Rural Field to Market Grant

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The Entrepreneur Fund's Rural Field to Market Grant is a tailored program to assist small- and mid-sized farms in our Minnesota service region.

This initiative is generously funded by Wells Fargo. The Entrepreneur Fund is proud to partner with the Wells Fargo to deliver this opportunity to small businesses.

Application Due: February 16, 2026.

Step 1 – Carefully review the eligibility requirements and documentation.

Step 2 – Complete the form below by February 16 to be considered. We look forward to partnering with you to increase access to food across Minnesota.

Grant Awards will be announced in April.

My business is located in the state of

My business is located in the county of

My business's main industry sector is

Other Description

Year of business incorporation

First Name

Last Name

Email

Your Ownership Percentage of the Business

%

Business Information

Business Name

Business Phone

Business Email

Business Address

Street Address

City

State

Postal Code

Latest Year of Tax Filing

You must provide a PDF of the business taxes from your latest year of tax filing.
You can add multiple files by using the "Add another response" option below the file upload.

Tax Return of Business from Latest Tax Filing

Required -- This could be a 1040, 1120, 1120S, or a 1065 depending on the business type. This should be a full return complete with all schedules.
Please format the the titles of your return to remove all non-alphanumeric characters (examples: - * _ = + % ^) and associated passwords.

Number of Full Time Employees

Average Yearly Wage

$

Grant Request

Grant Request Amount

$

Please provide a brief description of your business

Please provide a brief description of your Field to Market project

How will this grant help your business grow revenue?

How will this grant help create a new market, expand a market, or remove barriers to access for a market?

Please provide an itemized list of project expenses, clearly identifying which items will be paid for with this grant and any secured funding sources for additional items needed

Please provide a 90-day implementation plan

What is the expected outcome of this grant?

Is there anything else you'd like to add or make known?

Optional Application Support Documents

Optional - You may provide up to 3 additional documents to support your application.
Please format the the titles of your return to remove all non-alphanumeric characters (examples: - * _ = + % ^) and associated passwords.

I certify that the information provided in this application is true, accurate, and complete to the best of my knowledge.

Yes

If awarded a Field to Market grant, I will complete a final project report highlighting the outcomes of this funding (tentative in September 2026).

Yes

I understand that if I am awarded a Rural Field to Market grant, the Entrepreneur Fund may share my application and outcomes information with Wells Fargo and in other media opportunities.

Yes

I would like to continue receiving newsletter updates and other communications from the Entrepreneur Fund

Unfortunately you do not meet the requirements for the Rural Field to Market Grant.

If your business is located in one of our 12 Wisconsin service counties you can still reach out to us through our Get Started page.

EFund still has many other opportunities to help your business grow. You can get started by competing the form on our Get Started page.

The Entrepreneur Fund serves small business owners in 16 Minnesota counties, 13 Wisconsin counties and 12 Native nations across both states.

In Minnesota our service area includes Aitkin, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, St. Louis, Stearns and Todd counties. In Wisconsin, we service Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Florence, Forest, Iron, Marinette, Oneida, Price, Sawyer, Vilas and Washburn Counties.

If you are located in Minneapolis/St Paul or the surrounding area, you can contact Women Venture. They offer services similar to ours and are open to working with anyone, regardless of gender. You may contact them at 612-224-9540 or vist them at womenventure.org/

Two additional resources that might be helpful in finding organizations that do similar work to ours:

Opportunity Finance Network: Learn more about what a CDFI is and use their CDFI locator feature to find a CDFI near you https://www.ofn.org/cdfi-locator/.

U.S. Small Business Administration: The SBA connects entrepreneurs with lenders and funding. On their website, https://www.sba.gov/, click on "Local Assistance" and then "Find resources in your area" to search for an organization in your area.

If you have any further questions for the Entrepreneur Fund, you can contact us here.