It is important to know that grants are rarely available to start a farm or a business, loans are your best bet. Before you explore getting a loan, we strongly recommend that you develop a business plan.
Many sources for technical, grant, and loan assistance are listed below.
Non-traditional lending sources Adelante Mujeres website
Succession planning OSU's Austin Family Business Program website
Government loans and loan guarantees Business Oregon website
Grant and technical assistance programs USDA Foreign Ag Service Emerging Markets Program
Private lenders Harvest Capital Company website
Business education resources East Multnomah Headwaters Farm Incubator Program
Grant and technical assistance programs USDA Foreign Ag Service Market Development Programs
Non-traditional lending sources Mercy Corps Northwest website
Credit report NACM Oregon website
Government loans and loan guarantees and example loan forms NW Farm Credit Services website
Private lenders Oregon Bankers Association members
Grant and technical assistance programs Farm Service Agency CREP website
Grant and technical assistance programs Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board website
Private lenders Prudential Agricultural Investments website
Grant and technical assistance programs USDA Foreign Ag Service Quality Samples Program
Private lenders Rabo AgriFinance website
Non-traditional lending sources RSF Social Finance website
Grant and technical assistance programs Small Business Innovation and Research website
Grant and technical assistance programs Oregon Association of Conservation Districts website
Grant and technical assistance programs USDA Foreign Ag Service TASC
Business planning US Small Business Administration business guide
Government loans and loan guarantees USDA grants and loans
Grant and technical assistance programs NRCS Oregon website
Risk management plans and insurance USDA Risk Management Agency website
Grant and technical assistance programs USDA Service Centers locator
Grant and technical assistance programs Bureau of Reclamation grants
Grant and technical assistance programs Western SARE website
More info from ODA
Specialty Crop Block grants
Organic certification cost share
Oregon State Weed Board grants
Nursery research grants