The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Department of Lands and Natural Resources (DLNR) was awarded a $139,701.24 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (CFDA 10.179 Micro-Grants for Food Security Program). The grant will be used to distribute subawards, minus 3% for administrative costs, to eligible farmers, ranchers, and other interested individuals on the islands of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. The subawards will fund small-scale...
The Guam Department of Agriculture will administer a $142,857 micro-grant program to support locally grown food production and distribution through 2026. Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Micro-Grants for Food Security Program (CFDA No. 10.179), the goal is to increase the quantity and quality of locally grown foods in food insecure communities in Guam that currently import a significant amount of their food supply. Through a competitive...
The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $133,002.50 Block Grant to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Lands and Natural Resources under the Micro-Grants for Food Security Program (CFDA 10.179). The grant will support increasing the quantity and quality of locally grown food through small-scale gardening, herding, and livestock operations in the Northern Mariana Islands from September 2021 through September 2025. Specifically, the...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $139,701.24 Micro-Grants for Food Security Program (CFDA 10.179) project grant to the Government of Guam - Department of Administration Bureau of Statistics and Plans Division. The goal of this 4-year project, starting on September 30, 2024, is to increase the quantity and quality of locally grown food in Guam's geographically isolated and food-insecure villages. The funding will be used to advertise the grant...
The Government of Guam Department of Administration Bureau of Statistics and Plans received a $133,002.50 Block Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Micro-Grants for Food Security Program (CFDA 10.179) to increase the quality and quantity of locally grown produce through small-scale gardening, herding, and livestock operations in Guam's food insecure communities from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2025. The funding will support...
The Office of the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands will use a $230,914 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program to educate and empower the local community on the importance of food security. Through September 2027, the Office will collaborate with the Northern Marianas College Cooperative Research, Extension, and Education Service to provide technical assistance on best farming practices...
The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded $600,000 to the Government of Guam Department of Administration under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements with States, Tribes, and Local Governments program (CFDA 10.182) on June 15, 2022 to support local food purchases and distribution through June 15, 2024. Under the cooperative agreement, the Government of Guam Department of Agriculture will purchase food from the Farmers' Cooperative Association...
The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $133,002.50 Block Grant to ASG Department Of Agriculture on September 30, 2021 through the completion date of September 29, 2025. The grant funding supports the Micro-Grants for Food Security Program (CFDA 10.179), which aims to increase locally grown food production in food insecure communities through small-scale gardening, herding, and livestock operations in Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. insular areas or territories...
This $750,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program will provide specialized training, education, and mentorship to Pacific Islander farmers and ranchers in Guam. The funding supports initiatives focused on business, financial planning, technical assistance in crop production and distribution, to promote economic development and increase food security. The grant...
The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded $2,285,714.29 under the Micro-Grants for Food Security Program (CFDA #10.179) to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources for the period of September 30, 2022 through September 29, 2026. The award will support the Alaska Division of Agriculture's Micro-Grants for Food Security Program, which aims to increase the quantity and quality of locally grown food through small-scale gardening, herding, and livestock operations in food...