Farm Resources Update

Achieve More Grant

Washington Minority Business Develpment Agency Business Center has allocated $200,000 to provide direct business resiliency grants that help minority and/or woman-owned businesses "achieve more". Recipients of the Achieve More Grant can use the funds for infrastructure improvements, employee training, and business equipment.

Rural Clean Energy Innovation

Building on previous Clean Energy Fund dairy digester programs, the Rural Clean Energy Grant Program includes specific funding for dairy digester bioenergy grants, rural clean energy innovation grants and tribal grants.

Small Business Disaster Relief Grants

Commerce has $9.7 million available for grants to small businesses with annual gross receipts of $5 million or less that have sustained a reduction in business income or activity as the result of:

-Natural disaster such as flood, earthquake, or comparable

-Human- caused disaster such as a major utility disruption resulting in property damage or prolonged outages

**information regarding additional disaster assistance programs is available on the Washington State Dairy Federation website.

Underserved Businesses Grant

Impact Washington is providing the assistance that small, underserved manufacturing businesses need. Washington State manufacturers in historically underserved communities. Some qualifications include:

-Located in rural* region of state

-Women-owned

-Indigenous-owned