WRASAP Mini Grants Program

WRASAP is offering funding opportunities to partners, collaborators, and stakeholders. Proposals for funds should address causes and solutions for agricultural stress in the Western region. WRASAP offers mini grants four times per year in the fall, winter, spring, and summer, unless an expedited time sensitive review is requested.

Apply for up to $10,000 to educate yourself/your organization or reduce agriculture-related stress and/or prevent agricultural suicides in your state/territory. Funding is available in the following three categories: Translation, Outreach, and Professional Development.

END OF WRASAP MINI GRANTS

As of July 2023, the WRASAP mini grant program has closed indefinitely.

We'd like to thank all the mini grant awardees for all their hard work and successes in reducing agricultural stress in the western region and for making the mini grants program such a successful and amazing program.

Mini Grant Projects Funded 2021- 2023

2021

 

Mental Health Technical Capacity Building within Hawaii Farmers Union

Professional Development

Anabelle Bruch, HFUU

HI

 

Billings, MT Regional Workshop

Professional Development

James Craig- Colorado AgrAbility

CO

 

Thinking About Thinking for Agricultural Communities

Professional Development

LaVerne McGrath

WA

 

Developing Capacity in Farmworkers Serving Agricultural Communities

Professional Development

Maria Dod, The Professional Tax Services

CA

 

Behavioral Health's cross-cultural journey and the implications for WRASAP

Professional Development

Julie Jesmer, WRASAP

WA

 

Youth Mental Health First Aid

Professional Development

Oakesdale School District, 

Jake Dingman

WA

 

Addressing Stressors in Guam's Agriculture

Translation

Kuan Ju Chen, University of Guam

Guam

 

Providing Acceptance & Commitment Training (ACT) Skills for Farmers and Ranchers

Outreach/Education

Jacob Hadfield, Heather Kelley, Josh Dallin, Utah St

UT

 

Hawai'i Farmers Union United Peer Assistance & Outreach Network

Outreach/Education

Anabelle Bruch, HFUU

HI

 

Building Community & Connections with Migrant Farmers (Thai/Laotian)

Translation

Anabelle Bruch, HFUU

HI

 

Baseline Survey Phase 2

Outreach/Education

Dr Kuan Ju-Chen, University of Guam

Guam

 

Colorado AgrAbility AGSCI Website

Outreach/Education

James Craig, Colorado AgrAbility

CO

 

Mental Awareness & Resiliency Training in Territorial & Small Island States

Outreach/Education

Virendra Verma & Kuan Ju-Chen, NMI Community College and UOG

Guam

 

Colorado AgrAbility Project COMET Training

Outreach/Education

Chad Reznicek, CO State

CO

 

Mitigating Risk for Livestock Producers in Hawaii

Outreach/Education

Shannon Sand, Univ of HI

HI

 

Homesteading for Healing Farmer Veterans

Outreach/Education

Dr Tabitha Garvin-Betancourt, The Rocking Tree Farm

MT

 

QPR for Montana Agricultural Communities

Outreach/Education

Dr Allison Brennan, MSU

MT

2022

 

CRT Community Restorative/Wellness Training

Professional Development

Elena Velez

CA

 

CRT

Outreach/Education

Elena Velez

CA

 

Building & Strengthening the People of the Land

Outreach/Education

Trevor Stephen

NM

 

Soil Health, Mental Health: Growing Together

Outreach/Education

Dr Joseph Carrica

CO

 

Suicide Prevention & Safe Spaces Outreach with Agricultural Workers

Translation

Debi Allessio, Children's Home Society of WA

WA

 

Rural Mental Health Support in Hispanic Agricultural Workers

Outreach/Education

Debi Allessio, Children's Home Society of WA

WA

 

Lowering Stress and Reducing Mental Health Stigma Through Physical Activity

Professional Development

Michelle Grocke, MSU Extension

MT

 

Mental Health First Aid Training

Professional Development

Kevin Meenaghan, Wardroom Success Strategies

WA

 

Growing Extension Mindsets and Capacity for Mental Health Education in Small Pacific Island States

Professional Development

Kuan Ju Chen, University of Guam

Guam

 

Idaho Rural Mental Health Development

Outreach/Education

Talje Hoene, University of Idaho

ID

 

Salud Integral

Outreach/Education

Leticia Rivera, Comunidades Sin Fonteras

WA

 

Arizona Agriculture & Rural Mental Health Program

Outreach/Education

Ashley Jeffers-Sample, University of AZ

AZ

 

Farmer Wellness Weekend Workshop

Outreach/Education

Lori Mercer, Clinton Wilson, Chad Reznicek

WA

 

Interpreting the WRASAP Baseline Survey in California for Farmworker Participation Translation

Esmeralda Mandujano, UC Davis

CA

2023

 

Building  Capacity for Mental Health Education and Extension in Guam

Professional Development

Kuan Ju Chen, University of Guam

Guam

 

The 2023 AgrAbility National Training Workshop

Professional Development

Elena Velez

 

2023 AgrAbility National Training Workshop to Help support Ask In Earnest

Professional Development

Darla Tyler-McSherry, Ask In Earnest

MT

 

OT's Role in Agriculture

Professional Development

Brenda Fonseca, University of the Pacific & Cal AgrAbility

CA

 

COMET Training to Tailo

Professional Development

Annie Keeney, San Diego State University

CA

 

Tailoring Mental Health First Aid Training to Address the Secondhand Effects of Substance Abuse Among Hispanic/Latino Migrant Farmworkers

Outreach/Education

Annie Keeney, San Diego State University

CA

 

AgrAbility Regional Workshop in Hawaii

Professional Development

Elena Velez

CA

 

Ergonomic Safety & Health in Agriculture…A few issues and solutions

Professional Development

Candiss Leathers, Goodwill Colorado, Colorado AgrAbility

CO

 

AgrAbility Regional Workshop in Hawaii

Professional Development

Robert Fetch, Colorado AgrAbility

CO

 

MHFA Trainer Workforce Development

Professional Development

Danielle Smith, Valley-Wide Health Systems

CO

 

Building Stronger Communities: Enhancing Mental Health Education and Outreach Professional Development

Kuan Ju Chen, University of Guam

Guam

 

Licensed Occupational Therapist Networking in HI

Professional Development

Brenda Fonseca, University of the Pacific & Cal AgrAbility

CA

 

Developing Allied Skills at Malama the Farmer Conference- AgrAbility Regional Meeting Professional Development

Maria Dod, The Professional Tax Services

CA

 

Expanding Reach to Hawaii's Rural Farmers to help reduce production/financial stress Outreach/Education

Amjad Abdullah Ahmad, University of Hawaii at Manoa

HI

 

How do we feel about discussing mental health? Mental Health Needs Assessment Outreach/Education

Whitney Stone, Oregon State University

OR

 

Hawaii's Ag Mental Health Mentor Program, Cohort #2

Outreach/Education

Thao N Le, University of Hawaii

HI

 

Homesteading for Healing - Phase 2

Outreach/Education

Dr Tabitha Garvin-Betancourt, Rocking Tree Farm

MT

 

The Ask In Earnest Education and Outreach Campaign in Ten Rural Montana Counties Outreach/Education

Darla Tyler-McSherry

MT

 

Building and Strengthening the People of the Land II: Stress talk project

Outreach/Education

Trevor Stephen

NM

 

Integrating Balance and Strength Training to Build Farmworker Community

Outreach/Education

Esmeralda Mandujano, UC Davis

CA

 

Increasing Climate Change-Related Mental Health Awareness and Resiliency

Outreach/Education

Maud Powell, OSU

OR

 

Los Colibris Promotores Program

Outreach/Education

Esmeralda Garza, De Colores Resource Center

CA

Eligibility:

Prospective applicants for a mini grant must either base program activity in the Western region and/or proposed activity must be relevant to farmers or farmworkers in the Western region.

Western region states and territories include Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Northern Mariana Islands, Micronesia, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Weighted Priority: Proposals seeking to serve underrepresented farmer/farmworker populations and/or member organizations of the WRASAP FRSAN working group will receive weighted priority during the review process. *An underrepresented group is a subset of a population with a smaller percentage than the general population. Underrepresented farmer/farmworker populations include Asian, Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders, Hispanic/Latinx/Latin American indigenous, Native American Nations, Alaskan Natives, women, new and beginning farmers, aging and veteran farmers, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color), as well as farmers and farmworkers with disabilities.

Member organizations of the WRASAP FRSAN working group:

  • American Samoa Community College
  • College of Micronesia
  • Colorado State University AgrAbility and Extension
  • CommuniCare Health Centers (CA)
  • Farm Aid
  • Hawaii Dept. of Agriculture
  • Health Education Council (CA)
  • Idaho Dairymen’s Association
  • National AgrAbility Project (NAP)
  • New Mexico State Dairy Extension
  • New Mexico State University Extension AgrAbility
  • New Mexico State University
  • Northern Marianas College
  • Oregon Dairy Farmers Association
  • Rocky Mountain Farmers Union (RMFU)
  • University Nevada, Reno Extension
  • University of Alaska Fairbanks AgrAbility and Extension
  • University of Arizona Tribal Extension Program
  • University of California Davis Extension and CA AgrAbility and Cooperative Extension
  • University of Guam
  • University of Hawaii Extension
  • University of Idaho Extension
  • University of Wyoming Extension
  • Utah State University Extension
  • Washington State Dairy Federation
  • Washington State Department of Health
  • Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (WCAHS)

Funding Categories

Translation Mini Grants Proposals

The overarching goal of this WRASAP mini Grants Program is to facilitate and support translation activities that will directly improve agriculture-related stress and agricultural suicide prevention for the Western U.S. WRASAP partners have identified lack of translation of materials as a stressor and barrier to accessing services. Innovative proposals are encouraged, and compelling arguments will support the need to fund these proposals.

Eligible Activities: providing in-person translation or to have resources translated for dissemination or having events/resources adapted to be more relevant and appropriate to a specific culture.

  • Examples of domains for translation projects in the WRASAP region include, but are not limited to, languages (i.e. Spanish, Russian, Mixteco, Chamorro, Tagalog, Chuukese, Kosraean, etc.) and cultures (i.e. farmer culture, farmworker culture, Hmong farmer culture, etc.).

 

Translation mini grants are currently not available.

Outreach and Education Mini Grants Proposals

The overarching goal of this WRASAP Mini Grants Program is to facilitate and support outreach activities and providing a range of services, including trainings, workshops, and support services that will directly improve agriculture-related stress and agricultural suicide prevention for the Western U.S.

Eligible Activities: These funds allow for partners to offer smaller or singular events (i.e. single QPR or Mental Health First Aid Training)

  • These funds may also be used to expand the larger outreach programs to new areas as well as speaker costs for embedding behavioral health expertise into existing ag programming.
  • Funds may also be utilized for virtual or phone outreach and educational activities (i.e. training, support groups, etc). Applicants must ensure that they address internet, hardware, software and use access equitably.

 

Outreach mini grants are currently not available.

Professional Development Mini Grants Proposals

The overarching goal of this WRASAP Mini Grants Program is to facilitate and support professional development activities
that will directly improve agriculture-related stress and agricultural suicide prevention for the Western U.S.

Eligible Activities: These funds allow for partners to attend conferences or workshops,
enroll in another applicable professional development opportunities, or offer smaller or singular events (i.e. single QPR or Mental Health First Aid Training).

Connect with Lori at lorelyn.mayr@montana.edu
for any questions about Professional Development grants.

 

Professional development mini grants are currently not available.

Important Dates & Award Notification

Submission Deadlines Quarter Classification and Awardee Notification
Quarter 1
March 31st
Proposals submitted January 1st - March 31st will identified as Quarter 1. Applicants will be notified of funding decisions no later than 30 days after the submission deadline.
Quarter 2
June 30th
Proposals submitted April 1st - June 30th will identified as Quarter 2. Applicants will be notified of funding decisions no later than 30 days after the submission deadline.
Quarter 3
September 30th
Proposals submitted July 1st - September 30th will identified as Quarter 3. Applicants will be notified of funding decisions no later than 30 days after the submission deadline.
Quarter 4
December 31st
Proposals submitted October 1st - December 31st will identified as Quarter 4. Applicants will be notified of funding decisions no later than 30 days after the submission deadline.

Proposal Submission Instructions

  • Mini grant proposals are comprised of 3 parts. The Application form, the Budget, and the Budget Narrative.
  • You must complete the online Mini Grants Application Form using the links listed under Grant Categories. Once the Mini Grants Application Form is completed there is a button at the bottom of the page to submit the form. The Mini Grants Application Form page does not have the ability to save your work. It is highly recommended that you save your responses in another document in case of data loss. Review Mini Grants Scoring Rubric for guidance for the Application section of your proposal.
  • Your proposal must also include a Budget and a Budget Narrative. You must download a zip file containing the official forms and instructions to complete the financial section of the proposal. You can download them under Funding Categories but note that you must create a WRASAP account before you are allowed to download the files. Once these forms are completed, translation and outreach financial forms must be emailed to julie.meenaghan@wsu.edu and grants@farmstress.us, while professional development financial forms must be sent to lorelyn.mayr@montana.edu and grants@farmstress.us
  • Once your Application, Budget, and Budget Narrative forms have been submitted your proposal will be considered complete.
  • Proposals are due on or before 5pm PST on the last day of the quarter.  Expedited, time sensitive applications may be reviewed prior.
  • Requests may be up to $10,000; most requests will be $5,000-$7,500.

Frequently Asked Questions

Need more help?

We have zoom meetings by request for support on the financial part of the mini grants.
Email Beth at julie.meenaghan@wsu.edu if you would like assistance.

Look at the following resources to learn more about the basics of writing a good proposal:

Still have questions about mini grants? Email: grants@farmstress.us

For any general questions unrelated to mini grants, email info@farmstress.us.