Western Region Agricultural
Stress Assistance Program (WRASAP)
The Kohala Center
The Kohala Center (TKC) is a non-profit organization based in Waimea on Hawaii Island. The Rural and Cooperative Business Development Services staff at TKC provides technical assistance in business development to farmers, ranchers, food enterprises, and rural cooperatives statewide. We specialize in cooperative development, financial capacity building, and new farmer education and training. TKC also offers microloans to eligible rural businesses located on Hawaii Island and Molokai.
Service areas: Hawaii
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Core Services: Funding Opportunities for Farmers, Resources for Beginning Farmers, Resources for BIPOC Farmers
General Services: Financial & Business Planning, Legal Help & Mediation Services
The FruitGuys Community Fund
The FruitGuys Community Fund provides grants for small farms in their efforts for greater environmental and economic health, community engagement and advocacy that supports sustainable agriculture.
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Core Services: Funding Opportunities for Farmers
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RSF Social Finance
In partnership with a community of investors and donors, RSF provides capital to non-profit and for-profit social enterprises addressing key issues in the areas of Food & Agriculture, Education & the Arts, and Ecological Stewardship.
Service areas: National
Go to Website | Phone: 415.561.3900
Core Services: Funding Opportunities for Farmers
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Oahu Agriculture and Conservation
- Economic development support for Hawaii farmers
- Farmer and rancher education and training for Hawaii farmers
Service areas: Hawaii
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Core Services: Conservation Programs, Funding Opportunities for Farmers, Resources for BIPOC Farmers, Resources for Tribal Farmers & Ranchers
General Services: Direct Marketing Assistance, Disaster Relief/Resilience, Farm Land Access & Succession Planning, Financial & Business Planning, Organic/Sustainable/Regenerative Transition & Support, Resources for Beginning Farmers
Kiva
Kiva supports small producers and agriculture through their 0% interest loans up to $10,000. Unlike most traditional lending models, Kiva is crowd-funded, offers a 0% interest rate with no fees, no collateral required to borrow, and a connection to supportive individual lenders.
Service areas: National
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Core Services: Funding Opportunities for Farmers, Resources for Beginning Farmers
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Farm Credit Services Southwest
Farm Credit Services Southwest has been lending to Southwest Farmers and Ranchers for more than 97 years.
Service areas: Arizona, California
Go to Website | Phone: 800.822.3276
Core Services: Funding Opportunities for Farmers
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Ajo Center for Sustainable Agriculture
We provide beginning farmer training, including an incubator farm and incubator market program, plus provide a variety of workshops and technical assistance to farmers, from marketing, financial management and business planning to field practices. We also have a mini-grants program. We specialize on tribal farmers and ranchers, and other socially disadvantaged farmers.
Service areas: Arizona
Go to Website | Phone: (520) 405-4872
Core Services: Activism & Organizing, Conservation Programs, Direct Marketing Assistance, Disaster Relief/Resilience, Financial & Business Planning, Funding Opportunities for Farmers, Organic/Sustainable/Regenerative Transition & Support, Resources for Beginning Farmers, Resources for BIPOC Farmers, Resources for Farmworkers / Migrant Workers, Resources for Tribal Farmers & Ranchers
General Services: Farm Land Access & Succession Planning, Resources for Tribal Farmers & Ranchers
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The Western Region Agricultural Stress Assistance Program is supported by the USDA Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network, under agreement number: 2020-70028-32731 proposal number: 2020-07631
The Western Region Agricultural Stress Assistance Program is an equal access/equal opportunity program.