Micro-Grants for Food Security Program
Agency
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service
Assistance Listings
Assistance Listings: 10.179 -- Micro-Grants for Food Security Program
Last Updated
Last Updated: May 22, 2026
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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
Miscellaneous
- Other
Government
- State governments
Additional information
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.
Grantor contact information
Description
Grant Program Questions: IPPGrants@usda.gov; Grants.gov Questions: support@grants.gov or 1-800-518-4726. IPPGrants@usda.gov
IPPGrants@usda.gov IPPGrants@usda.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| 2026_MGFSP_NOFO_052226.pdf | 2026 MGFSP NOFO_052226.pdf | May 22, 2026 02:28 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
https://www.ams.usda.gov/mgfsp
Archived
Archived: July 22, 2026
Application process
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Award
- Program Funding: $4,750,000
- Expected awards: 10
- Award Minimum: $118,800
- Award Maximum: $1,900,800
Funding opportunity number
USDA-AMS-TM-MGFSP-G-26-0009
Cost sharing or matching requirement
No
Funding instrument type
Grant
Opportunity Category
Mandatory
Opportunity Category Explanation
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Category of Funding Activity
Agriculture
Category Explanation
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History
- Version: 1
- Posted date: May 22, 2026
- Archive date: July 22, 2026