Micro-Grants for Food Security Program

Archived

Agricultural Marketing Service

Description

MGFSP assists agricultural agencies or departments in eligible states and territories, as provided in section 3.1 Eligible Applicants, 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 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.

Who can apply

  • Others

Contact

Grants.gov Questions: <br/>Phone Number 1-800-518-4726 Email support@grants.gov <br/> <br/>MGFSP Program Questions: IPPGrants@usda.gov
support@grants.gov

Key dates & funding
  • PostedApr 5, 2022
  • ClosesJun 6, 2022
  • Award floor$133,002
  • Award ceiling$2,128,040
  • Expected awards10
  • CFDA10.179

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