California Program and funding contacts
California agricultural grants and program contacts. Find official and manufacturer-run contact directories, practical comparison questions, and all 58 geographic areas retained from the original archive.
What to research in California
When researching assistance in California, consider whether your project concerns orchards, vegetables, dairies, vineyards and water systems. Federal programs have distinct applicant and land eligibility rules; consult the actual agency for this jurisdiction before relying on an old application window.
Provider coverage and program rules can change by county, municipality and service territory. Confirm jurisdiction with the source directly.
Contact directories serving California
Select California and your local area on the official site where a selection is available. These are independently maintained sources, not invented local business listings.
Before making the first call
Grants, cost-share programs, loans, insurance and disaster payments have different rules. Do not treat every program as free cash.
An agency’s program directory may contain ongoing or closed programs. Verify current enrollment windows and local ranking dates.
Check applicant type, geography, production history, matching funds, conservation plans and prior-approval requirements.
Gather ownership or lease records, tax identification, maps, budgets, past production, project scope and current contact details.
Search California counties and local areas
All local-area names from the original geographic archive are retained here as an index. Use the name with the contact directories above; it is not a claim that any company, office or vacancy exists in every area.
- Alameda County
- Alpine County
- Amador County
- Butte County
- Calaveras County
- Colusa County
- Contra Costa County
- Del Norte County
- El Dorado County
- Fresno County
- Glenn County
- Humboldt County
- Imperial County
- Inyo County
- Kern County
- Kings County
- Lake County
- Lassen County
- Los Angeles County
- Madera County
- Marin County
- Mariposa County
- Mendocino County
- Merced County
- Modoc County
- Mono County
- Monterey County
- Napa County
- Nevada County
- Orange County
- Placer County
- Plumas County
- Riverside County
- Sacramento County
- San Benito County
- San Bernardino County
- San Diego County
- San Francisco County
- San Joaquin County
- San Luis Obispo County
- San Mateo County
- Santa Barbara County
- Santa Clara County
- Santa Cruz County
- Shasta County
- Sierra County
- Siskiyou County
- Solano County
- Sonoma County
- Stanislaus County
- Sutter County
- Tehama County
- Trinity County
- Tulare County
- Tuolumne County
- Ventura County
- Yolo County
- Yuba County
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Worksheets for your research
Use free original guides to document requirements and questions before contacting a provider or office. Browse the complete preserved resource library.
- Agricultural Conservation Easement Guide
- Agricultural Grant Narrative Outline
- Agricultural Program Scam Warning Signs
- Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Worksheet
- Beef Enterprise Budget Worksheet
- Beginning Farmer Loan Program Guide
- Beginning Farmer Program Eligibility Checklist
- Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Budget Template
Contact status: directory and government resource links are provided as contact pathways. No named independent business, job listing, grant, lender, deadline or award is independently certified for California here.