REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (“RFP”)
COUNTY OF KAUAI OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: AGRICULTURE FARM EXPANSION GRANTS
FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024
SEALED PROPOSALS for the AGRICULTURE FARM EXPANSION GRANTS for Fiscal Year 2023-2024, must be received on or before 4:00 p.m. Kauai Standard Time, Tuesday, January 2, 2024, via the Amplifund System. Awards will be made, and recipients notified during the week of February 5, 2024. Link to the Amplifund system can be found here:
https://www.gotomygrants.com/Public/Opportunities/Details/ff54bdb6-af2c-45de-ada6-18aeaddadaac. We do not accept proposals through US Mail, email or by fax. Proposals received after the deadline will not be considered. The County reserves the right to reject any proposal.
The Kauai County Office of Economic Development (“OED”) is requesting proposals for the Agriculture Farm Expansion Grant Awards for the 2023-2024 Fiscal Year. Project funding period will be March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2026. The intent of the grant program is to advance Kauai’s agricultural industry through targeted investments in the expansion of farming across the island. Proposals submitted shall be reviewed and considered for the receipt of funding, to proposed projects or program budgets for applicant organizations.
A zoom meeting to discuss the RFP will be held on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at 11am. Please register via the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aR9Es2WdQielbWaNRNPEeg
We will be posting the recorded webinar on kauaiforward.com by the end of the day on November 22, 2023.
The deadline for submitting written questions is Monday, November 27, 2023, at 4:00pm via oedgrants@kauai.gov.
Notification of OED’s approval and recommendation for funding will be made the week of February 5, 2024.
If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, please contact Therilynn Martin-Haumea at 808-241-4299 or tmhaumea@kauai.gov no later than November 23, 2023. Requests made as early as possible will allow adequate time to fulfill your request.
Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy.
Nalani Kaauwai-Brun
Director, Office of Economic Development
(TGI1437051 11/15/23)
