The USDA and AMS are offering the Micro-Grants for Food Security Program. This grant’s purpose is to enhance food security by increasing locally grown food in food-insecure communities. It supports agricultural agencies and departments in eligible states and territories through competitive subawards for small-scale gardening, herding, and livestock operations. Additionally, this program promotes climate-resilient landscapes, encouraging applicants to include activities that reduce greenhouse gases or adapt to climate change in their project designs, thereby strengthening rural economic systems and sustainable agriculture.
Opportunity ID: 353107
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-AMS-TM-MGFSP-G-24-0028 |
| 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 2 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 21, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 07, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 21, 2024 Only applications submitted and validated by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 28, 2024 Only applications submitted and validated by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on |
| Archive Date: | Jun 27, 2024 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $2,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $125,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Updated due date to 5/28/2024 | May 07, 2024 | |
| Mar 21, 2024 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-AMS-TM-MGFSP-G-24-0028 |
| 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 2 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 21, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 07, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 21, 2024 Only applications submitted and validated by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 28, 2024 Only applications submitted and validated by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on |
| Archive Date: | Jun 27, 2024 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $2,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $125,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| 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 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-AMS-TM-MGFSP-G-24-0028 |
| 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: | Mar 21, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Mar 21, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 21, 2024 Only applications submitted and validated by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on |
| Archive Date: | Jun 20, 2024 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $2,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $125,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| 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 |
Related Documents
Folder 353107 Revised Full Announcement-Revised Full Announcement -> MGFSP_RFA_FY24_2.pdf
Folder 353107 Other Supporting Documents-Other Supporting Documents -> MGFSP_GrantAdmin_Narrative.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-24-0028 | Micro-Grants for Food Security Program | PKG00285484 | May 07, 2024 | May 28, 2024 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
353107 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
353107 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
353107 SF424A-1.0.pdf
353107 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
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