WSU Receives Federal Funds To Address Stress

Washington State University is one of four organizations that will receive federal funds to help those in the agriculture community deal with stress.  On Tuesday, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced that WSU was awarded $1.92 million in competitive grant money for establishment and development of the Western Regional Agricultural Stress Assistance Program (WRASAP).  These projects were awarded nationwide to help launch the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network.  Funding for the grants comes from the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) program, authorized by the 2018 Farm Bill.

“Our farmers, ranchers, and producers need help and programs that provide professional agricultural behavioral health assistance and referral for other forms of support, as necessary,” NIFA Director J. Scott Angle said in the press release.

USDA said the Network was created to establish a network that assists farmers, ranchers, and others in farm country in times of stress and offers a conduit to improving behavioral health awareness, literacy, and outcomes for them and their families.

For details on WRASAP, or information on the other three projects across the country, Click Here.

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