REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (“RFP”)
COUNTY OF KAUAI OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: AGRICULTURE FARM EXPANSION GRANTS (AFEG)
FISCAL YEAR 2027
SEALED PROPOSALS for the AGRICULTURE FARM EXPANSION GRANTS for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, must be received on or before 4:00 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time, Thursday, August 13, 2026 , via the SMAPPLY Grant System. Awards will be made, and recipients will be notified during the week of September 7, 2026. Link to the SMAPPLY system can be found here:
https://cok-oedgrants.smapply.us/prog/fy2027_-_agricultural_farm_expansion_grant_afeg_
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 2027 Fiscal Year. Project funding period will be from full execution of the contract thru October 31, 2027. 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 Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 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 Monday, July 20, 2026 at 3:00pm. 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 Friday, July 24, 2026.
The deadline for submitting written questions is Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 4:00pm via oedgrants@kauai.gov.
Notification of OED’s approval and recommendation for funding will be made the week of September 7, 2026.
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
FY2027 - 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 2027
SEALED PROPOSALS for the AGRICULTURE FARM EXPANSION GRANTS for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, must be received on or before 4:00 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time, Thursday, August 13, 2026 , via the SMAPPLY Grant System. Awards will be made, and recipients will be notified during the week of September 7, 2026. Link to the SMAPPLY system can be found here:
https://cok-oedgrants.smapply.us/prog/fy2027_-_agricultural_farm_expansion_grant_afeg_
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 2027 Fiscal Year. Project funding period will be from full execution of the contract thru October 31, 2027. 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 Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 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 Monday, July 20, 2026 at 3:00pm. 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 Friday, July 24, 2026.
The deadline for submitting written questions is Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 4:00pm via oedgrants@kauai.gov.
Notification of OED’s approval and recommendation for funding will be made the week of September 7, 2026.
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