Are You Ready to Apply for a Grant? Step 1 of 6 - Step 1 16% Selections BelowName First Last Email(Required) Enter Email Confirm Email Phone Number(Required)State(Required) Website URL (Optional) LinkedIn URL (Optional) Preferred Method of Contact(Required)PhoneEmailLinkedInOtherFarm Name (Optional) How do you prefer to be contacted?(Required) 1) Select ALL of these which apply in your operation (Check ALL that apply)(Required) Ranch Raising livestock - cattle, hogs, sheep, poultry, other. FarmGrowing commodities, produce, berries, landscape plants or trees. Ag Tech You’ve begun bringing in one or more types of agriculture technology such as sensors, drones, satellite imagery, robotics. 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. DairyYour 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 - conservation, grazing, nutrient, soil health, fish & wildlife, pollinators, feed, irrigation, forest. 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, or concerning levels of pollutants in the irrigation water or livestock water. 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, whether due to quantity, intensity, or timing/seasonality are affecting your ability to operate as usual. Challenges in finding processing or markets for the livestock or crops that you currently produce or wish to produce. 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)Choose oneI'm not interested in farming myselfI want to start a farm, but don't have one yetI own or lease a farm4b) 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 5) Which of these describe your operations? (Check ALL that apply)(Required) You are 'ag in the middle'- too large for farmers markets but smaller than industrial-scale production. 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 in 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 including 1 year of financial statements, current and previous budgets, and source of funding details. 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. You have defined your project impact including how sustainability 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. In a nutshell, what is your primary goal as it relates to grants?(Required) CAPTCHA
