NC AgVentures, is an NC State Extension program that provides grants to North Carolina farmers and Community Groups for new and innovative agricultural project ideas that will increase farm profits. The program, which is supported by the NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission, will award a minimum of 40 grants to independent family farms. This is a great opportunity for any producer who is thinking of diversifying, improving, or expanding their operation.

Farmers and community organizations that support farmers from the following counties are eligible to apply:

Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Forsyth, Gaston, Granville, Greene, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Iredell, Johnson, Lincoln, Martin, Mecklenburg, Nash, Northampton, Orange, Person, Pitt, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Sampson, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Union, Vance, Wake, Wayne, Wilson, Wilkes, Warren, Yadkin

NC AgVentures will award grants up to $8,000.

The grant opportunity opens October 15, 2021

Deadline for applications is 8 p.m. on December 15, 2021.

Information workshops for applicants will be offered online.

You can participate on your computer, tablet, or phone. The presentation will be the same at all four workshops. You may register for more than one workshop.

Workshop Dates: October 19, November 3, November 16, and December 1.

Time: 4:30 p.m.

Register for the program