Grants
The Connecticut Department of Agriculture has Farm Viability Grants
http://www.ct.gov/doag/cwp/view.asp?a=1368&q=317242
For use by both farmers and non-profits
Sustainable Agricultural GrantsSARE
http://www.uvm.edu/~nesare/FGinfo.html
Also, a resource for our farmers looking to apply:
http://www.uvm.edu/~nesare/farmerhowto.pdf
Farm Aid - In 2005 Farm Aid granted $663,544 family farm groups across the country in 2005 to strengthen family farm agriculture and to promote food from family farms.
http://faid.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=
aboutus_home&JServSessionIdr005=fv9fgnd7x1.app2b
Loans
Connecticut Small Business Administration
http://www.sba.gov/ct/ offers a wide range of financial information and loan programs, including SBA Express Loan Program, SBA LowDoc Program, Microloan Program and Pre-Qualification Loan Program Intermediaries.
Equity Trust
The mission of Equity Trust is to promote equity in the world by changing the way people think about and hold property. One part of their work is a revolving loan fund assisting Community Supported Agriculture. www.equitytrust.org/
First Pioneer
http://www.firstpioneer.com/finance/finance.htm is a single source for all of your financing needs. Loans for various purposes, flexible loan terms and top-notch customer service make us your one-stop shop for all your credit requests. For eastern Connecticut (Windham and New London counties and eastern Tolland), call: Lynn Weaver at (860) 779-0717. For central and western Connecticut (Hartford, Middlesex, New Haven counties and western Tolland) call: Keith Stechschulte at (860) 741-4380. For Fairfield County, contact Blane Allen at (845) 343-1802. For Litchfield County, contact Bill Martin at (518) 851-3313.
USDA - Farm Service Agency
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/
Offers several types of loans that farmers can apply for, including Beginning Farmer and Rancher loans, emergency loans, farm operating loans, and farm ownership loans. FSA also administers other federal programs that deal with crops and livestock.
