USA Grants and Rebates
Discover the latest USA Grants and Rebate Programs Available for Growers
Part of USDA’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program, this offers cost-share assistance to install high tunnels (seasonal hoop houses). This support can extend your growing season, reduce costs, and improve soil and water conservation.
Offers both grant funding and guaranteed loans to help agricultural producers—especially greenhouse operations—purchase renewable energy systems or upgrade energy efficiency (e.g., HVAC, lighting, insulation). Ideal for growers in rural areas under 50,000 population, or operations linked to rural sites.
Through USDA NIFA, UAIP provides grants for urban or small-scale greenhouse projects. They also offer grant-writing assistance and technical support for applicants.
Supports projects that enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops like greenhouse-grown vegetables and floriculture
Supports programs that facilitate purchasing local food, enhance agricultural education, and build school–farm partnerships.
The Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP), administered by the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), supports direct producer-to-consumer market opportunities—like farmers markets, roadside stands, CSAs, agritourism, and online sales—to enhance access and demand for locally produced goods.
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, provides funding to support agricultural research, education, and extension activities. NIFA grants aim to address national challenges in agriculture and food systems, fostering innovation and sustainability.
The Therapeutic Garden Grant Program, initiated by the National Garden Bureau (NGB), aims to support the development and expansion of therapeutic gardens across North America. These gardens play a vital role in promoting health and wellness through horticultural therapy, offering benefits such as rehabilitation, socialization, and skill-building for various populations.
California Grants and Rebates
The SoCalGas Business Equipment Rebates program helps commercial, industrial, agricultural and public-sector customers save money and energy by offering financial rebates on the purchase and installation of qualifying high-efficiency, natural-gas equipment.
The Agriculture Energy Savings Action Plan (AESAP) offers cash rebates to help agricultural greenhouse operators reduce heating costs and energy use by installing thermal curtains (also known as heat-saving shade cloth).
The AgEASY program offers agricultural and related businesses cash rebates when they install qualifying energy-saving equipment and upgrades. Eligible projects include high-efficiency fans, pumps, boilers, greenhouse systems, insulation and refrigeration upgrades, among others. Rebates are paid after installation as defined “deemed” measures — helping growers and agribusinesses reduce energy use and operating costs while improving efficiency.
New Jersey Grants and Rebates
FirstEnergy’s “Energy Solutions for Business” program delivers a suite of energy‑efficiency incentives and support services for commercial, industrial and other non‑residential customers in the FirstEnergy New Jersey service territory.
The ETGCI Savings Prescriptive & Custom program from Elizabethtown Gas offers financial incentives to help commercial and industrial customers save energy and lower operating costs by upgrading to high‑efficiency equipment.
The SJGCI Savings Prescriptive & Custom program from South Jersey Gas provides commercial, industrial and multi‑family customers with financial incentives for installing energy‑efficient natural gas and electric equipment.
Michigan Grants and Rebates
The Consumers Energy Agriculture Rebates program helps Michigan farmers, growers and agricultural businesses lower energy costs and improve sustainability by offering cash rebates for energy-saving upgrades and audits. Participants can earn incentives by installing efficient equipment and systems—such as LED grow lights, heat curtains, variable-speed drives, grain drying and irrigation upgrades—and by completing an energy audit to identify further savings opportunities.
The DTE Energy Business Energy Efficiency Program offers rebates to commercial and industrial customers in Michigan who install qualifying energy-efficient equipment and systems. These incentives help offset the cost of upgrades such as high-efficiency lighting, HVAC, refrigeration, and custom energy-saving projects tailored to your facility’s needs.
Minnesota Grants and Rebates
The CenterPoint Energy Custom Rebates program supports commercial and industrial customers by offering tailored cash incentives for installing high-efficiency natural gas equipment and systems that reduce energy use and operating costs.
The Minnesota Energy Resources Custom Rebate program offers tailored cash incentives for businesses that install energy-efficient natural gas equipment and systems not covered by standard prescriptive rebates. Projects like high-efficiency process equipment, advanced heating and water heating systems, heat recovery, energy management systems and building envelope improvements may qualify.
Oregon Grants and Rebates
The Energy Trust of Oregon offers cash incentives to help agricultural producers and greenhouse operators reduce energy use and lower operating costs by upgrading to energy-efficient equipment and systems.
Virginia Grants and Rebates
The Dom Savings Agriculture Program from Dominion Energy offers energy-efficiency rebates for eligible agricultural businesses, including farms, greenhouses and livestock operations. Participants can receive financial incentives for installing high-efficiency equipment such as advanced fans, variable-speed drives, irrigation upgrades, dairy system controls and other energy-saving agricultural technologies.
The Virginia Agriculture & Forestry Industries Development Fund (AFID) is a discretionary economic development incentive designed to grow the state’s agriculture and forestry sectors by supporting businesses that add value to Virginia‑grown products.
Washington Grants and Rebates
The Energy Trust offers cash incentives to help greenhouse operators in Oregon and Southwest Washington lower energy costs and improve efficiency with energy‑saving upgrades. Eligible measures include efficient greenhouse technologies such as thermal curtains, infrared polyethylene covers, greenhouse controllers, under‑bench heating and high‑efficiency condensing unit heaters. Incentives vary by equipment type and are available to qualifying customers of participating utilities in Washington.