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Micro-Grants for Food Security Program

Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service

Assistance Listings
  • 10.179 -- Micro-Grants for Food Security Program

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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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.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

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.

Grantor contact information

Description

Grants.gov Contact Center Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays. support@grants.gov

Email

Grants.gov Customer Support

support@grants.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
MGFSP_Grant_Administration_Narrative_Form.docx
Subaward Process document
Mar 24, 2021 01:05 PM UTC
2021_Micro-Grants_RFA_Compliant.pdf
RFA
Mar 24, 2021 01:03 PM UTC
MGFSP_Project_Narrative_Form.docx
Subaward Narrative Form
Mar 24, 2021 01:04 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Micro-Grants for Food Security Program

Archived: June 23, 2021

Application process

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Award

$--

Program Funding

10

Expected awards

$133,002

Award Minimum

$2,128,040

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

USDA-AMS-TM-MGFSP-G-21-0010

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Mandatory

Opportunity Category Explanation:

--

Category of Funding Activity:

Community development

Business and commerce

Agriculture

Food and nutrition

Category Explanation:

--

History

Version:

4

Posted date:

March 23, 2021

Archive date:

June 23, 2021

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