The USDA, through its Micro-Grants for Food Security Program (MGFSP), aims to significantly increase the availability and quality of locally grown food in food-insecure communities. This grant assists agricultural agencies and departments by competitively distributing subawards for small-scale gardening, herding, and livestock operations. The program also aligns with USDA’s broader mission to foster climate-resilient landscapes and robust rural economic systems. Applicants are encouraged to integrate goals related to reducing heat-trapping greenhouse gases and adapting to ongoing climate change into their project designs. This initiative directly supports sustainable agriculture and community food security.
Opportunity ID: 347339
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-AMS-TM-MGFSP-G-23-0008 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Micro-Grants for Food Security Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Mandatory |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 10 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.179 — Micro-Grants for Food Security Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 05, 2023 |
| Last Updated Date: | Apr 05, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 06, 2023 Only applications submitted and validated by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 06, 2023 Only applications submitted and validated by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on |
| Archive Date: | Jul 06, 2023 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $7,600,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $3,040,000 |
| Award Floor: | $190,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) State governments |
| Additional Information on 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. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Agricultural Marketing Service |
| Description: | MGFSP assists agricultural agencies or departments in eligible states and territories 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.USDA promotes climate-resilient landscapes and rural economic systems, including tools to support agriculture, forests, grazing lands, and rural communities. AMS encourages applicants to consider including goals and activities related to reducing and stabilizing the levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere or adapting to the already occurring climate change in their project’s design and implementation. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://www.ams.usda.gov/mgfsp |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Grant Program Questions: IPPGrants@usda.gov; Grants.gov Questions: support@grants.gov or 1-800-518-4726.
IPPGrants@usda.gov Email:IPPGrants@usda.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 347339 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> MGFSP_RFA_FY23_COMPLIANT2.pdf
Folder 347339 Other Supporting Documents-Other Supporting Documents -> MGFSP_GrantAdmin_Narrative_Final_COMPLIANT.pdf
Folder 347339 Other Supporting Documents-Other Supporting Documents -> MGFSP_ProjectNarrative_COMPLIANT.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Grant Program Questions: IPPGrants@usda.gov; Grants.gov Questions: support@grants.gov or 1-800-518-4726. IPPGrants@usda.gov Email: IPPGrants@usda.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.179 | USDA-AMS-TM-MGFSP-G-23-0008 | Micro-Grants for Food Security Program | PKG00281017 | Apr 05, 2023 | Jun 06, 2023 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
347339 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
347339 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
347339 SF424A-1.0.pdf
347339 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
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