Capital Assistance for Local Farmers

Grant & Loan Deadline: Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations, federally recognized tribes, and/or public bodies like government institutions. Farmers can apply in partnership with one of the entities mentioned above. This grant is a federal program from the USDA's Rural Development program, so farmers in rural and tribal areas in Oregon are currently eligible to apply year-round. This grant is not…

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Grant Deadline: Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program

Eligibility: Farmers must have an FSA account in order to apply. In order to be eligible, farms must have gotten their food safety certification in the same calendar year they're applying. So you must have your certification in 2025 if you're applying this year. You can also use these funds if you've renewed your certification…

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Grant Opportunity: Organic Certification Cost Share Program

Eligibility: Farmers must have an FSA account to apply and have either certified this year for organic certification or did a recertification. Region: This is a national USDA program and is available statewide for Oregon farmers. Notes: Updated 7/22/2025 USDA is currently working on opening the program and the ODA does not have an opening…

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Grant Opportunity: Food Access and Retail Expansion (FARE) Fund

Eligibility: Since this is a USDA grant, farmers must have an account set up with the USDA to apply in their portal as well as manage funds. Region: This is a national program but farmers in Oregon are eligible. Notes: Currently not open 09/15/25. This funding opportunity hosts both grants as well as loans. Grants…

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Loan Opportunity: 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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Workshop: How to Find Funding for my Business

Learn how lenders evaluate applications, explore funding options, and prepare your business to access capital for growth in this group coaching session. This is a group coaching session where participants will learn what lenders are looking for in loan applications. This is a great workshop to go to in the winter so you can develop…

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Program Info: FEMA 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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Loan Opportunity: Disaster Assistance Low-Interest Loans – U.S. Small Business Administration

SBA provides low-interest disaster loans to help businesses and homeowners recover from declared disasters. Loans are available for physical damages, mitigation assistance, economic injury disasters, and military reservists. You can apply for a loan by using the tools on the site to search for your area and see if you qualify.

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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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Workshop: 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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