# Micro-Grants for Food Security Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-ams-tm-mgfsp-g-22-0010-micro-grants-for-food-security-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/339210

> Agricultural Marketing Service offered grants of up to $2.1 million (at least $133,002) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 10 awards. Applications closed on June 6, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-AMS-TM-MGFSP-G-22-0010 |
| Agency | Agricultural Marketing Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 6, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $2.1 million |
| Award floor | $133,002 |
| Expected awards | 10 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.179 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

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.

## What the grant funds

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.

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-AMS-TM-MGFSP-G-22-0010 still open?

No. It closed on June 6, 2022.

### Who can apply for Micro-Grants for Food Security Program?

Agricultural Marketing Service accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Micro-Grants for Food Security Program?

Closed June 6, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $2.1 million each.

### Who has won Micro-Grants for Food Security Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Hawaii Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Government of Guam- Department of Administration. The program made 27 awards worth $30.8 million in that time.