2025 accelerator STRATEGIC CAPITAL mini-grant

The Georgia Organics Farmer Services team is excited to launch the 2025 Accelerator Strategic Capital Mini-Grant! Strategic Capital can help you make critical investments in your farm’s growth and long-term sustainability. Through this mini-grant, you can access funds to improve farm efficiencies and strengthen your business operations to ‘accelerate’ your farm to the next level. Whether you need a financial boost to purchase farm equipment, upgrade or build new infrastructure, cover labor costs, develop your farm’s marketing, or purchase production supplies, this mini-grant can provide the cash influx you need to move your farm forward and meet your goals. 

2025 Accelerator Strategic Capital Mini-Grant Details 

  • Application period will be open July 22 – August 22; applications will be reviewed and awardees will be notified by August 29.  

  • Strategic Capital support can include infrastructure improvements or new builds, equipment, labor, marketing, production supplies, etc. (We will not accept applications for operating costs, such as rent or utilities.) 

  • Applicants can request a mini-grant of $1,500 or $3,000. Selected farms are not guaranteed the full amount of funds they request. 

  • A minimum of 10 farms will be awarded. 

  • Only farm owners are eligible to apply. 

  • Due to funder's requirements, priority will be given to farms outside metro-Atlanta counties. This county-specific prioritization does not apply to the 2025 Accelerator Coaching Mini-Grant. 

  • Awardees can receive strategic capital funds up-front or as a reimbursement. You will need to submit proof of purchase documentation, receipt(s), and/or invoice(s) within 30 days of purchase (for reimbursements) or make your purchase within 30 days of having funds deposited into your account via ACH (for funds received up-front), unless otherwise specified in your communication with Georgia Organics. 

  • Awards must be spent by November 29, 2025. 

  • Post-award reporting (such as a survey or short report) is required. 

    • Farm must reside in one of the following counties:  

      • Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bulloch, Carroll, Catoosa, Chatham, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Coffee, Columbia, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Glynn, Gordon, Greene, Gwinnett, Hall, Harris, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Laurens, Liberty, Lumpkin, Muscogee, Newton, Paulding, Richmond, Rockdale, Spalding, Sumter, Walton, Washington, Whitfield

    • Are a part-time or full-time farmer based in Georgia 

    • Are selling products 

    • Are a soil-based farmer with a soil-based operation 

    • Are using sustainable, organic farming practices 

    • Are a Georgia Organics Farmer Member (membership can be acquired after award notification) 

    • You must fully complete and submit the 2025 Accelerator Strategic Capital Mini-Grant Application

    • Currently lease or own land 

    • Have at least two years of farming experience 

    • Have a commitment to climate resiliency and community building  

    • Have knowledge of on-farm record keeping and accounting and currently have systems in place 

    • Have clear farm goals and intended outcomes in mind 

    • Have an interest in continued agricultural education   

    • Are ready to use strategic capital mini-grant funds in the next 1-3 months

The Strategic Capital Mini-Grant application period will be open July 22 – August 22. Award notifications will be sent out no later than August 29. 

All Strategic Capital Mini-Grant funds must be spent by November 29, 2025, or the awardee forfeits the funds. 

Awardees are required to submit a post-award report or complete a survey to help Georgia Organics track the impact of the program.  

OPEN NOW! Apply by Aug. 22, 2025 *awarding by Aug. 29, 2025

Note: The application form will not save your responses! To complete your application, you must click SUBMIT on page 3 of the form, or you risk losing your responses. You will see a confirmation page and receive a confirmation email with a copy of your responses after you successfully submit your application.

Georgia Organics is committed to protecting your privacy. Any personal, farm, or demographic information shared through this program will remain confidential and will only be used to determine your eligibility and to help us strengthen our farmer programming. 

Questions? Email farmerservices@georgiaorganics.org