The Homegrown Micro Grant Program provides up to $5,000 to existing farms in the Kansas City metropolitan area to expand their capacity to produce food. Eligible uses include land access, equipment, infrastructure like greenhouses and irrigation, education, and projects enhancing farmer services. The 12-month grant includes site visits and optional technical assistance. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or qualified aliens and operate within specified counties in Kansas and Missouri.
Eligible applicants are individual or small groups of farmers or producers growing for sale or community benefit in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals, or qualified aliens. Community benefit applicants must be nonprofits or have a fiscal sponso
