Current Funding Opportunities

Please note that our address for both mailing and hand delivery is:

New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
10B Airline Drive
Albany, NY 12235

Laboratory Testing of Gasoline and Diesel Fuel

• PDF Laboratory Testing of Gasoline and Diesel Fuel - IFB

Pride of New York “Buy Local” Specialty Crop Cooperative Advertising and Marketing Program (Round 2)

• PDF Letter of Announcement
• PDF Requirements
• PDF Application
• PDF Budget Form

Restaurant and Food Service RFP

• PDF Center of Progress Restaurant RFP
• PDF Center of Progress Restaurant - Other Event Payments
• PDF Center of Progress Restaurant - State Fair Payments
• PDF Vendor Responsibility For Profit
• PDF Vendor Responsibility Not For Profit
• PDF State Finance Law §§139-j&139k
• PDF Non Collusive Bidding Certificate
• PDF MWBE Certification
• PDF MacBride Principles
• PDF Form ST-220 CA
• PDF Form ST-220 TD
• PDF Contract Termination
• PDF Schematics
• PDF Questions and Answers

Advertising RFP

• PDF Advertising RFP (Note deletion on Page 12 of the clause entitled "Media Commission/Rebates/Agency Markup")
• PDF Lobby Form Designation of Contact Guidelines
• PDF Lobby Form - Offeror Certification of Compliance
• PDF Lobby Form - Offerer Affirmation of Understanding
• XLS Cost Sheet Form
• XLS Off-season Events
• PDF Questions and Answers

Printing Fruit & Vegetable Guides for New York State Farmers’ Market Nutrition Programs.

• PDF Printing IFB

Services for Management, Promotion and Development of the New York City Wholesale Farmers’ Market RFP

• PDF Services for Management, Promotion And Development of the New York City Wholesale Farmers’ Market RFP
• PDF NYS Vendor Responsibility Questionnaire Not-For-Profit Business Entitty
• PDF Workers' Compensation & Disability Guidelines

Specialty Crop Funds Available

Farmers Market Grant Program RFP

• PDF Farmers Market Grant Program RFP
• PDF DOC Farmers Market Grant Program RFP Application
• PDF General Contract Terms and Conditions
• PDF Workers' Compensation & Disability Guidelines
• PDF Questions and Answers
• PDF Appendix A

2009 Printing of Support Materials for Farmers Market Nutrition Programs

• PDF Bid Specs and Application

2010 Good Agricultural Practices Certification Assistance Program

• PDF | DOC Application 2010
• PDF | DOC Payment Authorization Form
• PDF DOC Standard Voucher
• PDF GAP Certification

Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program Checkbooks

• PDF IFB Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program Checkbooks

Agricultural Nonpoint Source Abatement and Control Program Round 15

• PDF Round 15 RFP
• PDF Round 15 Proposal Rating Sheet
• DOC Round 15 Application Form
• PDF Appendix A
• PDF Agricultural Waste Storage Screening Tool
• DOC Sample District Resolution
• XLS SW-1
• XLS SW-2
• XLS SW-3
• XLS SW-4
• PDF Questions and Answers

County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Planning Grant Application (RFA) s

• PDF County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Planning Grant Application
• PDF Circular 1500 Article 25AAA- Agricultural and Farmland Protection Programs
• PDF Frequently Asked Questions
• PDF Sample Contract
• PDF Appendix A - Standard Clauses for State Contracts
• PDF List of Eligible Counties FY 2008-2009

Municipal Agricultural and Farmland Protection Planning Grant (Request for Applications)

• PDF Request for Applications (RFA)
• PDF Circular 1500 Article 25AAA- Agricultural and Farmland Protection Programs
• PDF Frequently Asked Questions
• PDF Sample Contract
• PDF Appendix A Standard Clauses for New York State Contract

Organic Certification Reimbursement

Offers organic producers reimbursement of their certification costs up to a maximum of 75 percent or $750. The certification must be done by a USDA accredited certifying agency.The reimbursement is for newly certified producers and processors, or existing producers and processors renewing their certification. Application.

Single Source Contracts

A new subparagraph ii was added to Section 163(10)(b) to limit the use of single source procurements to circumstances where a formal competitive process is not feasible and provide that the term of the single source contract shall be only for a period of time until such circumstances are ameliorated. Furthermore, State agencies must document in the Procurement Record why competition is not feasible and publish these reasons on its website within 30 days of awarding a single source contract. This is in addition to the requirement that single source contracts be let in only unusual circumstances where material and substantial reasons exist 

Single Source Exemption

• PDF Single Source Exemption HRI
• PDF Single Source Agreement NYIRN
• PDF Single Source Exemption Arkansas Experimental Station
• PDF Singel Source Exemption Farmers Market Federation EBT
• PDF Single Source Exemption Milk For Health Niagara Frontier
• PDF Single Source Exemption Cornell University for Avian Influenza Surveillance Testing

Non-Department Funding Opportunities

Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program

An annual matching grant program through USDA, in which the Department explores expanded market opportunities for New York State food and agricultural products. The Division typically administers these funds and supervises implementation of the project by a private sector or local government cooperator. The Division will seek additional FSMIP grants to fund agricultural development and marketing projects in the coming year.

Market Access Program

The Food Export USA-Northeast Department also assisted food companies in securing federal Market Access Program funds through Food Export USA-Northeast for their individual branded product market development and promotion activities. Last year, 40 New York companies received allocations totaling over $1.3 million. This constitutes over one-third of the total branded allocation received from the federal government for use by the ten member states of Food Export USA-Northeast.

NYSERDA’s Innovation in Agriculture Grants

SARE Farmer/Grower Grant Program

The Northeast Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program (SARE) encourages farmers in the northeast who want to explore innovative sustainable practices on their farms to apply for this grant. The Farmer/Grower Grant program allows farmers and growers to conduct experiments, try new approaches, and test emerging ideas about agricultural sustainability. The emphasis is on new ideas that advance good stewardship, improve farm profitability, and strengthen rural communities. For more information and an application, go to www.uvm.edu/~nesare/FGinfo.html

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