10.179: Micro-Grants for Food Security Program

10.179

Active

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) [USDA]

Aug. 30, 2022

Aug. 30, 2022

To increase the quantity and quality of locally grown food through small-scale gardening, herding, and livestock operations in food insecure communities in Alaska, Hawaii, and the insular areas or territories (American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the United States Virgin Islands) of the United States that have significant levels of food insecurity and import a significant quantity of food.

B - Project Grants (for specified projects)

Applications are limited to agriculture agencies, commissions, or departments, responsible for agriculture, in the following states and insular areas: Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the United States Virgin Islands. Applications submitted by other states or entities are not eligible for consideration under the MGFSP and will be excluded from review.

States and insular areas/territories must develop proposals that include a series of projects led by eligible sub-applicant(s) who will use the funds to engage in activities to increase the quantity and quality of locally grown food for food insecure individuals, families, neighborhoods, and

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