The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces a 30-day extension to the public comment period to identify the impacts of concentration and competition challenges in seed, fertilizer, other agricultural inputs, and retail markets. The new deadline is June 15, 2022.

Three RFIs (requests for information) were published in the Federal Register on March 17, 2022, each with a 60-day comment period ending May 16, 2022. 

Updated 5/10/2022

Program Overview:

Question: What is the purpose of the Microgrants for Food Security Program (MGFSP)?

Answer: The purpose of MGFSP is to increase the quantity and quality of locally grown food through small scale gardening, herding, and livestock operations in food insecure communities in areas of the United States that have significant levels of food insecurity and import a significant quantity of food.

Question: What type of grant is the MGFSP?

Starting December 2021, the Agricultural Marketing Services’ (AMS) transitioned to new systems for financial assistance management. GrantSolutions is official grants management system and the Payment Management System (PMS) is the Grant Divisions tool to help grant recipients draw down funds.

GrantSolutions