Capital Assistance for Local Farmers

Funding Opportunity: Restore Northwest — Zero Foodprint

Through small donations across the food system, ZFP is able to fund farm projects that draw carbon straight from the atmosphere and store it underground, resulting in better food, thriving farms, and a restored climate. Building on the success of our Restore Grants in California and Colorado, we’re launching grants for farmers and ranchers in…

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Grant Opportunity: Food Animal Concerns Trust, FACT

FACT has two grant opportunities available: Fund-a-Farmer Welfare Improvement Grants up to $3,000 each One Fund-a-Farmer Systems Change and Innovation Grant for up to $10,000. Only one application for either the Welfare Improvement OR the Systems Change and Innovation Grant will be reviewed. Learn more about each grant type below. Our Fund-a-Farmer grants are very…

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Grant Opportunity: Farmer & Rancher Disaster Resilience Grant Program

This program from Oregon Community Food Systems Network was created to help Oregon’s small farms to be more resilient to climate disasters. Funding is provided for soil health as a climate resilience strategy.

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Workshop: Getting Comfortable with Selling to Institutional Markets

This event is for farmers who make value-added products or are interested in selling their produce to institutions like hospitals, schools, and universities. This event is going to highlight how these institutions can become viable marketing and business channels for farmers. The date to register for this event is October 18th and the actual event…

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Grant Opportunity: Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program

The USDA's Rural Development program is hosting a year-round funding opportunity for rural areas to develop community centers around food and agriculture. Projects include community gardens, child care centers, educational centers, and more.

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Grant Opportunity: Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program

FSA is hosting a grant program for small and medium size farms to get their costs covered for food safety certification.

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Funding Opportunity: Organic Certification Cost Share Program

The Federal Service Agency is providing funds for farmers to relieve the financial burden of getting organic certified. Farmers do have to apply and obtain certification through the National Organic Program and not other certification entities.

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Grant Opportunity: Business Builder Grants

The Heartland Regional Food Business Center is providing funding to help food and farm businesses grow and expand. Round 1 in funding for Business Builder Grants is currently open with $5,000 to $50,000 available.

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Grant Opportunity: Healthy Food Financing Initiative’s Food Access and Retail Expansion (FARE) Fund

Competitive grants and technical assistance will be available for eligible food retail and food retail supply chain projects in the predevelopment and implementation stages. In the 2024-2025 funding cycle, at least $9,000,000 is available for implementation grants, at least $1,500,000 is available for technical assistance, and at least $16,000,000 is available for loans. Grant funds…

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Craft3 – community development organization

"Craft3 is a nonprofit community development organization that uses capital, relationships, and voice to build a thriving, just and empowered Pacific Northwest. We invest in people, businesses, and communities, and work towards a future of shared prosperity across our region." Craft3's approach centers around creating a future that allows for equal opportunity, regardless of origin,…

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