Hawaii Regenerative Agriculture Grants & Support

Hawaii Regenerative Agriculture Grants & Support is sponsored by Various (Community-centered funding initiative). This grant program supports nonprofit-led, community-centered farming and food programs across the U.

Welcome to the MDOA Funding Opportunity for Agriculture, Feral Animal Control, and Line-Item Grants. This page will contain all the information you will need to determine if this grant opportunity fits your project needs. * **Program Purpose:** Varies (see funding priorities below and Grant Solicitation).

* **Funding Source:** County of Maui Enacted Appropriations * **Award Type:** Multiple Awards * **Payment Structure:**Cost-Reimbursement * **Grant Workshop:** View the recorded online Grant Workshop (MP4) * **Applications Open:** June 22, 2026 * **Applications Close:**July 22, 2026 by 4:30pm HST * Maui County based producers * Hawaii-Incorporated non-profits * Hawaii-Incorporated for-profits ## Agriculture Funding Priorities: * **AGRICULTURE OPERATIONS & INFRASTRUCTURE:**Broad based agricultural programs that encompass operational support, promote the agricultural industry, including aquaculture, and technological advances.

* **EDUCATION:** Projects that promote agricultural careers or events that promote the agricultural industry in the community. * **AGRICULTURE RECOVERY:**Mitigation and recovery damage from environmental aspects, such as wind, drought, flooding, fire, erosion, etc., including, but not limit to wildlife, animals, birds, and pests, invasive species, natural disasters and climate-related problems.

* **LIVESTOCK:** Programs for livestock animals, non-food grazing animals, poultry, waterfowl, gamebirds, fish and aquatics, etc. as deemed appropriate by the Department that contribute to the County’s food security and improve subsistent agriculture and projects to establish production, maintain, improve, and protect animals.

* **MOLOKAI AND LANAI AGRICULTURE:** Agricultural programs with emphasis on projects that support regenerative agriculture, sustainable crop production, promotion and marketing of agricultural crops.

* **NON-FOOD AGRICULTURE:**Non-food agricultural programs include but not limited to landscaping, floriculture, forestry, agritourism and Ag-related cultural practices, etc. ## Animal Control Funding Priority: * **FERAL ANIMAL CONTROL FOR MOLOKAI AND LANAI:** Management and reduction of populations of wild or untamed domestic animals for water and environmental resource protection and conservation.

## Line Item and Proviso: * Organizations and/or projects that have appropriation set forth by the Maui County Council in the 2027 fiscal year. ## Application Guides and Required Forms We are here to help you build a strong, competitive proposal. Please review the guidelines below and use these standardized templates to ensure your packet meets all County requirements.

### GUIDELINES AND INFORMATION: * **Workshop Slide Deck (PDF)** Slide Deck presented in the FY27 Grant Workshops in June 2026. * **Grant Workshop Video** Recorded Video of the online FY27 Grant Workshop on June 18, 2026. * **MDOA Grant Guide & Application (PDF)**Comprehensive instructions on eligibility, scoring criteria, how to apply, and application.

* **Grant Solicitation – AG, Feral Animal Control, Line-Item (PDF)**Description of funding priorities, example of projects, and the application deadline. * **MDOA Grant Budget Spreadsheet (Excel)**The required itemized financial workbook to detail your administrative costs and project operational expenditures. * **MDOA General Terms and Conditions (PDF)**The standard legal and county compliance requirements for this grant.

* **Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)** ### How to Submit your FY27 MDOA Grant Application: Please be sure to submit your completed application to our office no later than 4:30pm, HST on July 22 nd, 2026. You may choose to submit your grant application 1 of 3 ways: * Hand deliver your application to our office: 2154 Kaohu St. , Wailuku, HI 96793.

* Email your application, with all supporting documents as a PDF (25MB or less) to AgGrants@co. maui. hi.

us. * Mail your application to our office mailing address: MDOA 200 S. High Street, Wailuku, HI 96793, postmarked by the deadline date/time.

## Featured Grantee Story We believe the best way to understand the power of MDOA funding is to see it working in our neighborhoods. See how our past program partners have successfully used this exact framework to strengthen our community and support local producers. ### Return to the GRANTS & FUNDING Main Page