# Micro-Grants for Food Security Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-ams-tm-mgfsp-g-24-0028-micro-grants-for-food-security-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/353107

> Agricultural Marketing Service offered grants of up to $2.0 million (at least $125,000) to state and local governments. It expected to make about 10 awards worth $5.0 million in total. Applications closed on May 28, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-AMS-TM-MGFSP-G-24-0028 |
| Agency | Agricultural Marketing Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 28, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $2.0 million |
| Award floor | $125,000 |
| Expected awards | 10 |
| Total funding | $5.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.179 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- 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 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.

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-AMS-TM-MGFSP-G-24-0028 still open?

No. It closed on May 28, 2024.

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

Agricultural Marketing Service accepted applications from state and local governments. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

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

Closed May 28, 2024. 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 $2.0 million each. About $5.0 million in total across about 10 awards.

### 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.