Micro-Grants for Food Security Program
MGFSP assists agricultural agencies or departments in eligible states and territories, as provided in section 3. 1 of the Request for Applications (RFA), to increase the quantity and quality of locally grown food in food insecure communities through small-scale gardening, herding, and livestock operations
by competitively distributing subawards to eligible entities, as provided in section 3. 2 of the RFA.For a full description of MGFSP requirements, including required application materials, see the RFA in the Related Documents section of this listing.
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Office: Agricultural Marketing Service
Estimated Funding: $4,800,000
Office: Agricultural Marketing Service
Estimated Funding: $4,800,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Program Website
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are agricultural agencies or departments in Alaska, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the United States Virgin Islands.
A State department of agriculture is the agency, commission, or department of the government responsible for agriculture within the State, Territory, or Insular area.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/grants/mgfsp
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
Team Lead
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2020-07-14
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2020-09-16
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