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Micro-Grants for Food Security Program

Posted
May 22, 2026
Closed
June 22, 2026
Award ceiling
$1,900,800
Award floor
$118,800
Program funding
$4,750,000
Expected awards
10
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
10.179
Category
Agriculture
Archives
July 22, 2026

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 10.179 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.

FY2025 obligated
$4.7M
FY2026 obligated
$0
FY2027 (to date) obligated
$0
Awards in window
5

Top recipients: Hawaii Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Executive Office of the Government of the Us Virgin Islands, Government of Guam- Department of Administration, Asg Department of Agriculture

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

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Synopsis

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.

Who can apply

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.

The official record

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Agency contact: Agricultural Marketing Service · [email protected] · 202-260-8449

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