Resources for Black, Indigenous, and Farmers of Color

Funding Opportunity: FEMA’s “Get Assistance” Tool (for disaster relief)

This anonymous questionnaire will provide you with a personalized list of disaster relief resources and will lead you directly to where to apply online to take advantage of these resources. The questionnaire considers many different experiences and demographics with specific resources catered towards farmers.

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Xcelerate: Women/Gender-nonconforming business support

They help women/non-binary business owners overcome systemic inequities to grow their businesses and build economic power now. Our transformative community is changing the face of business success to be more inclusive, authentic, and sustainable. Xcelerate offers support in three key areas: 1:1 business coaching, legal guidance, and mental health support. Their diverse team has helped…

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The Tonkon HUB Program: Helping Underrepresented Business Owners Program

"The Tonkon HUB Program provides owners of small and emerging businesses with the vital legal services they need for success – services to which they may not otherwise have access. Our experienced lawyers can advise on a breadth of issues, including, for example, setting up your company, choosing the right entity and structure, equity and…

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The Anti-Racist Farmers Market Toolkit

This toolkit can be helpful to all those running a public market of any size, regardless of whether it's a traditional farmers market. The intent of this toolkit is to take action against systemic racism and make markets a safe space for all! "The toolkit uses a framework of four categories to organize the work:…

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Housing & Homeownership Support- Hacienda Community Development Corp.

FoFF's 2024 Policy Report found that a lack of housing, especially for employees and ranchers who live off-site of their operations, was a common barrier for many small-to-medium farmers and ranchers. Housing resources, such as Hacienda CDC, can help assist those navigating renting or buying a home to help alleviate this issue, in part. Hacienda…

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Workshop: Mercado Empresarios: Support for Entrepreneurs- Hacienda Community Development Corp.

"Empresarios supports entrepreneurs through personalized technical assistance to launch and scale their food-related businesses, with a focus on supporting women, BIPOC, and immigrant-owned small businesses. We provide holistic one-on-one business support to our clients along with access to capital and financial coaching, a

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Black Business Association of Oregon

"The Black Business Association of Oregon focuses on building up Black businesses, entrepreneurs, students, and communities in the state of Oregon. Our most important goal is to bring about economic equity for Black Oregonians and elevate Black businesses across the state." BBAO's programs include helping with business retention and expansion, entrepreneurial development, workforce development, and…

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(Agriculture) Tribal Priorities for Solving the Climate Crisis– Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians

This 1-pager details ways in which policymakers can use the Congressional Action Plan for a Clean Energy Economy to support tribal agriculture as a means of climate change solutions. Tribal priorities for Congress to consider are detailed clear and concise and help give guidelines for future policymaking that ensure Tribal needs are at the forefront.…

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Tribal Climate Tool

This tool was developed to support tribes of the Pacific Northwest and Great Basin "by providing information on how the climate is expected to change in the places Tribes care about. It provides maps, graphs, tables, and descriptions of projected changes." Users can search by "Tribe" and "Area of Interest" to find a location and…

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Online Tribal Climate Change Guide

This resource is a part of the Pacific Northwest Tribal Climate Change Project, "a collaborative project between the University of Oregon Environmental Studies Program and the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station," that aims to address the disproportionate impacts of climate change on American Indian and Alaska Native tribes by highlighting the indigenous-led approaches…

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