Micro-Grants for Food Security Program

USDA-AMS Posted USDA-AMS-TM-MGFSP-G-26-0009

Description

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.

Eligibility

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.
Actions
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Funding Details
Award Floor
$118,800.00
Award Ceiling
$1,900,800.00
Total Estimated Funding
$4,750,000.00
Expected Awards
10
Key Dates
Posted
May 22, 2026
Closes
June 22, 2026
Archive Date
July 22, 2026
Agency Information
Agency Name
Agricultural Marketing Service
Agency Code
USDA-AMS
Funding Instrument
Other