The eligible entities that can apply directly to the USDA for grant funds through the Micro-Grants for Food Security Program are the agencies, commissions, or departments responsible for agriculture within 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.
- Alaska Division of Agriculture
- American Samoa Department of Agriculture
- Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Office of the Governor
- Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture
- Guam Department of Agriculture
- Hawaii Department of Agriculture
- Republic of the Marshall Islands - Ministry of Natural Resources & Commerce - Division of Agriculture
- Republic of Palau - Bureau of Agriculture
- U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture