Hawaiçi aquaculture farmers may qualify for federal stimulus money aimed at offsetting high feed prices last year.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has allocated $150,526 in grant money for qualified Hawaiçi aquaculture farmers.
Requirements to qualify include but aren’t limited to an average annual adjusted gross income under $2.5 million from 2005 to 2007, and feed costs last year that exceeded 25 percent of total operational costs.
Applications and rules are available at http://hawaii.gov/hdoa/adp/2008-aquaculture-grant-program. The application deadline is Sept. 18.