PUBLIC NOTICE The U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA) is considering a request for Federal assistance from The Food Basket Inc. to construct an Agricultural Innovation Center in Hilo, County of Hawaii, Hawaii. Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), EDA is conducting an assessment of the potential of the proposed project to affect the environment and/or historic properties. The project consists of a 30,300-square-foot facility to be developed on 24.5-acres, supporting training, value-add production, processing, and storage to strengthen food security on Hawaii Island. The project will be located at 505 Ponahawai Street, Hilo, HI 96720. Project information is available for review at The Food Basket Inc., 40 Holomua Street, Hilo, HI 96720, (808) 933-6030. If you have any information regarding potential impacts to environmental resources or historic properties associated with this proposed project, please provide it in writing to: EDA Regional Environmental Officer Subject Line: Building an Economically Robust Commercial Food System in Hawaii County SRO-REO@eda.gov or call 206-833-6035 Comments received by the EDA Regional Environmental Officer by 5:00 pm PST on March 13th, 2026, will be considered. A copy of the NEPA/NHPA decisional document will be available upon request by the above EDA Regional Environmental Officer. (HTH/WHT1520954 2/24, 2/25, 2/26/26