Block Grant AM21SPRSHI0024
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $2,235,219.76 Project Grant to the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) under the Micro-Grants for Food Security Program (CFDA 10.179). The grant, effective from September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2028, will enable HDOA to identify eligible entities and competitively distribute subawards to support small-scale gardening, herding, livestock operations, and other food production initiatives. The goal is to...
- The $2.4 million Block Grant from the US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181) will fund safety protocols and COVID-19 response costs for seafood processing facilities and vessels in Washington state through January 2024. The grant will provide direct payments to seafood processors and processing vessels for eligible expenses incurred between January 2020 and December 2021, including...
- The $850,184 block grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service's Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program will establish a grant program administered by the Maine Department of Marine Resources to provide reimbursement to licensed Maine seafood wholesale dealers and processors for eligible expenses incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible applicants may apply for individual grants ranging from $1,000 to $200,000 to recover...
- The Hawaii Department of Agriculture will receive $635,521.39 from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill (CFDA 10.170) from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2025. The funding will support efforts to enhance the competitiveness of Hawaii's specialty crops through activities such as marketing and promotion, research and development, and addressing challenges facing specialty crop producers. Specific initiatives will focus on...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $1.6 million block grant to the State of Mississippi under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181). The grant funds will be administered by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources to provide relief to seafood processing facilities, processing vessels, and dealers in Mississippi impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible reimbursement activities include workplace...
- The Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development will receive $30.7 million through the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program administered by the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. The Block Grant funding will be used to establish the Alaska Seafood Processors Pandemic Response Relief Program providing reimbursement grants to seafood processors in Alaska, including at-sea processors, for eligible COVID-19...
- The Department of Agriculture awarded a $2.1 million Block Grant to the Hawaii Department of Agriculture from the Micro-Grants for Food Security Program (CFDA 10.179) for fiscal year 2021 through 2025. The grant aims to increase locally grown food production in Hawaii through small-scale gardening, herding and livestock operations in food insecure communities. The Hawaii Department of Agriculture will administer the grant and work with small agricultural producers across the state to improve...
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $2,285,714 Micro-Grants for Food Security Program Block Grant to the Hawaii Department of Agriculture. The grant will fund efforts to increase the quantity and quality of locally grown food in Hawaii's geographically isolated, food insecure communities through September 2026. As Hawaii imports over 80% of its food, this program aims to strengthen local food security by supporting small-scale gardening, herding, and...
- The American Samoa Government was awarded a $792,209 Block Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181). The grant will fund outreach and assistance to qualified beneficiaries in American Samoa's seafood industry to promote COVID-19 prevention and a safe work environment. Specifically, the American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources will use the...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Hawaii Department of Agriculture received $512,663.87 in federal funding under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (CFDA 10.170), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service, with an award date of September 30, 2025 and completion date of September 29, 2028. The Department will enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops across Hawaii through marketing and promotional activities, research and development...
The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $200,000 Block Grant to the Hawaii Department of Agriculture under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181). The grant will reimburse eligible seafood processors in Hawaii for COVID-19 response expenses incurred between March 1, 2020 and February 28, 2022. Reimbursable expenses include workplace safety measures, market pivots to online sales, retrofitting facilities for social distancing, additional transportation and worker housing costs to maintain social distancing, and unreimbursed medical costs associated with employee vaccinations, testing and healthcare. The Hawaii Department of Agriculture Aquaculture and Livestock Support Services Branch will collect receipts to verify reimbursement amounts for applicants and disburse the full grant amount, covering indirect costs. The award period is January 24, 2022 through January 24, 2024.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $200.0k | 1/24/22 |