Tribal Nation

Steward

Our mission is to promote environmental and economic stewardship through regenerative agriculture. We do this by providing flexible loans to human-scale farms, ranches, fisheries, and food producers looking to propel their operations forward. But we don’t do it alone. Steward gives qualified lenders the opportunity to purchase loan participations, advancing our mission by helping to fund the growth of regenerative agriculture in their community or across the country.

Visit Website | Phone: 503-868-0400

We specialize in:

  • Funding Opportunities for Farmers

We can also help you with:

  • Organic/Sustainable/Regenerative Transition & Support

We work in these areas:

  • National
  • Puerto Rico
  • Tribal Nation
  • Virgin Islands

Flower Hill Institute

USDA’s Meat and Poultry Processing Capacity – Technical Assistance (MPPTA) Program ensures that participants in USDA’s Meat and Poultry Supply Chain programs and initiatives have access to robust technical assistance (TA) to support their project development and success. These supply chain initiatives–including the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG) Program and the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP) – support the growth of domestic processing capacity and the ability of independent facilities to serve more customers in more markets. MPPTA Offers: Access to technical advisors located across industry, academia, and state and federal governments. Focused outreach to a diversity of meat and poultry processing stakeholders, including small, rural, minority-owned, Native American, and Tribal-owned businesses, and other underserved groups seeking to build or expand local and regional meat and poultry supply chain capacity. General assistance with navigating USDA grant application and award processes, and guidance for successful post-award grant project management. One-on-one advising, including project and proposal reviews tailored to the needs of diverse stakeholders ranging from small and very small businesses to regional concepts and established mid-sized processing companies. Educational events, webinars, resources, and publications covering topics of interest for meat and poultry processing enterprises of all types.

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We specialize in:

  • Research, Technical Assistance, & Education
  • Resources for Tribal Farmers & Ranchers

We can also help you with:

We work in these areas:

  • National
  • Tribal Nation