Closed · USDA-AMS-TM-MGFSP-G-26-0009 · CFDA 10.179 · Mandatory
Micro-Grants for Food Security Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Agricultural Marketing Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $119K-$1.9M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 22, 2026
- Close date
- 10
- Expected awards
The verdict
Micro-Grants for Food Security Program is a closed mandatory listing from Agricultural Marketing Service that offered $118,800 -- $1,900,800 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 123 other opportunities from Agricultural Marketing Service.
- $119K-$1.9M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 10
- expected awards
- 10.179
- CFDA program
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on June 22, 2026. CFDA 10.179 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $118,800 -- $1,900,800.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed June 22, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$4,750,000
Expected Awards
10
Instrument
Grant
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.
Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types
Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for Micro-Grants for Food Security Program (State governments; Others (see official listing text)). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Agriculture (AG). Only 2 other Agricultural Marketing Service listings share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 124).
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Grant Program Questions: IPPGrants@usda.gov; Grants.gov Questions: support@grants.gov or 1-800-518-4726. IPPGrants@usda.gov
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What to do next
Micro-Grants for Food Security Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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