HONOLULU — The University of Hawaii is getting two grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The department says the money, totaling close to $90,000, will be used to help solve critical organic agriculture issues through the integration of research, education and extension projects. The University of Guam received a $372,000 grant.

The funding is part of $19 million in grants Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced Friday in Portland, Maine.

Merrigan says organic agriculture is one of the fastest growing segments of U.S. agriculture. She says her department and Congress are committed to helping the industry succeed.