Farm Bill (2018, extended through September 2026)
Farm Bill · Passed December 20, 2018
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 — agriculture, nutrition, conservation, and rural development. It expired in September 2023 and has been extended three times; the current extension runs through September 30, 2026, while Congress works on a full reauthorisation.
Key Highlights
- Current authorisation expires September 30, 2026 — the third extension of the 2018 law
- Reauthorisation pending: the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R. 7567)
- Conservation programs (EQIP, CSP, CRP) continue operating under the extension
- Rural development and beginning-farmer programs continue under existing authority
Focus Areas
Key Milestones
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-334) signed into law
The 2018 Farm Bill expires
First extension, through September 30, 2024
Second extension, in the American Relief Act, 2025 — through September 30, 2025
Third extension, in H.R. 5371 — through September 30, 2026
Current authorisation expires unless Congress reauthorises or extends again
Grant Opportunities
Related Grants on GrantSonar
USDA NRCS Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)
USDA NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
USDA NRCS Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)
USDA NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
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See Your Match ScoreKey Programs Under Farm Bill
| Program Name | Agency | ALN # | Est. Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition) | USDA/FNS | — | $900B |
| Conservation Reserve Program | USDA/FSA | 10.069 | $27B |
| EQIP (Environmental Quality) | USDA/NRCS | 10.912 | $8B |
| Rural Development Grants | USDA/RD | — | $5B |
| Beginning Farmer/Rancher | USDA | — | $2B |
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Start Matching for FreeFarm Bill grants: common questions
Is Farm Bill still funding grants?
Yes. GrantSonar is currently tracking 4 open grant opportunities connected to Farm Bill. That count is measured against live federal, state and foundation sources re-ingested daily, not a figure copied from the bill text.
When was Farm Bill (2018, extended through September 2026) passed?
Farm Bill (2018, extended through September 2026) was signed into law on December 20, 2018. Its programmes are winding down, so open opportunities are fewer than at peak and some authorities have expired or been extended rather than fully reauthorised.
What kinds of projects does Farm Bill fund?
Farm Bill funding concentrates on agriculture, rural development, nutrition, conservation, forestry. Individual programmes set their own eligible applicant types and match requirements, so a sector match is not the same as eligibility — each listing on this page states its own terms.
Who is eligible for Farm Bill grants?
Eligibility is set per programme, not by the law as a whole. Most Farm Bill grant programmes are open to some combination of state and local governments, tribal nations, nonprofits, school districts and public agencies. GrantSonar filters opportunities against your organization type, geography and programmes so ineligible ones are demoted rather than surfaced.
How do I find Farm Bill grants my organization actually qualifies for?
Browsing by law tells you what exists; it does not tell you what you can win. A free GrantSonar account matches open opportunities against your organization's profile and eligibility and returns a ranked shortlist, which is a faster path than reading programme guidance one at a time.
How current is the Farm Bill grant data on this page?
The opportunity counts and listings are queried live from the GrantSonar corpus, which re-ingests federal, state and foundation sources daily and re-checks listing URLs for rot. When nothing is open, this page says so plainly rather than showing placeholder programmes — a stale tracker that tells you to apply to a closed programme is worse than an empty one.