1. Health Grants

• The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has launched a mini-grant opportunity to support bilingual and culturally sensitive education on ADRD (Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias).
  • Funding Available: Up to 8 grants of $2,500 each
  • Purpose: Enhance bilingual and culturally sensitive education on Alzheimer’s and related dementias
  • Application Deadline: March 15, 2025 (Close of Business)
  • Eligibility & Application: View the full details and submit your proposal via the online application (please note that you must be logged into a Google Drive account to access and submit the form).

2. Agricultural & Food Business Grants

• Enhancing Local and Regional Meat Supply Chain Business Builder Grant
  • Funding: $3,000 to $50,000
  • Purpose: Expands capacity for meat, seafood, and poultry businesses serving small to mid-scale producers.
  • Eligibility: Applicants could include meat brands, cooperatives, processors, cold storage facilities, local/regional distributors, or retail meat shops.
  • Deadline: March 7, 2025
• Connecting and Scaling Food Entrepreneurs Business Builder Grant
  • Funding: $20,000 to $35,000
  • Purpose: Expands capacity of facilities supporting small, value-added food businesses by providing access to commercial kitchen space, business development support, and food manufacturing services.
  • Deadline: April 1, 2025

3. Rural & Tribal Development Grants

• Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)
  • Funding: Up to 75% of project costs (grant + loan guarantee)
  • Purpose: Loan and grant funding for renewable energy systems or energy efficiency improvements for agricultural producers and rural small businesses.
  • Eligibility: Must be located in rural areas with populations of 50,000 or less.
  • Deadline: March 31, 2025 (FY26 deadline: September 30, 2025+)
• Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program
  • Funding:
    • Single Project Grants: $10M total, with awards between $200K and $750K
    • Multi-Community Grants: $17M total, with awards between $500K and $2.25M
  • Purpose: Supports planning and design activities for transportation projects in rural or tribal communities, with technical, legal, or financial assistance.
  • Eligibility: Projects must be outside of urban areas or within urban areas with populations of 150,000 or less.
  • Application Period: March 4–April 3, 2025 (first-come, first-served)
  • Webinar: January 14, 2025, 1 PM MT (Register Here)

4. USDA NIFA Programs –

• Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Programs Phase II
  • Funding: Phase II grants for research & commercialization
  • Eligibility: Must have previously completed a successful Phase I project.
  • Deadline: March 18, 2025
  • Purpose: Focuses on continuing R&D and commercialization.
• Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program
  • Funding: Competitive grants for Tribal Colleges
  • Purpose: Builds research capacity for 1994 Land-grant Institutions (Tribal Colleges) to address community, reservation, or regional challenges.
  • Deadline: December 31, 2025
• Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program
  • Funding: Nutrition incentive funding for SNAP participants
  • Purpose: Increases fruit and vegetable purchases among low-income consumers through SNAP.
  • Deadline: April 15, 2025
• Agriculture and Food Research Initiative – Sustainable Agricultural Systems
  • Funding: For research and education in sustainable agricultural systems
  • Purpose: Transforms the U.S. food system to increase production while reducing environmental impact.
  • Deadline: May 15, 2025
• Potato Breeding Research
  • Funding: Focuses on potato varietal development
  • Purpose: Supports integrated research to develop superior commercial potato varieties.
  • Deadline: March 20, 2025
• 1890 Institution Teaching, Research and Extension Capacity Building Grants
  • Funding: Strengthens capacity at 1890 Land-grant institutions
  • Purpose: Supports projects addressing sustainable bioenergy, food security, and other NIFA strategic goals.
  • Deadline: May 8, 2025
• Higher Education Challenge Grants Program
  • Funding: Enhances university programs in agriculture and related fields
  • Purpose: Addresses educational needs in the food and agricultural sciences.
  • Deadline: March 11, 2025
• Distance Education Grants for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas
  • Funding: Supports distance education in agricultural disciplines
  • Purpose: Provides educational support to institutions in insular areas.
  • Deadline: To be determined.