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Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Farm Bill 2025
The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requests applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) to award grants to eligible State departments of agriculture to carry out projects that enhance the competitiveness of specialty
crops.
The SCBGP assists State departments of agriculture in the 50 States, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the U. S. Virgin Islands to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops by— (1) leveraging efforts to market and promote specialty crops; (2) assisting producers with research and development relevant to specialty crops; (3) expanding availability and access to specialty crops; (4) addressing local, regional, and national challenges confronting specialty crop producers; and (5) for such other purposes determined to be appropriate by the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with specialty crop stakeholders and relevant State departments of agriculture.
Specialty crops are fruits and vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts, horticulture, and nursery crops (including floriculture).
A State department of agriculture is the agency, commission, or department of a State government responsible for agriculture within the State.
The SCBGP assists State departments of agriculture in the 50 States, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the U. S. Virgin Islands to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops by— (1) leveraging efforts to market and promote specialty crops; (2) assisting producers with research and development relevant to specialty crops; (3) expanding availability and access to specialty crops; (4) addressing local, regional, and national challenges confronting specialty crop producers; and (5) for such other purposes determined to be appropriate by the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with specialty crop stakeholders and relevant State departments of agriculture.
Specialty crops are fruits and vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts, horticulture, and nursery crops (including floriculture).
A State department of agriculture is the agency, commission, or department of a State government responsible for agriculture within the State.
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Office: Agricultural Marketing Service
Estimated Funding: $72,900,000
Office: Agricultural Marketing Service
Estimated Funding: $72,900,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Link to full solicitation.
Additional Information of Eligibility:
See section 2.1 of the RFA.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl001064.pdf
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
SCBlockGrants@usda.gov
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2025-05-09
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2025-08-06
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