SLED Opportunity · HAWAII · STATE OF HAWAII
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The Hawaii Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity seeks proposals to fund projects increasing local food production and food security in food insecure communities. Grants up to $10,000 support small-scale gardening, herding, and food knowledge programs under the 2018 Farm Act.
The Hawaii State Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (DAB) will administer a competitive request for proposal (RFP) process to award federal funds for proposals to increase the quantity and quality of locally grown food in food insecure communities that import a significant quantity of food. Activities funded by the Micro-Grants for Food Security Program (MGFSP) may include small-scale gardening , small-scale herding and livestock operations and expanding access to food and food knowledge of food security through competitive distribution of subawards to eligible entities. The Agriculture Improvements Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Act), signed on December 20, 2018, authorized the program and will remain in force through 2023. The MGFSP is administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), which is required to report on the outcomes of the program at a national scale to demonstrate the performance of the program. DAB will report on the outcomes of the Hawaii projects to the USDA AMS. Awards will be made to eligible entities as described in Section II. Eligible Entities in amounts not to exceed $10,000 for eligible organizations for a period that shall not exceed one year in length, and a 10% cash match is required. In this RFP, DAB will award a maximum of 10 projects.
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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