Native Agriculture Financial Services

Native Agriculture Financial Services is a non-profit organization registered to receive federal contract and grant awards. As a tax-exempt corporate entity, it specializes in providing agriculture-related training, consulting, and educational services to the federal government and various educational institutions. The organization focuses on delivering crop insurance education and technical assistance, with a particular emphasis on serving Native, veteran, and other underserved agricultural producers. Native Agriculture Financial Services operates across multiple regions of the United States, demonstrating its commitment to improving access to critical agricultural knowledge and resources for underserved communities nationwide.

Native Agriculture Financial Services has been awarded a prime federal contract by the Bureau of Indian Education, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior. This contract, valued at $50,000.00, was a firm fixed-price purchase order for providing agriculture training and consulting services to Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU). The contract did not have a set-aside designation and had a completion date of July 15, 2024. This award showcases the organization's capability to deliver specialized agricultural education and consulting services directly to federally-funded educational institutions serving Native American communities. The nature of this contract work aligns with Native Agriculture Financial Services' expertise in agricultural training and education, particularly in the context of supporting Native American institutions.

In addition to its contract work, Native Agriculture Financial Services has received multiple federal grant sub-awards, highlighting its involvement in various agricultural education initiatives. The organization has partnered with Washington State University, the Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas, and the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska on separate projects. These initiatives, funded through federal grant programs, focus on providing crop insurance education, technical assistance, and training resources to Native, veteran, and other underserved producers. The projects are implemented through virtual webinars and in-person gatherings, covering topics such as legal risk discussion, food safety liability, business entity choice, succession planning, and lending principles. One specific project aims to address the limited access to crop insurance for underserved producers by providing education and resources tailored to crops and livestock predominantly grown in the Western region. By participating in these grant-funded programs across multiple regions, Native Agriculture Financial Services demonstrates its broad reach and commitment to enhancing agricultural knowledge and risk management skills among underserved agricultural communities.