Antfarm

Antfarm, doing business as Redwind, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization headquartered in Sandy, Oregon, that has been registered to receive federal awards since January 2010. The organization is a youth development entity based in rural northeastern Clackamas County that addresses gaps in behavioral health, education, and vocational training for young people in a region challenged by poverty, geography, and transportation barriers. Antfarm provides locally accessible, community-based alternatives through integrated programs that engage and empower youth, particularly those facing systemic challenges, with hands-on learning, mentorship, and workforce development opportunities.

Antfarm has demonstrated federal contracting capability through a purchase order contract awarded by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Education. In September 2021, the Bureau of Indian Education awarded Antfarm a $123,006.40 firm fixed price purchase order contract to provide peer court services, with an ultimate completion date of September 21, 2026. This contract, which was originally designated as a total small business set-aside, represents Antfarm's primary federal contracting activity on record and reflects the organization's capacity to deliver specialized youth-focused services to federal agencies.

Antfarm's primary federal engagement has been through cooperative agreement grants with the Bureau of Land Management's Oregon-Washington Region, demonstrating a sustained and deep partnership focused on youth engagement in conservation and land stewardship. The organization has received three major grants: a cooperative agreement awarded in September 2021 for the Wildwood Recreation Area Youth Crew Project (completion date September 21, 2024) supporting trail maintenance, log and brush removal, and recreational facility management; a $195,584 cooperative agreement awarded in February 2022 under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act program (CFDA 15.234) running through February 2025 that engaged youth in noxious plant removal, campsite cleanup, infrastructure maintenance, and trail work on public lands; and a recent cooperative agreement awarded in September 2025 with completion expected in September 2030 that expands the YouthCore programs' direct service work in the Molalla River Corridor and Sandy River Basin through trail maintenance, road decommissioning, invasive species removal, and native planting. Additionally, Antfarm received a federal grant sub-award from the Oregon Health Authority in May 2021 related to the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) program. Collectively, these grants demonstrate Antfarm's expertise in delivering youth workforce development outcomes while simultaneously advancing federal land management and conservation objectives on public lands in Oregon.