Financial Assistance
Grants
Show-Me Entrepreneurial Grants for Agriculture
The Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) is accepting applications for funding through its new Show-Me Entrepreneurial Grants for Agriculture (SEGA) program. The grant program is open to individuals, businesses and institutions of higher education to encourage value-added agriculture innovation in the state. Details...
Promoting Specialty Crops in Missouri Schools
This program provides up to a $1,000 reimbursement to registered schools and early childcare education centers to cover the purchase of specialty crops from a Missouri producer. Details...
Missouri Biofuel Infrastructure Grant Program
The Missouri Biofuel Infrastructure Incentive Program provides funds to increase the distribution and use of biofuels in the state of Missouri. Funds from the program will be awarded to fuel retailers, fuel distributors, terminal companies, and fleet operations that are dispensing, or have plans to store or dispense ethanol blends of E15 or higher, or biodiesel blends of B6 or higher. Details...
Missouri Industrial Hemp Fiber Processing Grant
The Missouri Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the Missouri Industrial Hemp Fiber Processing Grant. The grant was created to support the hemp fiber industry, increase processing capacity of value-added fiber products and address supply chain issues. Projects should aim to increase production capacity of processed hemp fiber. Details...
Missouri Meat and Poultry Processing Grant Program
The Missouri Meat and Poultry Processing Grant Program was created to support Missouri meat and poultry processing facilities to address supply chain disruptions as a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Details...
Food Insecure Agriculture Matching Grant Program
The Food Insecure Agriculture Matching Grant assists with projects to address food insecurity in food desert areas, either urban or rural. Details...
Urban Agriculture Matching Grant Program
The Urban Agriculture Matching Grant Program awards grants of up to $10,000 for reimbursement of expenses associated with urban agriculture. Details...
"I'm Pet Friendly" License Plate Spay & Neuter Grants
You can make a difference for the pet population by purchasing “I’m Pet Friendly” license plates. Details...
Missouri Value-Added Agriculture "Farm to Table" Grant Program
Grants provide funding for Missouri businesses to access resources for accessing and processing locally grown agricultural products for use in institutions within the state. Details...
Missouri Value-Added Agriculture Grant Program
Grants for projects that add value to Missouri agricultural products and aid the economy of a rural community. Details...
Cover Crop Regional Conservation Partnership Program
The Missouri Department of Agriculture approved Regional Conservation Partnership Program through USDA titled; "Cover Crops for Soil Health and Water Quality" award was announced in March of 2016. Details...
Organic Certification Cost Share Program
The Missouri Department of Agriculture has funds available for the National Organic Certification Cost Share Program through United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding. To be eligible for reimbursement in the current fiscal year, applicants must successfully receive their organic certification between October 1, 2021 and September 30, 2022. The program provides cost share assistance to organic producers and handlers receiving certification, or continuation of certification, by a USDA accredited certifying agency. Details...
Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
MDA issues grant awards for projects that include research, agricultural extension activities, and programs that increase demand and address the needs of Missouri’s specialty crop industry. Specialty crops are defined by the USDA as fruits and vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts, maple syrup, honey, horticulture and nursery crops, including floriculture. Details...
Loans
Agribusiness Revolving Loan Fund
Offers financing to value-added agriculture enterprises, agriculture support businesses, marketers or retailers of agricultural products, and businesses with emerging agricultural technology. This funding is provided, in part, by the USDA Rural Development’s Intermediary Relending Program. Details...
Alternative Loan Program
Direct loans to finance the production, processing and marketing needs of an alternative agricultural enterprise. Details...
Animal Waste Treatment System Loan Program
Loans to finance animal waste treatment systems for independent livestock and poultry producers at below conventional interest rates. Details...
Beginning Farmer Loan Program
A program that enables lenders to receive federally tax-exempt interest on loans made to beginning farmers. Details...
Down Payment Loan Program
The Down Payment Loan program can be used by a qualifying Missouri producer to more readily secure a loan from a participating lender, either providing the full down payment, or supplementing the down payment amount available. Details...
Eligible Facility Borrower
Below-market rate deposits of state funds are placed in Missouri financial institutions, allowing eligible borrowers to obtain low interest loans from that institution. Using the program allows lenders to lower the interest rates to the borrower by about 2-3 percent. Details...
Loan Guarantees
Missouri Value-Added Agriculture Loan Guarantee Program
A program that provides a 50% first-loss guarantee to lenders who make agricultural business development loans for the acquisition, construction, improvement, or rehabilitation of agricultural property used for the purpose of processing, manufacturing, marketing, exporting, and adding value to an agricultural product. Details...
Single-Purpose Animal Facilities Loan Guarantee Program
A program that provides a 50 percent first-loss guarantee on loans up to $250,000 that lenders make to independent livestock producers to finance breeding or feeder livestock, earthworms, land, buildings, facilities, equipment, machinery and animal waste systems used to produce poultry, swine, beef cattle, dairy cattle (and other livestock) and earthworms. Details...
Crop and Livestock Loan Guaranty Program
This program provides financial benefits to Missouri youth who undertake crop or livestock production projects. Details...
Tax Credits
Agricultural Product Utilization Contributor Tax Credit
Applies to contributions used for financial or technical assistance to rural agricultural business concepts as approved by MASBDA. Details...
Family Farm Breeding Livestock Tax Credit Program
Tax credits to Missouri’s lenders who make breeding livestock loans to small farmers. Details...
Meat Processing Facility Investment Tax Credit Program
Tax credits to Missouri meat processing facilities. Details...
New Generation Cooperative Incentive Tax Credits
Tax credits to induce producer member investment into new generation processing entities that will process Missouri agricultural commodities and agricultural products into value-added goods, provide substantial benefits to Missouri’s agricultural producers, and create jobs for Missourians. Details...