FVC Farmer Veteran Fellowship Fund
Farmer Veteran Coalition (501c3)
Eligibility
Veterans in their beginning years of farming or ranching. FVC membership required.
Award
Direct cash assistance grant (typically $1,000-$5,000 range for equipment, infrastructure, or startup costs)
Deadlines
Annual · Annual cycle. 2026 cycle complete. Watch farmvetco.org/fvfellowship for 2027 opening.
Editor's take
Small-grant program for beginning farmers and ranchers. Applications reviewed by committee. See past awardees on the site for scale and use cases.
Vet reviews of this program
Verified veteran founders who actually attended.
Nobody has reviewed FVC Farmer Veteran Fellowship Fund yet.
Attended this program? Share what actually happened and help the next vet decide.
- •Time spent: hours in-person, hours virtual, duration in weeks, required attendance.
- •Actual benefit: cash grants received, follow-on capital raised, cost coverage, equity taken.
- •Selectivity: cohort size, acceptance rate, percent veteran or military.
- •Best parts and worst parts: up to four each, specific facts, no marketing language.
- •Truth check: was the program marketing accurate? What did they oversell or leave out?
Related programs on the Small Business path
These share at least one format type with this program and fit the same path.
[DEFUNCT] Second Service Foundation: Military Entrepreneur Challenge (MEC)
Second Service Foundation (formerly StreetShares Foundation), voluntarily shut down
PROGRAM DEFUNCT. The Second Service Foundation voluntarily shut down as of 2026 to transition resources into an existing faith-based nonprofit. No longer accepting applications. Historical record retained for reviewers.
Robert Irvine Foundation (Lets Chow)
Chef Robert Irvine Foundation (501c3)
Military service members, veterans, and first responders. Foundation runs programming across wellness, business support, and community. Details vary by initiative.