2025 Resilience Grant Application

NOFA-VT has a pool of funds to distribute directly to Vermont farmers as up-front grants to enhance projects that will improve long term resilience on their farms.

We are particularly interested in projects that: mitigate against or adapt to the harmful effects of climate change; repair harms that have been committed due to the historic and widespread racism embedded in our current food system; are innovative and will encourage others to adopt new and more promising practices; and will lead to broader community resilience through enhanced food security, community-based solutions, and/or connectivity.

That said, we are leaving the definition of resilience intentionally broad so that applicants can share their thoughts and ideas about resilience. We know resilience takes many forms and we encourage creative and innovative projects!

Applications will be anonymized (names of farms and farmers removed before review) and reviewed by a panel of farmers and farmworkers using a criteria scoring rubric available here. We highly suggest you look at the rubric and consider it when writing your application.

New to 2025, we will now be offering two-tiers of funding for this grant! Tier 1 will fund projects up to $2,000, and Tier 2 will fund projects requesting from $2-5,000. Projects in Tier 1 will receive a slight scoring bonus on their applications. This decision was made in an effort to increase the impact of the grant through funding larger projects, while still incentivising farms to apply for smaller, more approachable projects.

We are again accepting multi-farm applications. If you have a team of farms applying, you may apply for up to $5,000 per farm. For example, if you have four farms applying together on a collaborative project, you may apply for up to $20,000.

Applications are due Sunday, January 26th, 2025 by midnight. Late applications will not be accepted.

You can find examples of previous projects that have been funded here: 2024 Awardees and 2023 Awardees

For more information, assistance with the grant application, or to request translation services, please contact Eric Boatti at (802) 419-0042 or ericb@nofavt.org

Eligible farms will be located in Vermont and in business for a minimum of one year, must be able to complete the project by December 31, 2025, and cannot have previously received a Vermont Family Farmer of the Month award in 2023 or 2024. Immediate family members (defined as spouse, civil union partner, parent, sibling, or any other relative residing in the applicable party's household) of a NOFA Vermont staff member are not eligible to apply.

Are you eligible for this grant?*

No (if no, you are not eligible to apply for this grant at this time).Yes (please complete the remainder of the application).

Are you submitting for a single or multi-farm application?*

Single FarmMulti-Farm

How many farms are applying together? Please enter the number below and list partner farms .*

Please list the names of the collaborating farms here and fill out application with your farm details. *

Name*

First NameLast Name

Farm Name*

Email*

example@example.com

Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code

County*

Phone Number*

Please enter a valid phone number.

I have been awarded a Resilience Grant from NOFA-VT in the previous two years (2023 or 2024)*

YesNo

Are you currently a NOFA-VT member? (Active members will receive a point increase in their applications - become a member for as little as $1/year at https://www.nofavt.org/join)*

YesNo, but I have been in the pastNo, I have never been

What type of farm do you have? Please select all that apply:*

If you answered "Other", please specify

How many years has your farm been in business?*

Does you farm utilize organic practices?*

Yes, our farm is certified organicYes, our farm uses organic practices but is not certified organicNo, our farm does not utilize organic practices

What is your racial heritage?*

Please define what resilience means to you in 2-3 sentences. (Max 250 characters)*

0/250

Please clearly describe your project, and in 2-3 paragraphs how it will contribute to the resilience of your farm and/or community. Projects are scored on their potential to contribute to ecological, financial, & social resilience, so be sure to touch on those three topics if they are applicable. (Max 1500 characters)*

0/1500

What is your total grant request?*

Does this request place you in Tier 1 ($0-$2,000) or Tier 2 ($2,001-$5,000)?*

Tier 1Tier 2Not Applicable (Multi-Farm)

Please provide a project budget outline, clearly detailing how you will use the awarded funds. More detailed budgets correlate to more points on your application!*

Is your farm business owned or led by members of the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) or LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Trans, Queer) communities, or by people with disabilities?*

YesNo

What systemic barriers do you face (or have faced) that may have prevented you from accessing funding/financial support in the past? (Max 750 characters)

0/750

Is there any additional information you would like to share? (Max 750 characters)

0/750

Are there additional sources of funding you're seeking to support the implementation of your project? (Matching funds, additional grants, etc.)*

NoYes (please explain below)

If answered "Yes" above, please explain.

Should your application be awarded, would you permit us to visit your farm and share the story of your project with our broader community? Your answer will not affect your application.*

YesNoUnsure

NOFA-VT 2025 Resilience Grant Application