Grants for Heritage Apple Orchards

Hello all!
I just joined the board of a wildlife sanctuary that happens to have an old apple orchard on it. We're like to put up new fencing around the orchard to better protect the trees. Any suggestions on grants that might fit this project?
I'm not having much luck with a general googling.
Thanks for your insights!
Beth

RAFT is an organization that might have some ideas for you:  RAFT - Renewing America's Food Traditions

You've probably read it, but they published this booklet with Gary Nabhan about heritage apples:
Forgotten Fruits Manual & Manifesto - Apples

This is a whole page of other documents on Place-Based Foods, some compiled by Gary Nabhan: Gary Nabhan Place Based Foods - At-risk heritage foods from around North America

You don't say your location, but State-based programs are often the best bet for small, local, heritage type programs.  Some states have historic preservation grants, for example.  I'd probably look for that first.  That seems like a historic preservation type project to me, unless you are going to end up marketing them to sell.

ATTRA is a good place to look for small farm and organic farm grant opportunities, not sure if any apply: ATTRA – Sustainable Agriculture Program funding page

Also if you are in an urban location, the USDA has special programs for urban farms:
Urban farm grant opportunities

The Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) Competitive Grants Program supports a wide range of activities through two grant types, which are Planning Projects and Implementation Projects. Activities include operating community gardens and nonprofit farms, increasing food production and access in economically distressed communities, providing job training and education and developing business plans and zoning.  

Here is a whole page of types of grants available for marketing farm products - which may not apply, but  I'm putting here for posterity's sake:
Agricultural Marketing Service grant opportunities through USDA

If you still can't find anything locally, you might try things like looking at who the grant recipients are of these types grants above. Many times they are non-profit organizations securing funding for local projects.  You might find one in your state that just isn't easy to find.

Farmers Market Promotion Program awards 2017-2021

And then last but not least, with a small project it may just be easiest to solicit donations from locals who care.

Wow! Thanks so much, Kim, for taking the time to post all these resources.
I'm in NY so I'll definitely start local :)
THANK YOU!!!

Beth Ulion wrote:

We're like to put up new fencing around the orchard to better protect the trees.

What are you trying to protect it from?

I have several mature trees and the deer will browse the lower branches, but the trees are large enough that this is not going to do lasting damage. However, the deer come and clean up *all* the dropped fruit, unless I get to it first and carry it to the field for my ducks. This is a useful service as dropped fruit that decays on the ground is more likely to allow undesirable insects/diseases to overwinter.

I do admit that I have one portable animal shelter that can be used with a few chickens or ducks that I can move around the trees to fertilize and do bug removal, but that usually only happens every few years when I'm doing bird rehab for some reason.