Funding for NC-FEW has been provided by the following:
- National Science Foundation, Grant No. 1856040 (ECR-EHR Core Research)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) – National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
- Higher Education Challenge Grants Program (Grant No. 2017-06281)
- Multistate Research Committee, NC1207 (Grant No. 1006539)
- Network of STEM Education Centers/APLU
- Agricultural Research Division at the University of Nebraska
- Virginia Tech in the National Capital Region (NCR)