Orlando Business Assistance Program

The Agriculture Enhancement and Diversification Program Grants were created to broaden the state’s production of a wider array of farming products. To be eligible, grantees must be over the age of 21 and a legal resident of Oklahoma. The Product Development and Research Grant or Loans may be used to fund research, studies, or cover test market and product development costs associated with creating or expanding an agricultural business to bring a new product to market. Research must be new and original, meaning no prior studies can have been completed before. Funded research must result in a salable product in the end. Grants are up to $10,000, with awards over $2,500 having matching or in-kind requirements.

The NM Food Pathways Grant Program provides New Mexico food retailers and community food organizations with grants of $25,000, $50,000, or $100,000 (with approximately $500,000 available in total funding per cycle) to strengthen their operations and expand access to healthy, affordable, and locally sourced foods. Administered by the New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) through its Food, Hunger, and Agriculture Program, and supported by federal Healthy Food Financing Initiative-aligned funding streams, the program is designed to support practical, implementation-ready projects that improve how staple and perishable foods are stored, handled, and sold, with a particular focus on rural, Tribal, frontier, and underserved communities. Eligible projects typically include improved refrigeration and cold storage, better merchandising and display equipment, food safety enhancements, and tools that support SNAP access, and can support small grocers, cooperative markets, mobile markets, and other community-serving retail models. Applicants are strongly encouraged to focus on equipment purchases and operational infrastructure improvements within existing facilities to minimize compliance requirements, since projects involving minor construction or building modifications may trigger NEPA or other environmental review obligations under Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200). Competitive preference is given to projects that demonstrate readiness for near-term implementation, strengthen long-term retail operational capacity and sustainability, deliver clear and measurable improvements in food access for low-access communities, emphasize increasing the availability of locally produced foods, and maximize impact through practical investments rather than general infrastructure development. The program uses a two-step application process: interested organizations first submit a Letter of Interest (LOI) through the Submittable platform describing their organization, project, and community impact, and selected applicants are then invited to submit a full application including a detailed project narrative, budget and budget justification, organizational capacity information, and supporting documentation. Awards are reimbursement-based, with awardees required to submit invoices, receipts, and supporting documentation for all approved expenses before reimbursement is processed.

The Small Business Start-Up Grant is designed to encourage entrepreneurs to support businesses in Walnut. The program provides up to $5,000.00 in grant funds to eligible businesses located in commercial districts within the city limits of Walnut.

Applications for the popular Agricultural Micro Grant Program 6.0 – which offers up to $25,000 in grants to Maui County small farmers and ranchers – will be available January 2026. The $3 million Maui County – funded program, administered by Maui Economic Opportunity’s Business Development Center, is open to food producing farms on 12 acres or less, and livestock ranches up to 40 acres, possessing a State of Hawaii general excise license as of July 1, 2025. Preference will be given to women and Native Hawaiians. A limited number of grants will be set aside for flower/plant, lei making farms.

Purpose: To provide cost share funding to applicants that apply for and receive one of the following: An award under an eligible federal Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) and meet the requirements of this solicitation, or Follow-on funding from the U.S. DOE to continue research from PON-14-308, GFO-18-902, or this GFO and the proposed project meets the requirements of this solicitation. Description: The purpose of this solicitation is to provide cost share funding to applicants that apply for and receive one of the following: An award under an eligible federal Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) and meet the requirements of this solicitation, or Follow-on funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to continue research from a previously awarded federal grant that also received Energy Commission federal cost share funding under PON-14-308, GFO-18-902, or this GFO and the proposed project meets the requirements of this solicitation.