
Western Region Agricultural
Stress Assistance Program (WRASAP)
USDA Spanish Translation
Links to Spanish translated information for some USDA programs and assistance.
Service areas: National
Go to Website | Phone: (202) 720-2791
Core Services: Resources for BIPOC Farmers, Resources for Farmworkers / Migrant Workers
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Rural Community Development Resources
Help limited-resource Hispanic producers enter agriculture and build successful collaborative businesses. RCDR’s Center for Latino Farmers guides beginning farmers with limited English skills as they establish their own family farms.
Service areas: Washington
Go to Website | Phone: (509) 453-5133
Core Services: Resources for BIPOC Farmers, Resources for Hispanic/Latinx Farmers/Farmworkers
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National Center for Frontier Communities
We empower small, remote areas for equal advantage to larger communities. We support people and programs by raising awareness, leading discourse on issues, sharing resources and information, and actively engaging with policymakers, agencies and the public.
The National Center for Frontier Communities is engaged in a number of programs on the national, state and local levels: Advocacy, Frontier Food Systems, Southwest NM Food Hub, Prevent Substance Abuse, Non-Profit Resources, and more.
Service areas: National, New Mexico
Go to Website | Phone: 575-597-0040
Core Services: Farm Stress, Resources for BIPOC Farmers
General Services: Activism & Organizing, Institutional & Wholesale Markets, Resources for Tribal Farmers & Ranchers
National Black Farmers Association
The National Black Farmers Association (NBFA) is a non-profit organization representing African American farmers and their families in the United States. As an association, it serves tens of thousands of members nationwide. NBFA’s education and advocacy efforts have been focused on civil rights, land retention, access to public and private loans, education and agricultural training, and rural economic development for black and other small farmers.
Service areas: National, Virginia
Go to Website | Phone: (804) 691-8528
Core Services: Activism & Organizing, Resources for BIPOC Farmers
General Services: Farm Land Access & Succession Planning, Legal Help & Mediation Services
La Platzita Institute
We are a 501(c)(3) community organization with initiatives to engage vulnerable youth and families to improve the following focus areas:
- Cultural Restorative Justice
- Agriculture, Conservation, Community Revitalization, Economic Self-Sustainability
- Community Learning, Non-Traditional Leadership, Social Enterprise
- Traditional and Spiritual Healing
- Racial Equity, Health and Family Wellness
- Community Engagement and Collective Impact
Service areas: New Mexico
Go to Website | Phone: (505) 508-1802
Core Services: Resources for BIPOC Farmers
General Services: Resources for Hispanic/Latinx Farmers/Farmworkers
Hawaii Organic Farming Association
To further organic and sustainable agriculture, land care, and lifestyles in Hawaii, thus giving meaning and life to our state motto: Ua mau ke ea o ka aina I ka pono “The Life of the Land is Perpetuated in Righteousness.”
Service areas: Hawaii
Go to Website | Phone:
Core Services: Organic/Sustainable/Regenerative Transition & Support, Resources for Beginning Farmers, Resources for BIPOC Farmers, Resources for Tribal Farmers & Ranchers
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Black Food Fund
The purpose of the Black Food Fund is to gather resources to address root causes and fuel transformative, Black-led change in our regional food system.
Service areas: Oregon, Washington
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Core Services: Activism & Organizing, Funding Opportunities for Farmers, Resources for BIPOC Farmers
General Services: Farm Land Access & Succession Planning
Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association
Committed to securing justice for small farmers and combating environmental injustice facing rural people around the world.
Service areas: National, North Carolina
Go to Website | Phone: 252-826-3017
Core Services: Activism & Organizing, Resources for BIPOC Farmers
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San Luis Valley Local Foods Coalition
Land and water for socially disadvantaged farmers: Incubator Farmer Program for farmers without access to land: Membership in farmers cooperative, On-site farm stand as marketing opportunity for Incubator Farmer Program participants Free plots available for families who want to grow food for sustenance Workshops and farm tours in English and Spanish covering topics such as compost, regeneratively-raised poultry, financial skills, water management, marketing, etc. Sister program Valley Roots Food Hub is a local foods aggregator and distributor in the San Luis Valley.
Service areas: Colorado
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Core Services: Direct Marketing Assistance, Resources for Beginning Farmers, Resources for BIPOC Farmers, Resources for Farmworkers / Migrant Workers
General Services: Activism & Organizing, Farm Land Access & Succession Planning, Organic/Sustainable/Regenerative Transition & Support
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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.