FAQs

How much are the grants?

• • This year, grants up to $50,000 will be awarded to 60 agricultural producers on Oʻahu.

When can agricultural producers apply?

• • Farmers, ranchers, and growers on Oahu can apply from September 12, 2022 at noon to October 20, 2022, at 10 a.m.

Who can apply?

• • Individuals;

  • For-profit organizations;

  • Nonprofit organizations;

    • Must be:

      • An agricultural producer on Oʻahu.

      • Have been in business by March 13, 2020.

      • Be fully compliant with the IRS, and the State of Hawaiʻi’s departments of labor and industrial relations, commerce and consumer affairs, and taxation.

For Oʻahu-based agriculture producers. A non-exhaustive list of eligible producers includes:

• • Kalo production

  • Fruit, vegetable production

  • Livestock

  • Egg production

  • Dairy production

  • Aquaponic and aquaculture

  • Ornamental and floriculture

  • Hydroponics

  • Beauty and healthcare crops

  • Fuel crops

  • Feed crops

  • Fiber crops

What are examples of financial harm from the pandemic?

• Here are several examples: Loss of income documented by tax returns or bank statements; documented loss of labor; late rental fees or unpaid utilities; deferred maintenance; unpaid invoices.

Priorities for funding

1. Supplies and equipment

2. Technical assistance, consultants, contractors, and certifications

3. Labor

What are appropriate uses of grant funding?

• • Grants have a wide variety of uses, from buying seed, sod, or livestock feed to new equipment to wages to purchasing technology.

What are ineligible uses of grant funding?

• • Grants cannot be used for improvements to permanent infrastructure.

  • More information will be available when grant applications are published.