Down payment assistance grant program now open for applications - Austin Daily Herald

Down payment assistance grant program now open for applications - Austin Daily Herald

Minnesota farmers’ next chance for help buying their first farm has arrived, with the return of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) Down Payment Assistance Grant program. The Down Payment Assistance Grant offers eligible farmers up to $20,000 to help buy their first farm, up from $15,000 in past years to reflect increasing land prices. The Minnesota Legislature boosted funding for the program to $1.25 million this year, up from $1 mi…