Hudson Valley Farm Relief Fund

The Glynwood Center for Food and Farming has established Hudson Valley Farm Relief Fund, an emergency initiative to provide critical financial assistance to farms across eleven New York counties that have lost expected USDA funding due to the federal funding freeze. The Fund is a time-limited initiative, and is separate from Glynwood's core programming.

The Hudson Valley Farm Relief Fund has successfully distributed $1,078,953 in emergency relief to 44 farms across the Hudson Valley region

Fund Details:

• Who qualified: Operating farms (for-profit or non-profit) in Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Ulster, Sullivan, or Westchester counties that could document approved USDA grants or contracts that have been frozen

• Application period: Application now closed, April 4 - April 21, 2025

• Distribution: Every farm who applies and meets the application requirements received funds