmers markets or local restaurants.

You provide food service contracts with universities, hospitals, or other food services operations, either directly or through an aggregator

You are 60 or older, or considering the need to discontinue farming or ranching.

You don't farm or ranch.

6) Which of these are true? (Check ALL that apply)(Required)

You have recordkeeping: 1 year financial statements, budgets, and funding source.

You have our product description including the problem that the funding would solve.

You have identified project partners who are likely, or have already agreed, to participate.

Your project impact is defined including how impact will continue beyond grant funding.

You have already outlined a project budget.

You have received one or more grants previously. Add brief details below.

You don't farm or ranch.

Primary Goal(Required)

In a nutshell, what is your primary goal as it relates to grants?

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