Grant application must be received by 11:59 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, April 27, 2022
April 19, 2022 - Are you currently creating or expanding an agricultural business in Texas? Consider applying for the 2022 Young Farmer Grant (YFG) program. The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) is now accepting applications for this grant.
YFG is administered by TDA under the direction of the Texas Agriculture Finance Authority (TAFA). The purpose of this program is to provide financial assistance in the form of dollar-for-dollar matching grant funds to individuals between the age of 18, but younger that 46 years of age at the time of the grant application submission deadline, who are engaged or will be engaged in creating or expanding an agricultural business in Texas.
The 2022 Application will all be completed online. Original/Paper applications will not be accepted. Please Do NOT email, mail or deliver applications in person to the TDA Headquarters in Austin.
Please contact us via email at Grants@TexasAgriculture.gov with questions. Additional details, instructions and the 2022 Round 2 application materials can be found here.
