The 2026 grants application window is now open through January 20, 2026.
Sky High will award $350,000 in grants (total) to individuals working in agriculture, food justice, and/or land sovereignty. The average proposal funded in 2025 was $11,000 with grants ranging from $1500 up to $30,000. Grant proposals should match the scope and capacity of the amount requested. Applicants who requested funding 2025 and did not receive a grant may resubmit applications for consideration.
WHO: Individuals or organizations working in agriculture, food justice, and/or land sovereignty. Applications will be prioritized among those who identify as: LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, & AAPI, and other intersectional identities, including people who have recently immigrated, coming from or working in historically marginalized communities, or more generally, communities historically exploited and harmed by the existing industrial agricultural and banking systems. You do not need to be a 501c3 to apply or receive funding.
WHEN: The application will be open from December 1, 2025-January 20, 2026
HOW: Funding decisions will be made by an independent committee of farmers, food justice activists and key stakeholders working to create a more equitable food system.
TO APPLY:
We have changed our application process! You may select to apply during the Emergency Grant Cycle (limited to up to $2000) or the Main Grant Cycle (you can apply for any amount but average grant award is $11,000). You can only apply in one cycle.
Notifications for the Emergency Round will be issued by the end of February. Notifications for the Main Grant Cycle will be issued by the end of May.
Please complete this Google form.
Once you have successfully submitted your application, you will receive a confirmation email. Due to the volume of applicants, we cannot respond to further questions or comments during the review process.
We can’t wait to hear from you!
2024 Grants Committee
2024 Grants Recipients
Queens, NY
Afterlife Ag
Yellow Springs, OH
Patricia Allen - Black Indigenous People of Color Food and Farming Network
Hudson Valley, NY
awaré
Philadelphia, PA
Dirtbaby Farm
Poulan, GA
Dollison Farms
Irvine, CA
Food and Farm Lab
Hatillo, Puerto Rico
Finca Pajuil
Highland Park, MI
Grain & Pestle
Lawrence, KS
Good Way Farm
Haudenosaunee Territory
Iron Path Farms
Chesterfield, MA
Keshtyar Seed
Queens, NY
Yuri Sapi - Protectores de la Tierra
Eben Junction, MI
Superior Trees
2023 Grants Committee
2023 Grants Recipients
Grayson, GA
High Hog Farm
Jeffersonville, GA
Armeta Florals
Roseboro, NC
Butler Family Farm
Bloomington, IN
Ash Teng
Utuado, PR
Apoyo Mutuo Campesino
Milwaukee, WI
Blueprint Ranch
Castorland, NY
Della Terra
Gurabo, PR
Hacienda Montesol
Ridgecrest, CA
Holistic Divine Innovations
Jackson, MS
Mississippi Association of Cooperatives
Sacramento, CA
Moua Farm
Portland, OR
Ali Lucero
Mount Vernon, NY
Liberated Lands
Cranston, RI
Building Circle
Baltimore, MD
Ramona Taylor-Wilson-Xu "Farmer Phoenix"
Saranac, MI
Tabitha Gibbs
Baltimore, MD
M. Brown
Queens, NY
Mazorca Collective
Roxboro, NC
Abanitu Organics
Saluda, SC
Elmira House
Berne, NY
Justin Butts
Chicago, IL
Free Movement Farm
St. Louis, MO
A.C.R.E.S.
Denver, CO
Heart Berry Farms
Norfolk, VA
Indigo
Acoma Puebla, NM
Chasity Salvador
Mountainair, NM
Serenus Herbs
New York, NY
Be Home For Dinner
Sanders, AZ, Navajo Nation
Din'e Land and Water
Valle, Arizona
Ascension Ranch
Hayward, CA
Brown Girls Farms
2022 Grants Committee
Project EATS
Linda Goode Bryant
Oko Farms
Yemi Amu
Chef and Educator
Raina Robinson
The Ron Finley Project
Ron Finley
2022 Grants Recipients
Albuquerque, NM
Ashokra Farm
Delaware County, NY
Iridescent Earth Collective
New Orleans, LA
Utē Petit / Popsie & Vivian’s Lowland Garden
Winters, CA
Cultural Roots Nursery
Rogue Valley, OR
NativeWomanshare
Rayne, LA
NDN Bayou Food Forest
Newfane, VT
By Hand Farm
Piedmont, NC
dièdiè textile farm
Seville, OH
Gifted Grass Farms
Saugerties, NY
The Underground Center
Waitsfield, VT
South Mountain Catering
Asheville, NC
Feed Asheville Farm
Mayaguez, PR
Palenque La Marea
New Paltz, NY
Angelina Montez
Delaware County, NY
Fantasy Farm
Oxnard, CA
Dr. Manuel Lopez Community Garden
Ulster Park, NY