The Hawai`i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has announced that they are now accepting applications for the second year of the Micro-Grants for Food Security Program (MGFSP), which provides support for small-scale gardening, herding and livestock operations to help produce food in areas that are food insecure.
Donor Name: Hawai`i Department of Agriculture
State: Hawaii
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/19/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Details:
Funding Information
- A total of $3 million will be available in this program, which includes $2 million for this year’s grant funds combined with $1 million that was carried over from the previous year. Last year, a total of 177 grants were awarded statewide. Funding for this grant program is provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the 2018 Farm Bill.
- The maximum award per household is $5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligibility requirements include:
- Must be a Hawai`i resident, at least 18 years old and head of the household.
- The household has not received a previous MGFSP grant
- Consideration will be based on the description of the project, the number of beneficiaries, and whether the applicant received an award in the previous program. Consideration will also be given to the level of food security in the location of the household as indicated on the Food Insecurity Index, calculated by Conduent Healthy Communities Institute using data from Claritas, 2021.
- Examples of the types of activities that may be funded under this grant include:
For more information, visit Hawai`i Department of Agriculture.