REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (“RFP”)
COUNTY OF KAUAI OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: AGRICULTURE FARM EXPANSION GRANTS (AFEG)
FISCAL YEAR 2026
SEALED PROPOSALS for the AGRICULTURE FARM EXPANSION GRANTS for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, must be received on or before 4:00 p.m. Kauai Standard Time, Thursday, December 4, 2025, via the SMAPPLY Grant System. Awards will be made, and recipients will be notified during the week of December 22, 2025. 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 2026 Fiscal Year. Project funding period will be from full execution of the contract thru December 31, 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 6, 2025 at 3:00pm. Please register via the following link:
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 Wednesday, November 5, 2025. Requests made as early as possible will allow adequate time to fulfill your request.
We will be posting the recorded webinar on www.kauaiforward.com by the end of the day on November 7, 2025
The deadline for submitting written questions is Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 4:00pm via oedgrants@kauai.gov.
Notification of OED’s approval and recommendation for funding will be made the week of December 22, 2025.
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
The Garden Island
Publication Date: November 3, 2025
FY2026 - Agricultural Farm Expansion Grant (AFEG)
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (“RFP”)
COUNTY OF KAUAI OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: AGRICULTURE FARM EXPANSION GRANTS (AFEG)
FISCAL YEAR 2026
SEALED PROPOSALS for the AGRICULTURE FARM EXPANSION GRANTS for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, must be received on or before 4:00 p.m. Kauai Standard Time, Thursday, December 4, 2025, via the SMAPPLY Grant System. Awards will be made, and recipients will be notified during the week of December 22, 2025. 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 2026 Fiscal Year. Project funding period will be from full execution of the contract thru December 31, 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 6, 2025 at 3:00pm. Please register via the following link:
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 Wednesday, November 5, 2025. Requests made as early as possible will allow adequate time to fulfill your request.
We will be posting the recorded webinar on www.kauaiforward.com by the end of the day on November 7, 2025
The deadline for submitting written questions is Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 4:00pm via oedgrants@kauai.gov.
Notification of OED’s approval and recommendation for funding will be made the week of December 22, 2025.
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
The Garden Island
Publication Date: November 3, 2025