Navigation

Public Records Request
Natural Resources Building
P.O. Box 42560
1111 Washington ST SE
Olympia, WA 98504-2560
Phone: (360) 902-1800

Local Meat Processing Capacity Grants

Back
Home / Services / Grant Opportunities / Meat Processor Grant / Reimbursement Resources

What do you need today?

Reimbursement Resources

Under reimbursement grants, recipients do not receive money in advance. They make approved purchases and submit reimbursement invoices for those expenses. WSDA reimburses (pays back) approved expenses. 

It’s important to come up with a financing plan in advance, so you have the capital to make purchases to complete your grant project. Here are some resources:
  1. Meet with your local bank, and ask for a line of credit or a short-term bridge loan.  Tell them about the grant, the timeline, and your project.  Make sure they know about the federally-backed loan program for processors (your bank applies to this program, for a federal guarantee on the loan they offer you.)
  2. Or get connected to a lender. If you don’t have a local bank that you already work with, visit the Small Business Administration to be matched with potential lenders, or  
  3. Reach out to a CDFI (Community Development Financial Institution). The following are ready to help applicants to the WSDA Local Meat Processing Capacity Grant explore potential lending opportunities and technical assistance that the CDFI's can offer:
    1. Business Impact Northwest: contact Henry Wong at henryw@BUSINESSIMPACTNW.ORG or 206.324.4330 ext. 145
    2. National Development Council (NDC): contact Melissa LaFayette at mlafayette@ndconline.org or 509-860-4599
    3. Northwest Farm Credit Services: contact Jesika Harper at Jesika.Harper@northwestfcs.com or 509.340.5476
    4. Craft 3: contact Jeff Baker at jbaker@craft3.org or 1-888-231-2170 ext 155
  4. Check out the Small Business Flex Fund, a special program sponsored by the Washington State Department of Commerce that pairs borrowers with a CDFI. 
  5. Reach out to a local investor network or other micro development organization in your region, such as those listed here. These often hyper-local funding organizations can be eager to support small farms and the local processing businesses they rely on.
  6. Don’t forget to consider farmer-customers, family members, or trusted friends who might be able and eager to help you.