The Garden Island
Notice #: 0001473535-01
Request for Proposals

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (“RFP”)
COUNTY OF KAUAI OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS:
AGRICULTURE FARM EXPANSION GRANTS (AFEG)
FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025

SEALED PROPOSALS for the AGRICULTURE FARM EXPANSION GRANTS for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, must be received on or before 4:00 p.m. Kauai Standard Time, Thursday, January 2, 2025, via the Amplifund System. Awards will be made, and recipients will be notified during the week of February 3, 2025.

Link to the Amplifund system can be found here:

https://www.gotomygrants.com/Public/Opportunities/Details/76e1bb78-5676-4378-83ff-05e0e2bb5b0b

We do not accept proposals through US Mail, email, drop-off 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 2024-2025 Fiscal Year. Project funding period will be March 1, 2025, to September 30, 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 Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 1:00pm. Please register via the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_H4eyEjAjQwW8uPbMHZpfcA

We will be posting the recorded webinar on www.kauaiforward.com by the end of the day on November 15, 2024.

The deadline for submitting written questions is Thursday, November 21, 2024, at 4:00pm via oedgrants@kauai.gov.

Notification of OED’s approval and recommendation for funding will be made the week of February 3, 2025.

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 12, 2024. 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

(TGI1473535 11/07/24)