Micro-Grants for Food Security Program
The summary for the Micro-Grants for Food Security Program grant is detailed below.
This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants.
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Micro-Grants for Food Security Program: MGFSP assists agricultural agencies or departments in eligible states and territories, as provided in section 3.1 of the Request for Applications (RFA), 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 of the RFA.For a full description of MGFSP requirements, including required application materials, see the RFA in the Related Documents section of this listing.
| Federal Grant Title: | Micro-Grants for Food Security Program |
| Federal Agency Name: | Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA-AMS) |
| Grant Categories: | Agriculture |
| Type of Opportunity: | Mandatory |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-AMS-TM-MGFSP-G-20-0010 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 10.179 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | August 19th, 2020 |
| Original Application Deadline: | August 19th, 2020 |
| Posted Date: | July 14th, 2020 |
| Creation Date: | July 14th, 2020 |
| Archive Date: | September 16th, 2020 |
| Total Program Funding: | $4,800,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $1,938,557 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $121,160 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 10 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
| Last Updated: | July 23rd, 2020 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- State governments
- Additional Information on 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.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- Program Website
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Patrick Kelley
Grantor
Phone 202-205-3941
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